Source: Microsoft
What you need to know
- PicsArt developers and leaders discuss optimizing PicsArt for the Surface Neo in a leaked video.
- The video is likely set to run as part of Microsoft's Developer day.
- A motion graphics designer featured in the video says that it's nice to have two screens on the go like when she's in the office.
Updated February 11, 2020: This article has been updated to reflect that Microsoft showed the video during Microsoft Developer day.
A leaked video showcases PicsArt working on the Surface Neo. PicsArt worked with Microsoft to optimize its app for the Surface Neo's dual-screen setup, including separting components of the app to spread across the device's two separate screens. Well-known leaker WalkingCat shared the video on Twitter. Microsoft also shared the video as part of Microsoft's Developer day, which focuses on optimizing apps and content across dual-screen devices.
— WalkingCat (@h0x0d) February 11, 2020
The video features designers, developers, and members of the PicsArt team discussing how the Surface Neo provides a unique experience for PicsArt. Peter Butler, PicsArt's director of product management and platform says that "adapting the PicsArt app from single to dual-screen is a lot easier than [they] thought."
Lilit Batikyan, PicsArt's product manager states that the "Surface Neo is a game-changer."
Microsoft partnered with PicsArt on the Surface Neo and Adobe with the Surface Duo to build up the dual-screen experience on the upcoming Surface devices. The Surface Neo and Surface Duo represent new form factors. Rather than creating a folding device with a single folding display, Microsoft created the Surface Neo and Surface Duo to promote and improve multitasking using two screens side by side.
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