Microsoft`s foldable phone project, codenamed Andromeda, was assumed dead. But it`s back, and it`s coming next year!
Last week, Microsoft unveiled Surface Duo, a pocketable dual-screen mobile device that`s coming at the end of next year. This is a project we at Windows Central have been following for almost three years under the internal codename `Andromeda.` Initially positioned as a Windows Core OS device, Surface Duo will now be shipping as an Android device instead, a move that few of us were expecting, but is absolutely the right call.
Although a foldable phone by Microsoft came as a surprise to many, this is actually project we`ve known about for a very long time. It`s something Microsoft has been working on since 2016, and has gone through many iterations and changes internally. As such, I thought it would be a cool idea to gather all the important historic points in the journey that has led us to Surface Duo, once codenamed Andromeda.
2016
Microsoft began working on its...
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