Owners report Microsoft Surface Duo is extremely buggy
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The Surface Duo has been several years in development, but it seems Microsoft still has a lot of work to do to live up to the promise and hype of the device, with early adopters reporting very disappointing experiences.
Several users have taken their complaints to Twitter, which we have collected below:
Did I break it!?!?!? Lol #SurfaceDuo pic.twitter.com/axQ3DfgT4R
— Erica Griffin (@iAm_erica) September 11, 2020
Erica Griffen, who was one of Microsoft’s early reviewers, appears to be having an issue with the video driver or other hardware.
Love my Surface Duo. Smoothest most responsive phone ever. pic.twitter.com/89LD07VqHL
— GregsGadgets (@GregoryMcFadden) September 12, 2020
Gregory McFadden appears to be having issues with gesture recognition, something reviewers have also highlighted.
Clark launched a whole thread on his issues:
— Clark (@clarkiscreating) September 10, 2020
Playstore isn’t even optimized for the dual screens pic.twitter.com/xnAj6Eqaxb
— Clark (@clarkiscreating) September 10, 2020
https://twitter.com/clarkistheming/status/1304588704594513922
Despite the bugs many of the owners still appear to love the promise of the device, but it is pretty clear that Microsoft’s recent firmware update is simply the first off many more that are needed.
