Surface Duo’s May 2021 Android update is now available (Update: Also for AT&T)
The Surface Duo is getting its latest firmware and security fixes.
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Updated for June 9th:The firmware for AT&T-locked Surface Duos is also now available.
Keeping to its promise of monthly updates, Microsoft is rolling out its May update for unlockedSurface Duoowners. The update brings a combo of the monthly Google security updates for Android (May 5th) and expected OS fixes and optimizations for Surface Duo by Microsoft.
This patch brings the build number from 2021.314.91 to 2021.419.70 (US) / 2021.419.72 (Europe) / 2021.419.71 (AT&T) and it brings the followingfixesand improvements:
The May update is 197 MB, down fromApril’s 338 MBone. However, that April update also brought with it seemingly more bugs and issues as we laterreported. Presumably, this update not only addresses those new problems but existing ones as well.
To grab the update yourself, use these steps:
This update also doesn’t contain Android 11, although our latest information suggests it is still planned for sometime later this summer with no firm ETA. Likewise, later towards the 2021 holiday season (e.g., November), we do expectSurface Duo v2with much-improved hardware like 5G, better cameras, and NFC.
As usual, those with AT&T-branded Surface Duos will likely have to wait a week for carrier approval.
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