Subj : The Samsung Galaxy S25 could take the hassle out of Android updat
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Fri Mar 22 2024 10:15:05

The Samsung Galaxy S25 could take the hassle out of Android updates

Date:
Fri, 22 Mar 2024 10:11:34 +0000

Description:
The Samsung Galaxy A55 supports seamless updates, and future Samsung phones 
probably will too.

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If you own a Samsung Galaxy phone then youre probably familiar with the 
downtime involved in Android updates, but if youve used other Android phones 
then youre likely aware that it doesnt need to be like that. Now though, it 
seems Samsung is finally embracing the seamless updates feature that has been 
possible on other Androids for years. 

 SamMobile and @MishaalRahman have spotted that the newly released Samsung 
Galaxy A55 installs its first update seamlessly, meaning that it does so in 
the background on a partition. You still need to restart the phone to apply 
the update, but you dont need to wait while the update is installed, meaning 
that the phone remains useable throughout the update process. 

Its a great feature and its one that Samsung has so far been oddly reluctant 
to offer, as this is the first Samsung phone to support seamless updates, 
despite Google launching the feature back in 2016. Samsung may have finally 
implemented seamless updates on their Android devices! When updating the new 
Galaxy A55 5G, users have noticed that the software update screen now shows a 
"downloading and installing" as well as "verification" steps. In addition, 
@TheMobileIndian pic.twitter.com/3Xk8iQZ3gz March 21, 2024 See more An old 
feature for new phones 

Wed think that this is a sign that all future Samsung phones will also offer 
seamless updates, since it would be odd for the company to limit this just to 
the Galaxy A55, but unfortunately current Samsung phones  including flagships 
like the Samsung Galaxy S24 series  probably wont get seamless updates. 

Thats because this feature typically needs to be configured before a device 
ships  so in other words, its unlikely that Samsung will be able to deliver a 
software update that enables seamless updates. 

However, wed think the likes of the Samsung Galaxy S25 , the Samsung Galaxy Z 
Flip 5 , the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 , and most or all other upcoming Samsung 
phones will offer seamless updates. So thats one more thing to look forward 
to with your next phone upgrade. You might also like Samsung Galaxy S25 : 
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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/phones/samsung-galaxy-phones/the-samsung-galaxy-s25-
could-take-the-hassle-out-of-android-updates


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