Microsoft launches new eye contact function for the Surface Pro X.

Microsoft has released new firmware updates for Surface Pro X and Surface Book 2. The new updates contain some improvements and bug fixes. Surface Pro X also gets a new feature.

It is reported by the online magazine Neowin. The new firmware has been released for Surface Book 2 and Surface Pro X owners. As is often the case with firmware or driver updates, the details of the updates are unknown. Interestingly, though, Microsoft has now introduced a new feature for the Surface Pro X. There are several updates to the Windows Eye Contact feature. This means that when you video chats, you always get the impression that you are looking directly into the camera, and not at the display or somewhere else. Microsoft has promised this feature multiple times for the ARM-driven Pro X tablet and has now launched it as an update.

Additional updates for Surface Pro X address Windows Hello, battery management, and performance issues related to Edge. Surface Book 2 updates don’t bring anything new. Updates serve to improve and fix bugs. All new updates are available for devices running at least Windows 10 May 2019 Update, version 1903 or higher, according to support. The new firmware has bug fixes and general stability improvements, as well as security-related changes, so it is recommended for all users.

Little details about the updated content

However, as is so often the case, details of the changes are only given superficially in the support documents and the update history; only brief information is available. There are currently no known problems. Surface updates are released in stages – so not every Surface will get the update at the same time, but it will be rolled out to all devices one by one.

Update history

For an overview: Surface Book 2 firmware
To the overview: Surface Pro X firmware

Windows Update History Name	Device Manager Name	Version and Update
Microsoft Corporation – System Hardware Update	Qualcomm(R) System Manager Device	1.0.1080.0000 Addresses security updates and improves system stability.
	Surface UEFI	3.517.140.0 Enables the Eye Contact feature, addresses security updates, and addresses display scale issues.
	Qualcomm(R) Hexagon(TM) 690 DSP	1.0.1130.0000 Enables the Eye Contact feature.
	Qualcomm(R) Power Management	1.0.0980.0000 Enables the Eye Contact feature.
	Qualcomm(R) Spectra(TM) 390 ISP	1.0.1120.0000 Enables the Eye Contact feature.
	Qualcomm(R) Spectra(TM) 390 ISP	1.0.1120.0000 Enables the Eye Contact feature.
	Qualcomm(R) Spectra(TM) 390 ISP	1.0.1120.2 Enables the Eye Contact feature.
	Qualcomm(R) Spectra(TM) 390 ISP	1.0.1120.2 Enables the Eye Contact feature.
	Qualcomm(R) Spectra(TM) 390 ISP	1.0.1120.2 Enables the Eye Contact feature.
	Qualcomm(R) System Manager Device	1.0.1120.0000 Enables the Eye Contact feature.
	Surface Camera AVStream Mini Driver	1.0.1120.2 Enables the Eye Contact feature.
	Surface Camera Front Sensor Driver Extension	1.0.1120.2 Enables the Eye Contact feature.
	Surface Camera Rear Sensor Driver Extension	1.0.1120.2 Enables the Eye Contact feature.
	Surface Pro X CDSP Subsystem Bus Device Extension	1.0.1160.0000 Enables the Eye Contact feature.
	Surface Pro X Power Engine Plug-in Device	1.0.1130.0000 Enables the Eye Contact feature.
	Qualcomm(R) Spectra(TM) 390 ISP	1.0.1120.0000 Enables the Eye Contact feature and the resolves Camera App crash.
	Qualcomm(R) Spectra(TM) 390 ISP	1.0.1120.0000 Enables the Eye Contact feature and resolves the Camera App crash.
	Surface Camera Aux Sensor Driver Extension	1.0.1120.2 Enables the Eye Contact feature and resolves the Camera App crash.
	Surface Integration Service Device	6.83.139.0 Improves Power status UI.
	Surface SMF	11.2.0.1 Improves device stability and performance.
	Qualcomm(R) Hexagon(TM) 690 DSP	1.0.1130.0000 Resolves bluescreen error state.
	Qualcomm(R) Adreno(TM) 680 GPU	26.18.1180.0000 Resolves Edge performance scenario.
	Surface Pro X Sensors Subsystem Bus Device Extension	1.0.710.2 Detection sensor improvement.

While it’s a super-long changelog with some duplicate entries (it was copied verbatim), all you’ll see on your end is a single ‘System Hardware Update’.

As for the Surface Book 2, it’s getting new firmware that has some key fixes, one for Windows Hello and one for CPU throttling. Here’s the changelog:

Windows Update History Name	Device Manager Name	Version and Update
Intel Corporation – System – 30.18305.6.12414	Intel AVStream Camera 2500	30.18305.6.12414 Improves the Windows Hello camera experience and resolves stability issues.
Intel Corporation – System – 30.18305.6.12414	Intel Control Logic	30.18305.6.12414 Improves the Windows Hello camera experience and resolves stability issues.
Intel Corporation – System – 30.18305.6.12414	Intel CSI2 Host Controller	30.18305.6.12414 Improves the Windows Hello camera experience and resolves stability issues.
Intel Corporation – System – 30.18305.6.12414	Intel Imaging Signal Processor 2500	30.18305.6.12414 Improves the Windows Hello camera experience and resolves stability issues.
Intel Corporation – System – 30.18305.6.12414	Intel Microsoft Camera Front	30.18305.6.12414 Improves the Windows Hello camera experience and resolves stability issues.
Intel Corporation – System – 30.18305.6.12414	Intel Microsoft Camera IR	30.18305.6.12414 Improves the Windows Hello camera experience and resolves stability issues.
Intel Corporation – System – 30.18305.6.12414	Intel Microsoft Camera Rear	30.18305.6.12414 Improves the Windows Hello camera experience and resolves stability issues.
Surface – Firmware – 390.3279.768.0	Surface UEFI Capsule	390.3279.768.0 Resolves an issue where the CPU will throttle down to .4GHz, and *improves the Battery Smart Charging reliability.