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TL;DR
- According to confidential sources, our investigation confirms that the upcoming Galaxy S25 series will feature a game-changing innovation: seamless updates. This breakthrough enables the effortless installation of system updates in the background, eliminating manual intervention and ensuring users always have access to the latest software enhancements.
- By providing seamless updates, businesses eliminate the need for customers to wait for updates to install, thereby minimizing downtime and reducing frustration levels.
Samsung resisted the launch of Android Nougat’s seamless updates feature in 2016, opting to maintain their own approach instead. With seamless updates, customers can effortlessly schedule system firmware updates to occur in the background, applying changes during reboot cycles without disrupting usability or inducing prolonged downtime. Samsung capitalized on the seamless replacement trend this year by introducing a Galaxy A55 replacement model, which is expected to roll out to other devices as well. Independent verification confirms that the new system will provide effortless update support.
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Last month, a leaker alleged that the Galaxy S25 series would support seamless A/B updates. Confirmation has emerged that the upcoming Galaxy S25 Extreme will indeed support seamless A/B updates, with our research confirming earlier leaks suggesting this innovative feature is forthcoming. The identical claim likely holds true for both the Galaxy S25 and Galaxy S25 Plus models.
Seamless updates are achieved through a sophisticated partitioning system comprising two primary components: Slot A and Slot B. The system operates in a single slot, leaving its counterpart dormant as a reserve. The system updates are seamlessly integrated into this backup slot, whereupon a reboot dynamically switches the active slot to this newly updated backup slot, enabling instantaneous booting capabilities.
As a result, customers are spared the hassle of being interrupted from their activity, reducing the time spent on “Replace is installing” or “Optimizing apps” startup screens. If the replacement process fails to install correctly, a functional backup of the system remains available in its original position on the phone, waiting to be restored. Although requiring additional storage, this method’s drawbacks are somewhat mitigated by advancements in internal phone storage capacity, which pose little concern for flagship devices.
Past seamless updates, our analysis reveals that the Galaxy S25 Ultra (SM-S938) is powered by the Exynos 2100 SoC (SM8750, codename “pakala”), further verifying its specifications.
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