Surface Duo users report that the April update has caused lots of issues
Problems seem to be surfacing with the latest Surface Duo update.
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Much like how gamers have been unhappily reporting that Microsoft effectively nuked the Steam port of its very ownForza Horizon 4via a recent patch, it seems another Microsoft product is now in a worse state post-update. This time around it’s theSurface Duo, which has been reported to have more issues after itsApril 2021 updatethan it had before it.
Over on Reddit, /u/13104598210started a threadentitled “Is anyone else having more bugs and glitches lately?” wherein they discussed problems they’ve been encountering with their Surface Duo over the past few days. The Redditor cited issues including:
Dozens of comments on the thread cite similar headaches, ranging from the aforementioned screen issues to crashing, and even other items such as touch sensitivity problems.
As with any thread where users mention serious issues with a device, there are a few commenters who have reported that they’re not experiencing these problems. Still, for the many who are suffering from stability and performance issues, the situation seems serious. Multiple people in the thread are citing this update in particular as the tipping point for them to justify abandoning the Surface Duo altogether.
Windows Central’s very own Executive EditorDaniel Rubinoand Senior EditorZac Bowdenhave both experienced the bug where one Surface Duo screen stays black, so the April update’s problems seem widespread. With any luck, a future patch will clean up these issues.
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