Android 12L for Surface Duo is now available with new UI and more - Windows Central

What you request to know

• Microsoft's large Android 12L merchandise for Surface Duo and Surface Duo 2 is present available.
• It features a caller UI based connected Microsoft's ain Fluent plan language.
• There are besides caller fluid animations and pen features, and is 3.2GB successful size.

It's yet here! After months of waiting, Microsoft has released its large Android 12L update for the Surface Duo and Surface Duo 2, which features an updated idiosyncratic interface that incorporates Microsoft's Fluent plan connection successful galore areas of the system, specified arsenic the notification shade, Settings app, and Microsoft Launcher enactment feed.

Android 12L for Surface Duo besides introduces a caller Pen paper feature, which functions likewise to the Pen paper connected Windows 11 by clicking the apical fastener connected a Surface Slim Pen 2 to uncover a speedy motorboat sheet for 4 apps of your choice. The caller pen paper connected Android 12L besides shows your pen's artillery percentage.

A large taxable with this merchandise is UI polish and consistency with Windows 11's existent plan language. Many areas of the OS, specified arsenic the notifications pane and multitasking switcher, present incorporated blur effects, and galore motion animations person been updated to look much fluid and integrated with the Microsoft Launcher. 

Of course, each the banal Android 12L enhancements are besides here, including wallpaper accent colour theming, much privateness controls, microphone and camera usage indicators, and more. Interestingly, Microsoft is not adding the Android 12L taskbar acquisition to Surface Duo.

The update is 3.2GB successful size for Surface Duo 2 and 2.6GB for Surface Duo 1. 

(Note: If you person an AT&T-branded Surface Duo 1 you whitethorn person to hold a fewer days for that update to beryllium greenlit by the carrier.)

You tin work much astir the update on the authoritative Microsoft Blog. 

Here's the authoritative changelog:

• Upgrades the Android operating strategy to Android 12L for foldable devices. For wide accusation astir Android 12, see Android 12 (opens successful caller tab).
• Addresses script outlined successful the Android Security Bulletin—October 2022.
• New Fluent UI—redesigned Quick Settings and Settings, refreshed Microsoft provender design, caller acrylic strategy effects.
• Windows accent colour styles and dynamic theming based connected chosen wallpaper.
• New Windows inspired wallpaper.
• Pen paper for Surface Slim Pen 2.
• Transfer Microsoft Teams gathering done the Time widget.
• Optimize artillery usage and show for Microsoft Teams through hardware offloading.

How to update Surface Duo / Surface Duo 2

• Connect to a Wi-Fi network.
• Select Settings connected your Surface Duo's location screen.
• Select System.
• Select System Update.
• Select Check for update.
• Select Restart now.