Android app support is also set to ship with version 22H2.

Users will be able to download new Widgets from the Microsoft Store, though unpackaged apps from outside the Store will be able to provide their own widgets as well. I'm told some developers have already been briefed on how third-party widgets will work. Microsoft is also expected to expand the Widgets panel with new features and support for third-party widgets. This will include features such as a true system wide dark mode that touches legacy UI in addition to modern interfaces, and the return of missing functionality, especially around the Taskbar. Version 22H2 is said to serve a similar purpose to that of Windows 10's version 1511, which focused on 'finishing off' the OS with features and changes that simply didn't make it in time for the initial release. I'm told the current engineering schedule has mainline development on version 22H2 scheduled for completion in May 2022, with a final build expected sometime in the summer and general availability in the fall. Regarding Windows, Microsoft has already said that the next version of Windows 11 will begin shipping in the second half of 2022, which lines up with Microsoft's new release cadence for Windows in general. Perhaps this will give Microsoft a chance to use 2022 to focus on fixing up the software and OS issues that have plagued the Duo line so far. My sources tell me this plan could still change, but as it currently stands Microsoft does not intend to ship Surface Duo 3 next year and is targeting a 2023 release instead. That brings us to Surface Duo, which may also miss out on a hardware release in 2022.

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