Samsung may finally have to adopt Seamless Updates with Android 13 - Android Central

However, Google has made the process much less bothersome with A/B Seamless updates and apparently wants all Android OEMs to adopt this, including Samsung.

In a report by Mishaal Rahman, senior technical editor at Esper, Google could mandate that Android OEMs adopt A/B Seamless Updates for devices shipping with Android 13!

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.

If you're unfamiliar, A/B Seamless Updates are what phones like the Pixel 6 use to install an update, allowing you to continue using your device while the software installs in the background.

And the Galaxy S22 notably does not support A/B Seamless Updates either.

Rahman goes into extensive detail about these update methods, but essentially it's good news for OEMs that have been holding back on adopting A/B Seamless for Android phones.

That said, it appears that it's only mandatory for phones that ship with Android 13, meaning we may not see this on Samsung phones until at least the Galaxy S23.