Surface Duo gets December 2022 security patch and one crucial fix in latest update

Surface Duo’s monthly software update is here.

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What you need to know

Microsoft is now rolling out the final firmware update forSurface DuoandSurface Duo 2for 2022, this month featuring an important fix in addition to Android’s usual security patch for this month. That fix addresses an issue on Surface Duo 2 where users weren’t able to receive or make phone calls afterupdating to Android 12L, a pretty big problem.

Now, with this month’s update, that issue has been resolved. The build number for Surface Duo is2022.819.16and2022.819.57for Surface Duo 2. Both updates are around 16mb in size.

Here’s theshort changelogfor this month’s update:

How to check for updates on Surface Duo

Want to get the update as soon as possible? Here’s what you need to know.

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