Not that I'm aware of.

I know Microsoft has a factory warranty against a defects that might be voided by physical damage. Not sure how their paid protection plan works or how it compares to Best Buy tbh.

There's a workaround, but it isn't great. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mduBrdN2v5fLgmg.html

@@scaryifliteral great. I'll check it out. Thanks Shane 👍

My car is from 2013. No Android Auto lol.

Gboard

Simplest way is to install the Microsoft launcher on that device

@@scaryifliteral Done and I love it. Now I need to see what I might lose by doing that!

Yep, from max to about 3 steps down. No idea how to stop it.

Yep, looks like they've brought it back.

Some apps get confused by Duo. They think it's a tablet or something like that and it causes incompatibility issues that aren't real. A lot of the time you can go to APK mirror and download the app on your own and it runs fine.

@@scaryifliteral Have never used APK before. Tried it now, and could install iFit, but it crash and close, so guess it is not compatible with Duo2. Thanks for the tips though!

Duo 3 is likely to be a totally different device, not even dual screen anymore if the things I'm hearing are true.

@@scaryifliteral Okay. Hopefully the Duo getting supported in the future. I usually choose my device for 3 years and up.

www.verizon.com/od/prepaid/bring-your-own-device/#/deviceDetails should work fine

Not only have Duo and Duo 2 gotten monthly updates since launch, Android 13 is in active development as is Surface Duo 3. Why make stuff up?

@@scaryifliteral It's no longer listed under Surface devices on Microsoft's site, they removed it. It hasn't been available on their site for months. No other retailers are carrying it. Amazon might list one here and there. BestBuy has a clearance on them at a reduced price and none are available. The supply chain excuse Microsoft gave doesn't hold water, all the other major companies in this space are selling inventory. I will lay money that we will never see a Duo 3. I don't like it, just stating what's seemingly obvious. Software updates do not equal a future for the series.

@@scaryifliteral Where is your proof that Surface Duo 3 is under 'active development' let's not make stuff up.

Surface Duo 2 is out of stock for reasons I've discussed here multiple times. The short version is that supply chain issues effect a device like Duo a lot more because almost all of it is custom. It also is a small quantity device which means manufacturing is even more expensive. It makes no financial sense for Microsoft to order more hardware because of these factors and thus it is out of stock and likely never coming back. If you'd said "Duo 2 is dead" I wouldn't have said anything. My proof that Android 13 and Surface Duo 3 are in active development is the fact that I've spoken to two people that have seen the prototypes. I can't share any more than that for obvious reasons. What I will say is that we're talking about people who sent me images of Duo 2 before launch and images of the cancelled Duo 2 Go before Windows Central got enough details to write a story. You can choose to ignore that and go with your gut, but I'm sticking with my proven sources on this one. You could also ask the reporter who is likely more connected to the development of Duo 3 than anyone, Zac Bowen, and he'll tell you the same thing. The confidence that people have in their gut feelings on thins are honestly a wonder to me. I can speak to real humans who have proven their reliability and still not fully trust it until it's better proven, but fellas like you get a feeling in your tum tum and have all the confidence in the world lol. If something happens between now and next fall and Duo 3 never comes then something MAJOR would have happened behind the scenes and they would have wasted a ton of R&D money because Duo 3 is 100% being prototyped in at least two very different designs.

@@scaryifliteral So you have no proof. A couple of fellas told me they saw some prototypes, really? Proof would be pictures or better yet, video of a working prototype. You haven't even seen these images of these prototypes, so before they sent you images of a device right before launch, and then later of a cancelled device. You don't even have the images and you just helped prove my point. Images of the cancelled Duo 2 Go, which means that Duo 3 could easily be cancelled. I get it, you're a fanboy and you so want to believe it, so much so, that you ignore the obvious. You said it yourself "It also is a small quantity device which means manufacturing is even more expensive. It makes no financial sense for Microsoft to order more hardware" this is exactly why there will be no Duo 3 in your own words. They don't sell enough of them. Microsoft doesn't publish the sales figures but one could easily assume the Duo program has lost a ton of money and will never be profitable. They tried twice and the demand is not there. It is a very niche product and Microsoft will not stick with niche products. Look at what happened with the Nokia purchase. They had far more money invested in that and cancelled it. The evidence is there, you just choose to ignore it because it doesn't fit your agenda. You don't even acknowledge it is a possibility that it could be cancelled. If Microsoft does decide to take one more swing and bring out a new device, it would more likely be a foldable phone along the lines of a Samsung fold with one foldable inner screen and an outer screen. I'll refer you back to this thread when the news comes out.

I've spoken with a surprising number of people who did just that.