With support for the Surface Duo 2 officially ending in a few weeks, Microsoft offers a tiny parting gift to any remaining owners.

Pour one out for the Surface Duo 2. As Windows Central points out, Microsoft has pushed out what will almost certainly go down as the device’s final software update, a security patch, ahead of its October 21 end-of-support date.

Three years after launching the device with a premium price tag of $1,499, Microsoft has released what appears to be the last ever security update for the device: as with the original Duo last year, Microsoft is ending all support and software updates three years from the device's launch. For the Duo 2, all support will end on 21 October 2024.

When Microsoft debuted the Surface Duo 2 in October 2021, the company pledged to provide three years of software updates for the foldable. Since then, the company has released just one platform update for the Duo 2,

The Surface Duo 2 only got one major update to Android 12L, which is disappointing for a device that was priced at $1,500. Trading-in the device will get you roughly $120 on Microsoft's website. Microsoft's foray into the Android foldable smartphone market is officially coming to a close.

Microsoft’s Surface Duo 2 has received its last security update this week, with October 21, 2024 marking the end of support for the dual-screen device.

Microsoft has released a final software update for the Surface Duo 2 foldable smartphone as its end of life nears on October 21.