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Copper Contributor

Aug 17, 2020

Will Surface Duo Run UWP Apps??

Will Surface Duo Run UWP Apps in addition to Android apps? If not I don't see the point of this device. It doesn't utilize the Microsoft Store or UWP apps. It doesn't use the Microsoft ecosystem a...

Craig_Dunn

Microsoft

Aug 23, 2020

maxmin10 as others have said, .NET developers can target the Surface Duo using Xamarin.

Xamarin.Forms uses C# and XAML, so UWP skills are transferable. You can also re-use your back-end logic (non-UI class libraries).

We recently created a training module for Xamarin and Surface Duo on MS Learn. You can also check out the Xamarin docs and Dual-screen docs for more info.

You might also be interested in the Uno Platform, which is a product that allows you to bring Windows apps to iOS and Android - read more at https://platform.uno/

Fritz_S

Copper Contributor

Sep 08, 2020

Craig_Dunn

Three of my medical flashcard apps were/are available on both Google Play Store and MS Store, Nursing Skills, NCLEX, and TEAS.

I decided to use as the base for my conversion to Xamarin.Forms for Surface Duo, the UWP versions of the apps. Minor changes and with the addition of the Xamarin.Forms.DualScreen library was all that was necessary to make the conversion. The conversion and updating were successful and the apps were published on Google Play.

The (2 of 3) apps are now available on Google Play as, Basic Nursing Skills Duo, and TEAS Flashcards Duo.

In addition, EMR for OneNote Duo, is also available on the Google Play Store.