Surface Duo 2 - permanent reboots after Update may 30 2023

Anonymous
2023-05-31T05:50:14+00:00

DId anyone else experience random shutdowns and/or reboots not coming up again after the update may 30 2023? Display showing the option of retrying oder factory reset.

Saw also some postings on reddit regarding this new issue.

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2023-05-31T17:08:24+00:00

Updated June, 27 2023

Thank you for your patience while we have investigated Surface Duo devices that would restart after the May 30th, 2023 update. The June 26th, 2023 update improves system stability. See Update Surface Duo for more info on how to update your Surface Duo or Surface Duo 2.

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-06-05T12:05:21+00:00

    Settings -> System -> Reset Options -> Reset WIFI, mobile & Bluetooth

    and yes it will remove all Bluetooth pairings and WIFI logins - along with VPN information.

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-06-05T12:24:05+00:00

    I use a seprate VPN app (NordVPN); uninstalled this app and the update issue disappeared (at least until now).

    Other issue is that the battery level is reducing very fast now, even if the DUO 2 is not used and all background apps are deleted; 50% in 6 hours.

    Connection with Windows is consuming 10% of it. So i have stops this proces also. Launcher is also consuming a lot of energy.

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-06-05T13:21:42+00:00

    DId anyone else experience random shutdowns and/or reboots not coming up again after the update may 30 2023? Display showing the option of retrying oder factory reset.

    Saw also some postings on reddit regarding this new issue.

    Microsoft Surface Duo 2 unusable due to faulty May update 2023.425.15 - system crashes
    After the last update of the Surface Duo 2 smartphone, it behaves unusually, such as very delayed response up to freezing of the screens or apps as well as strong heat development and high battery consumption.
    Since yesterday 04.06.23, system crashes have occurred continuously and the smartphone enters Android Recovery mode after each crash.
    "Android Recovery - surface/duo/duo2 - 12/2023.425.15 / ... - user/release-keys - Use volume up/down and power - Android system cannot be loaded. Your data may be corrupted. If you continue to receive the message, you may need to factory reset your device and delete all user data stored on it."
    Messages such as Microsoft Launcher not responding, etc. also keep occurring.
    It is also not possible to send an error message to Microsoft via the smartphone in Info. An error message appears that it cannot be sent "Submission failed".
    This means that the Surface Duo 2 has been 100% unusable since yesterday.

    I have heard from various media that there were serious problems with the functionality of the update.


    Resetting WLAN, mobile data and Bluetooth does nothing. It took several attempts because the system crashed before I even got into the system settings. Unfortunately, the launcher, for example, still cannot be started.

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-06-05T13:46:03+00:00

    Yes. Had exactly the same problems. Duo 2 kept starting randomly. Turning off VPN (NordVPN app) and reset Wifi/Bluetooth in the settings, as well as manual restart after this works so far. Battery usage remains unusually high. Turning off Windows connection and setting Launcher to save battery helps partly. Turn on WiFi again. No restarts so far.

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