I'll switch between apps, reply to messages and the like. Often I have Twitter open on one side, browsing through my timeline, with the other display acting as my multitasking screen. I need a lot more time to figure out the multitasking scenarios and how Microsoft intends for the Duo 2 to be used, but I feel like I've started to turn the corner.Īfter two weeks, I still find value in using both of the Duo 2's screens at the same time. It really was an Aha! moment for how the Duo 2 is supposed to be used. What really helped me, more than being able to see all the information at the same time, was that I could use one hand to select and copy information while at almost the same time using the other hand on the opposite display to select a text field and paste the information. For example, entering app-specific passwords to set up my email, contacts, and calendars normally is a process that requires jumping between a browser and an email or sync app.īut on the Duo 2, I left the Edge browser open on one display, with passwords at the ready while at the same time completing the setup process in the respective apps on the other display. It wasn't until about 48 hours after setting up the phone that the way to leverage two different displays started to click for me.
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Maybe I never really gave the Duo a proper chance, or the Duo 2's software ironed out enough of the usability bugs I encountered (more on that in a minute), but it feels easier to multitask on the Duo 2. But because the camera bump (more on that in a minute) no longer allows the device to fold completely flat, the gap between makes it feel lopsided, as if you're doing something wrong. This is probably the most comfortable, or at least my most used, orientation for typing longer messages or replying to emails. When the device is folded over on itself, giving you a single screen to view and use, the keyboard spans the entire screen to make it easier to type two-handed. With both screens open, you're forced to type on one side with a single thumb, with the keyboard shrinking down towards the edge of the screen to make it easier. But I've yet to figure out the most comfortable way to type on it. Microsoft has made adjustments to the keyboard, its positioning and size based on whether or not the Duo 2 is open, or one side is folded onto itself.
But the longer I've used it, the more awkward I've found it. It was a nice break from the long, black rectangles all smartphones resemble. The first few days of using the Duo 2, I didn't really mind the different approach to its size and shape.
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