Manufacturers androidsmartphone manufacturers have come a long way in their approach to software updates. This also applies to Samsung, which, not only to our delight, has finally reached the point where it boldly competes with Google in terms of the frequency and speed of issuing updates. However, the Korean giant still has one glaring weakness in this area, namely the lack of support for the Google Seamless Updates function (i.e. "smooth" or "smooth") updates. Unfortunately, this situation is not corrected even by the new flagship series, i.e. the possibility of a smooth update Galaxy S23.
The principle of this function is to minimize the time that the phone cannot be used during its update. Instead of a lengthy reboot and installation process, a phone supporting "smooth updates" can install its software in a previously created second partition on the storage while the user can continue to use the main one. When everything is ready, the phone can boot into the new partition with little downtime.
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When Google was finishing up last year Android 13, specialist in Android Mishaal Rahman noticed that the company plans to make support for A/B partitions mandatory. These virtual partitions have proven to be the optimal way to approach "smooth updates" while maintaining low storage requirements.
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Alas, the line Galaxy The S23 does not support the Seamless Updates function, which means that Google changed its mind at the last minute about the mandatory support of A/B virtual partitions. It's certainly a shame considering the exemplary software support Samsung has provided for its devices in recent years. Maybe next time.
