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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
Microsoftmaxmin10 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/
Craig_DunnMicrosoft
MicrosoftFYI the Uno team posted a blog on getting started with Uno last week https://devblogs.microsoft.com/surface-duo/get-started-uno-platform/