Samsung Galaxy S25 Series May Bring Support for Android’s A/B Seamless Update System: Report

Samsung Galaxy S25 collection is rumoured to be launched in January 2025 and the Galaxy S25 Ultra is predicted to be the top-of-the-line handset within the collection. As per a latest report, the flagship handset will include assist for seamless software program updates, leveraging Android’s A/B over-the-air (OTA) replace system. This is alleged to permit the person to proceed utilizing the purported Galaxy S25 Ultra even when the replace is being put in with none downtime.

Seamless Software Updates on Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra

In a report, Android Authority claimed to see some leaked information of the purported Galaxy S25 Ultra by means of which, they will affirm that it’ll assist Android’s A/B OTA replace system. While the inner information had been associated to the top-of-the-line smartphone within the collection, the publication speculates that it additionally applies to the Galaxy S25 and the Galaxy S25 Plus — the opposite two handsets in Samsung’s flagship smartphone collection.

This revelation corroborates earlier claims by tipster @chunvn8888, who first claimed concerning the purported Samsung Galaxy S25 collection supporting seamless software program updates in November.

On Android, the A/B replace system works through two separate partitions on the system storage. Once triggered, the replace’s set up begins on the inactive ‘B’ partition whereas the smartphone’s system retains its performance working on the ‘A’ partition. It is claimed to have a number of advantages. For starters, it allows customers to maintain utilizing their gadget through the software program replace course of, with the one downtime being when it reboots into the up to date disk partition. Even if the replace fails or the handset encounters an error, it reboots into the previous partition or OS, lowering the possibilities of it falling into an inactive state which is often known as ‘bricking’. Users can then select to reattempt the software program replace set up.

The report additionally means that the purported Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra with the mannequin quantity SM-S938 can be outfitted with Qualcomm’s newest Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset, which is the flagship cell SoC available in the market.