Samsung could finally implement seamless updates with the One UI 6 and Android 14
But Samsung revealed that having gotten hands on the new Galaxy S23 Ultra, we ran the phone through the Treble info tool and confirmed that the phone once again does not support seamless updates. It was Google, the first one to introduce the A/B partition system in the latest version of Android 7.0 Nougat robot in 2016. Later the update has become mandatory from Android 13, but Samsung has not taken this update into account for their devices yet. Despite not requiring OEMs to use A/B partitions, Google enforces GMS license on native Android 13 smartphones by adding virtual A/B support to VTS testing.
These continuous A/B updates installed in the background necessitate rapid devices restart. Korean Giant has also decided to adapt to these updates. Samsung intends to use the forthcoming robot version’s update mechanism for Android 14 and One UI 6. It’s unlikely to be implemented on One UI devices already in use, which would prevent future smartphones with One UI 6 and native Android 14 from integrating seamlessly.
