In 2016, Google changed the game about Android updates by integrating a feature called Seamless Update or “quick update” into its Pixel. In principle (technically, a little less), the idea is relatively simple: allow users to continue navigating their smartphones during the update. Indeed, in most cases, you have to wait for the update to download and install and then restart the phone before returning to normal use.
From then on, several manufacturers will in turn integrate the functionality into their phones. Everything ? No ! Because some irreducible brands are resisting the invader. In particular, we think of Samsung, which still refuses to integrate it into their phones 6 years after the rapid updates started. However, that could change very soon. Indeed, a recent document published by Google seems to indicate that all smartphones released on Android 13 will have to offer this technology.
Samsung will soon have to integrate fast updates into its smartphones
Therefore, the Mountain View firm stipulates in the document that compatibility with Android, understanding the rules that must be followed in order to obtain an operating license from Google: “Affected devices must support A/B system updates”. Translation: Smartphones need to be able to update using two partitions, which is exactly how fast updates work.
In other words, everything indicates that the next smartphones running Android 13 will have to offer functionality to use Google’s operating system. It’s only one step from there to predicting that the Galaxy S23 will finally integrate this technology. However, keep in mind that it’s still too early to get a certainty. As a reminder, we already thought Android 11 would mark the necessity of integrating quick updates, which wasn’t the case.
Source : hope
