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Android 13 could mandate Samsung to offer Seamless Updates, starting with Galaxy S23
With the release of Android 7.0 Nougat, Google introduced the Seamless Updates feature on Pixel devices. The functionality lets your handset download and install a new OTA update to a secondary partition so you can seamlessly use your phone. At the same time, changes can be applied with just a tiny duration restart.
Samsung, on the other hand, leading the global smartphone market, has not yet adopted the Seamless Updates method on Galaxy devices. However, recent reports suggest that the Galaxy S23 could offer ‘Seamless Updates’ support out of the box, as Google is making it mandatory for devices launching with Android 13.
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According to the information discovered by Esper’s MishaalRahman, Google has reduced the storage requirements for Seamless Updates through the implementation of a virtual A/B partition. Accordingly, the company will mandate vendors offer Seamless Updates on devices launching with Android 13.
Finally! New devices launching with Android 13 MUST support virtual A/B, meaning it's all but guaranteed they'll also support Seamless Updates!
Will the Galaxy S23 be Samsung's first device to finally support Seamless Updates? 👀
Full details here: https://t.co/yWZauBNF2L
— Mishaal Rahman (@MishaalRahman) September 21, 2022
For Samsung, the Galaxy S23 will be the first handset to be packed with Android 13 out of the box. Therefore, we can assume that the upcoming flagship line will become the first Samsung devices to introduce the A/B partition-based Seamless Updates feature.
While stock Android phones got the support of Seamless Updates years ago, Google pushed other vendors to adopt this futuristic yet user-friendly functionality with Android 11. Due to several difficulties including internal storage concerns, Samsung has also skipped the adoption.
