Surface Duo gets first monthly update [Update: Changelog is live]

The latest Android security patch and usability improvements are expected.

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What you need to know

Microsoft rolled out the first of what are expected to be monthly updates forSurface Duotoday. This update is expected to include Android’s October security patch, along with usability improvements. It’s likely we’ll see some of the bigger bugs still present with the Surface Duo squashed with this update as well.

Update:So far, these are the version number changes we have noticed:

Update 2:Here is the official changelogfrom Microsoftfor today’s update (unlocked only, for now):

This is also the first update to arrive since theday-one update Microsoft’s providedon the day Surface Duo launched in September. It comes in at 113MB in size.

To check for the update, use the following steps:

There are no release notes available at the moment, but we’ll update this post with the granular details once they are available.

We have heard from sources that AT&T-branded models may not get this update untila later datenext week due to verification.

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