Fixed compatibility issue with iOS client on-screen keyboard
Fixed issue with devices sometimes not being discoverable
Fixed issue with certain UI elements being visible during email verification
Fixed undersized mouse cursor icon when doing Mac to PC mirror connections
Fixed issue with touch input appears on the wrong display in some display topologies
Other Improvements:
Additional key combination support for PC viewer
Latency Improvements
Released
Duet For PC 2.7.0.0
February 8, 2024
Bug Fixes:
Fixed crash that could occur on touch input
Fixed crash that could occur when setting up the connection
Fixed crash that would occur when quitting the application
Fixed issue with restore button not open the window to its previous size before it was maximized
Fixed some cases where users were being stuck on "Launching Duet…" when setting up a connection
Fixed keyboard input issue for keyboard with non-English layouts
Other Improvements:
Corrected issue with image quality dropping after 5-10 minutes with host systems on AMD GPUs
Analytics Improvements
Released
Duet For PC 2.6.9.2
January 12, 2024
New Features:
Add HEVC Encoding for NVidia GPUs
Bug Fixes:
Fixed issue where backup air connections were not working properly when screen sharing was disabled
Fixed issue where frame rate and performance options could be missing for RDP Mirror connections
Fixed issue when using the Shift key for non-English keyboards in RDP sessions
Fixed compatibility issue with operations involving holding down the middle mouse button over RDP
Fixed issue with Image Quality Setting not being obeyed in some instances when doing RDP Mirror connections
Fixed issue with on-screen number pad not registering in privacy mode
Other Improvements:
Improved crash reporting
Released
Duet For PC 2.6.8.1
December 12, 2023
New Features:
Add monitor orientation animation for extend connections
Bug Fixes:
Fixed issue that was preventing some users with one-time purchases from making wired/USB connections
Fixed issue with right and middle mouse button interactions
Fixed issue where CwC Attended Access Connection would get preempted in rare cases
Fixed issue where mouse cursor would be hidden in tablet mode when doing a D2D connection
Fixed issue where subscription status not immediately recognized after upgrade
Fixed issue where the last frame of the sender/host would remain on the receiver/client screen when ending an RDP connection
Other Improvements:
Analytic Improvements
Changes to support new mobile tiers
Localization Updates
Released
Duet For PC 2.6.7.0
November 22, 2023
Bug Fixes:
Fixed issue with incorrect resolutions being listed for certain iPad models
Other Improvements:
Add registry key to disable auto-updates
Add ability to enable or disable wireless backup
Released
Duet For PC 2.6.6.1
November 15, 2023
New Features:
New 'Connect with Code' feature that allows connections across accounts with an access code
Bug Fixes:
Fixed potential crash that would occur when logging in
Fixed crash that would occasionally happen when first making a connection
Fixed issue where the USB connection between iOS and PC doesn't always start automatically
Fixed issue where the Duet Air connection degrades after running the app for several days
Fixed issue where privacy mode options were not appearing on a fresh install
Fixed compatibility issue with privacy mode and the lock screen
Fixed issue where "Connection Failed" popup would continuously appear during a wired USB connection
Fixed issue where audio would stop when doing an Extend/Mirror transition
Fixed potential issue that would cause stylus and touch input to not be processed
Fixed touch input offset that could happen in particular mirror configurations
Fixed an issue where the "Enable Android USB" option was not always being obeyed, causing the Android device to be put into accessory mode unconditionally
Other Improvements:
Updated Devices screen
Bitrate optimizations for Duet Air to reduce latency
Add option to apply stylus fix for specific drawing applications
Add notification of available stylus guide when using certain applications and stylus input
Moved initiation of wireless connection to the receiver/mobile device to improve connection stability and reliability
Released
Duet For PC 2.6.5.0
October 5, 2023
New Features:
Bit Rate Enhancements for better stream quality
Bug Fixes:
Fixed issue with multiple Duet Icons appearing in the task bar
Other Improvements:
Enhancements for multi-point touch input
Add registry keys to disable various one-time prompts
Disable USB UI elements when on Remote-only plan
Released
Duet For PC 2.6.4.1
September 20, 2023
New Features:
Added 'Privacy Mode' option that allows the host screen to be blocked while making an RDP Mirror connection.
Add the ability to dynamically switch which remote screen you are mirroring in the PC viewer with the F9 key.
Bug Fixes:
Fixed occasional crash that was occurring when starting a connection.
Fixed issue that was causing occasional disconnects when doing a PC to Mac RDP session.
Fixed issue with PKI Encryption not working when running as a service.
Other Improvements:
Various issues relating to login and URL links.
Add support for Duet Remote Plan.
Released
Duet For PC 2.6.3.0
August 28, 2023
New Feature:
Added warning on UI when the application detects that the Apple Mobile Device Service has stopped running
Update:
The GPU and Encoder data are now correctly filled into the support email
Bugfix:
Fixed issue where wired iOS client were automatically connecting before logging in on boot
Fixed crash that would occasionally happen on boot
Fixed issue where if killing Duet on the remote application would occasionally lead to an endless loop of connection pop ups
Fixed issue where mirror connections would be blurry (low resolution) when last Extend connection was set to a low resolution
Fixed issue where the privacy policy link would become unresponsive when running as SYSTEM
Fixed issue logging into Duet with Firefox when switching between running as SYSTEM and running as user
Released
Duet For PC 2.6.2.0
August 18, 2023
New Features:
Automatically connect to the primary desktop screen when making a connection to the login screen
PCs can now make connections to other PCs without having to explicitly have the "Enable Screen Sharing" button checked
Bug Fixes:
Fixed issued where occasionally the first connection fails on the windows login screen
Fixed issue where the program would fail to load the user's locale/language and crash afterwards
Fixed issue with DPI selections not updating when changing resolutions
Corrected issues with multi-touch and touch selections in PC to iOS connections
Other Improvements:
The resolution and scaling settings are now hidden when the connection type is mirrored
USB and Direct Air connections will only be made after the user has logged in when running as a service
Released
Duet For PC 2.6.1.4
August 9, 2023
New Features
Add ability to run Duet as a Service for secure remote login
Add ability to change DPI/Scale for the virtual Duet monitor
Add Tone-mapping support for mirroring displays with HDR enabled
Add warning dialog when a mirrored connection contains protected content that is not viewable on the client
Add ability to customize the device list by changing the displayed name, image and color
UI changes to help users set up a new device
Show an in-app notification when a new device is available for connection
Bug Fixes
Fixed crash that would occur if you started the app without an Internet connection
Fixed issue whereby we were exceeding the decoding capabilities of the M1 chip when doing a PC to Mac connection
Fixed issue with Mac to PC connections where the PC app gets stuck on connecting after ending a session
Fixed issue where the desktop app keeps loading forever when a proxy connection fails
Fixed issue where the iOS client would get stuck in Mirrored mode occasionally when switching between Mirror and Extend
Fixed crash that could occur if you attempt to log a very long message
Fixed issue where the an incorrect system clock time may cause devices not to appear on the device list
Other Improvements
Other minor UI Improvements
Released
Duet For PC 2.6.0.1
June 20, 2023
Feature
Added End-to-End (E2E) encryption support with PKI
Update
Added standard Windows Title bar with immersive dark mode
Modified icon for mirror button in UI
Bugfix
Fixed several UI issues with the previous custom title bar
Fixed issue where UI doesn't update correctly when switching between Mirror and Extend mode from the iOS Widget
Released
Duet For PC 2.5.9.1
May 26, 2023
Feature
Added option to follow system theme for light and dark modes in the UI
Add support for 120Hz refresh rates on the virtual monitor
Update
Updated device image and connection buttons icons
Bugfix
The bottom and right edges were being duplicated when dragging between monitors
Corrected a potential crash when dragging the UI window off-screen
Fixed issue where the UI wasn't obeying the Administration registry keys for disabling Air and RDP
Fixed issue where some Windows 11 systems wouldn't mirror a secondary display- The Frame rate and quality settings will now persist through restarts of the application instead of always defaulting to 60 FPS / High Power
The virtual monitor is no longer disconnected when the session is locked. This will ensure that any application window positions will not be lost when you lock the screen
Fixed issue where sometimes the incorrect name of connected device would appear on the sender's PC
Corrected a small memory leak that would cause the display driver to crash after around 50-60 consecutive connections
Fixed issue where stutter occurs in 30FPS Mirrored Mode
Released
Duet For PC 2.5.8.1
April 26, 2023
Feature
Encoder optimizations for AMD GPUs
Added support for displays greater than 4K
Update
Added missing translations for some languages
Added confirmation for Sign Out
Pressure sensitivity improvements for stylus input
Bugfix
Fixed issue where running the application as Administrator would not allow a user to log in
Fixed issue with Duet not logging in if the application wasn’t already running
Fixed issue where the application would stop responding during Air connections for some users
Fixed issue where wired connections may get stuck on “Launching Duet” when previous session was mirrored
Released
Duet For PC 2.5.6.2
March 29, 2023
Feature
Redesigned UI
Bugfix
Corrected issue with lower quality images being shown in D2D for high DPI displays
Fixed issue with distorted image being displayed when extending or mirroring a Mac to a PC
Released
Duet For PC 2.5.5.0
March 14, 2023
Update
Added check in installer for DirectX 11 compatibility
Bugfix
Corrected crash that would occur in rare circumstances when attempting a new connection
Released
Duet For PC 2.5.4.0
March 10, 2023
Feature
Add ability to disable wireless Air connections through registry
Released
Duet For PC 2.5.3.0
March 9, 2023
Feature
Implemented pinch, undo and redo gestures for iOS and Android RDP connections
Update
Improved video quality and resolution when mirroring a Mac to a PC
Analytics changes to aid in reliability improvements
Bugfix
Corrected issue where video would distort when there was no movement on the screen
Fixed issue with display topology resetting when a 3rd monitor was disabled or disconnected
Fixed issue with screen jumping when doing a pinch in/out gesture
Released
Duet For PC 2.5.2.2
February 27, 2023
Feature
Add ability to send Mac Command (%) Key for Desktop-to-Desktop (D2D) connections
Update
Optimizations to device discovery and connection process
Bandwidth optimizations for RDP screen mirroring
Bugfix
Fixed incorrect cursor orientation when doing a D2D connection with the PC in portrait mode
Corrected cursor sizing issue when doing a D2D connection
Corrected issue causing a disconnect after 2-5 minutes in rare circumstances
Fixed instance where the iOS app would get stuck on “Launching Duet…” if the virtual display monitor was disabled or disconnected
Released
Duet For PC 2.5.0.0
January 20, 2023
New Features:
Added support for middle mouse button in the desktop viewer
Bug Fixes:
Corrected issue with program not being able to log in on a system with the VC++ Redistributable 2015-2022 14.34 installed
Other Improvements:
Allowed for discrete NVidia GPU to be selected when in a Dual AMD/NVidia GPU system configuration
Released
Duet For PC 2.4.9.3
January 6, 2023
New Features:
New Display Driver to improve mouse input latency
Bug Fixes:
Corrected a program crash that would happen to some users when making end point service calls
Fixed issues with distorted images when extending a Mac to a PC
Other Improvements:
Optimized driver installation in the installer
Added option during uninstall to delete application temporary files and settings
Released
Duet For PC 2.4.7.3
December 14, 2022
New Features:
Improved mouse input latency for PC to PC RDP connections
Bug Fixes:
Fix issue with Display on client device freezing after disconnecting and reconnecting USB cable
Corrected issue with touch/stylus offset when there is a monitor in portrait orientation
Fixed crash that would occur on malformed or very long service requests on startup
Other Improvements:
Installer improvements for driver installation
Updated UI translations
Released
Duet For PC 2.4.6.5
October 22, 2022
New Features:
Add ability to share audio for PC to PC connections.
Bug Fixes:
Corrected occasional crash that would happen when connecting to a Meta Portal Device over wireless.
Corrected issue with the system number format being modified in rare circumstances.
Released
Duet For PC 2.4.5.1
September 26, 2022
New Features:
Added “Enable HW Accelerated Encoding” option on Settings page to allow for enabling or disabling of hardware-accelerated encoding with the GPU.
Bug Fixes:
Corrected offsets for touch and pencil that would occur in some situations when mirroring the display.
Released
Duet For PC 2.4.3.0
July 26, 2022
Bug Fixes:
Fix a crash that would occasionally happen when the app starts.
Released
Duet For PC 2.4.2.2
July 18, 2022
New Features:
Added the ability to mirror a PC screen which had been shut off due to the system power plan.
Bug Fixes:
Fixed issue where tilt sensitivity/angles are inverted in Adobe Photoshop.
Fixed issue where most Android RDP proxies were defaulting to proxy rather than connecting locally.
Fixed issue where Duet wouldn’t launch when certain system regional number formats have been customized.
Fixed issue where the RDP connection was not terminated if the user signs off while a session is active.
Released
Duet For PC 2.3.8.1
June 9, 2022
Bug Fixes:
Fix a crash that would occasionally happen when the app starts and attempts to log the user in.
The PC was in some cases sending the wrong native resolution when doing a PC to PC or PC to Mac extend RDP session.
Corrected issue on the ‘Desktop’ tab where the highlighted device would be unselected when the device list was refreshed.
Released
Duet For PC 2.3.6.3
May 10, 2022
Logging optimizations and formatting improvements
Fixed compatibility issue with touch input while using Photoshop
Fixed compatibility with Photoshop when using the Photo-merge feature
Released
Duet For PC 2.3.5.1
April 4, 2022
General stability and reliability improvements
Improved connectivity for remote desktop connections
Fixed an occasional crash on disconnect.
Corrected a minor memory leak when iterating the Windows firewall rules.
Corrected a connectivity issue when both clients have the same local IPV4 address but on different gateways.
Localization improvements.
Improvements to the automatic updater.
Released
Duet For PC 2.3.2.8
February 25, 2022
Fixes for iPhone support
App responsiveness improvements
Stability fixes
Released
Duet For PC 2.3.2.2
February 10, 2022
Substantial reduction in latency for users outside of North America
Greatly improved performance for Nvidia graphics cards
Significant reduction in latency and improvement in quality for wired users
Crash fix for remote desktop
General stability and reliability improvements
Released
Duet For PC 2.3.1.6
January 21, 2022
Performance & Reliability Improvements
Released
Duet For PC 2.3.1.3
January 14, 2022
Performance & Reliability Improvements
Released
Duet For PC 2.3.0.6
January 4, 2022
Performance & Reliability Improvements
Released
Duet For PC 2.1.9.0
September 22, 2021
Performance improvements
Stability fixes
Released
Duet For PC 1.9.8.2
July 2, 2021
Stability fixes
Released
Duet For PC 1.9.7.5
May 28, 2021
Performance improvements
Stability fixes
Released
Duet For PC 1.9.6.6
April 28, 2021
Speed improvements
Hardware optimizations
Stability fixes
Released
Duet For PC 1.9.5.8
April 13, 2021
Stability fixes
Released
Duet For PC 1.9.5.3
March 16, 2021
Stability fixes
Released
Duet For PC 1.9.5.1
March 8, 2021
Speed improvements
Android wired support improvements
Stability fixes
Released
Duet For PC 1.9.3.6
January 29, 2021
Stability fixes
Released
Duet For PC 1.9.2.7
December 15, 2020
Stability fixes
Released
Duet For PC 1.9.1.9
November 6, 2020
Login loop fix
Released
Duet For PC 1.9.1.1
October 13, 2020
Stability fixes
Miscellaneous internal improvements
Released
Duet For PC 1.9.1.0
October 2, 2020
Fix for thumbnail images when connecting to desktop
Miscellaneous internal improvements
Released
Duet For PC 1.9.0.8
September 22, 2020
UI improvements
Remote desktop improvements
Stability fixes
Released
Duet For PC 1.9.0.3
September 1, 2020
Miscellaneous bug fixes and internal improvements
Released
Duet For PC 1.8.9.6
August 10, 2020
Fixed a problem where the firewall warning message would sometimes appear when using a third-party firewall product
Fixed a crash when network was disconnected or blocked
Fix for screen occasionally not updating in 30fps mode
Stability improvements
Released
Duet For PC 1.8.9.5
August 6, 2020
Fixed a crash on Windows 7 that started happening in version 1.8.9.2
Fixed a problem where the screen saver would stop working on the RDP client PC after an RDP session
Added Uninstall button on the Settings tab
Miscellaneous internal stability improvements
Released
Duet For PC 1.8.9.2
July 23, 2020
Stability fixes
Remote Desktop improvements
Released
Duet For PC 1.8.8.1
May 6, 2020
Stability fixes
Released
Duet For PC 1.8.7.8
April 27, 2020
Stability fixes
UI improvements
Released
Duet For PC 1.8.7.5
April 15, 2020
Usability improvements
Stability fixes
Released
Duet For PC 1.8.7.3
April 13, 2020
Better wireless performance for slower networks
Stability fixes
Released
Duet For PC 1.8.6.7
March 11, 2020
Stability fixes
Released
Duet For PC 1.8.6.6
March 3, 2020
Fixes RDP logic
Performance improvements
Stability fixes
Released
Duet For PC 1.8.5.1
January 27, 2020
Fix for Affinity Designer tablet support
Pro improvements
Stability fixes
Released
Duet For PC 1.8.4.5
January 16, 2020
Fixes touch issue for mirroring
Fixes return key issue for iOS RDP
Fixes Android USB
Stability fixes
Released
Duet For PC 1.8.4.3
December 23, 2019
USB for Android support
Stability fixes
Language localizations
Released
Duet For PC 1.8.2.1
November 20, 2019
Desktop to desktop (use your PC to extend or mirror a Mac or another PC)
Stability fixes
Released
Duet For PC 1.7.2.4
November 5, 2019
Adds screen extend through Remote Desktop
Stability fixes
Released
Duet For PC 1.7.0.9
October 8, 2019
Android support
Released
Duet For PC 1.6.1.8
June 18, 2019
Fix for remote desktop
Released
Duet For PC 1.6.1.6
June 1, 2019
Fix for mirroring issue
Released
Duet For PC 1.6.1.5
May 24, 2019
Fix on new drivers for all Nvidia issues
Released
Duet For PC 1.6.0.6
April 19, 2019
Brand new Windows drivers for Windows 10 with none of the previous compatibility issues
Released
Duet For PC 1.5.6.7
February 18, 2019
Improved wireless performance
Released
Duet For PC 1.5.5.2
January 15, 2019
Windows drivers adjustments
Released
Duet For PC 1.5.5.0
January 10, 2019
Windows 7 fix
Released
Duet For PC 1.5.4.9
December 12, 2018
Remote desktop support added
Released
Duet For PC 1.5.3.3
August 17, 2018
Stability fixes
Released
Duet For PC 1.5.2.2
July 2, 2018
Windows drivers adjustments
Released
Duet For PC 1.5.2.1
May 19, 2018
Change to wireless connection detection
Released
Duet For PC 1.5.1.6
April 16, 2018
Windows drivers adjustments
Released
Duet For PC 1.5.1.5
March 24, 2018
Stability fixes
Released
Duet For PC 1.5.1.4
February 6, 2018
New features
SLI support fixes
Released
Duet For PC 1.5.1.1
December 5, 2017
Stability fixes for Windows 10 Creators update
Released
Duet For PC 1.5.0.2
October 24, 2017
New features
Stability fixes
Released
Duet For PC 1.4.7.8
August 25, 2017
Fix for Windows Hello issue
Apple Smart Keyboard support fix
Released
Duet For PC 1.4.7.4
May 12, 2017
Support for new gestures
Improved Apple Pencil drivers
Fix for portrait mode on Windows 7
Stability fixes
Released
Duet For PC 1.4.6.5
March 12, 2017
Stability fixes
Improved performance on 32-bit operating systems including touch screen support
Better language support
Released
Duet For PC 1.4.5.9
February 21, 2017
Added self-repair for common connection issues
Released
Duet For PC 1.4.5.5
February 12, 2017
Stability fixes
Added support of Apple Pencil pressure/tilt sensitivity for: ZBrush SAI Krita Mischief Clip Studio Adobe Illustrator Expresii Affinity Designer ArtRage Corel Painter TVPaint Blender
Released
Duet For PC 1.4.5.4
December 15, 2016
Use your iPad keyboard to type on to your PC
Fixed the driver conflict that caused the iPad display to sometimes render black when connected
Released
Duet For PC 1.4.5.2
October 3, 2016
Added support for Apple Pencil pressure sensitivity
Added Pixel Perfect setting for more resource intensive but higher quality rendering
Fixed a bug where when launching, it sometimes got stuck. This should elegantly relaunch instead of throwing up the re-install window, which happens for some users
Fixed some conflicts with external drivers
Better responsiveness with graphics programs
Fixed a bug where Surface Pro users had their keyboard hidden
Released
Duet For PC 1.4.3.8
August 12, 2016
Bug from the previous version that caused the screen to freeze temporarily as well as some installer bugs some users have experienced
Released
Duet For PC 1.4.1.0
June 12, 2016
We are excited to announce Duet Display has been updated to support the new iPad Pro from Apple and rewritten from the ground up. To support the high resolution, we have created a new algorithm with intelligent refresh. This has reduced the CPU resource usage on both Mac & PC by half. In addition, iOS uses a third less CPU and battery, allowing you to work longer away from your desk
This also fixes a bug from the previous version that caused the screen to freeze temporarily
Released
Duet For PC 1.2.5
January 12, 2016
We are excited to announce Duet Display has been updated to support the new iPad Pro from Apple. With a 12.9 inch screen, the new iPad makes a very compelling additional display
To support the enormous resolution, we have created a new algorithm with intelligent refresh. This has reduced the CPU resource usage on both Mac & PC by half. In addition, iOS uses a third less CPU and battery, allowing you to work longer away from your desk