Samsung finally implements seamless updates feature on its smartphones, starting with the Galaxy A55

The seamless updates Android feature introduced by Google way back in 2016 was adopted by most Android OEMs except Samsung. Samsung said it was working on implementing seamless updates on its Android smartphones, and after eight years, the Korean brand has finally brought this feature to its devices, with the Galaxy A55 being the first […]

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Samsung finally brings seamless updates to Galaxy smartphones!

For whatever reason, Samsung has been avoiding Android’s seamless update feature for the past eight years now. Not anymore! The Galaxy A55 is the first Samsung phone to use Google’s seamless update feature, and it will likely come to more Galaxy phones soon. Seamless system updates can be downloaded, verified, and installed without going through […]

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Will Samsung have to adopt Android’s seamless updates feature soon?

Back in 2016, Google introduced seamless updates to Android, a feature that allows a new software update to be installed in the background instead of requiring a reboot and locking the user out from using the device during the update process. Seamless updates work by installing an update to a secondary system partition instead of […]

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Snapdragon Seamless : Qualcomm veut changer la façon dont vos appareils sont interconnectés

Présenté lors du sommet Qualcomm Snapdragon à Hawaï ce mardi, Snapdragon Seamless doit permettre une meilleure interconnectivité entre les appareils numériques de professionnels. Nombre d’entre nous occupent aujourd’hui des emplois hybrides ou à distance, pour lesquels la connectivité est plus cruciale que jamais. Même lorsque nous travaillons au bureau, il est tout aussi important d’être […]

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Snapdragon Seamless helps your Android and Windows devices play nice

Ours is a multi-device reality. The phones may be Android and PCs running Windows. While solutions do exist, devices don’t work as seamlessly across these different operating systems as they should. Qualcomm wants to do something about that which is why it has introduced Snapdragon Seamless at the Snapdragon Summit 2023 in Hawaii today. Snapdragon […]

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Inside Microsoft’s Outlook evolution: One Outlook video heralds the end of fragmentation, promises seamless unity

What you need to know In a 37-minute video, Microsoft shares its plans for the new Outlook regarding features, updates, and rollout. Microsoft envisions the platform as a hub connecting users to Microsoft 365, thus prompting effective communication. The company also indicated that incorporating AI capabilities into the platform will enhance productivity ten times. According […]

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Galaxy S23 doesn’t support Android’s Seamless Updates feature

Android’s Seamless Updates allow Android phones to install the updates in the background and install them in a later reboot. The benefit of the feature is that it provides a layer of safety as you can easily revert back to the prior status since the update is installed on a separate disk. Also, it allows […]

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Samsung is working to finally bring Seamless Updates to phones with OneUI 6

Samsung is finally working to bring Seamless Updates to its phones. The feature, which premiered on Pixels in 2016, and is found in many Android phones is yet to come to Galaxies. It allows for an update to be installed on partition B while you use your phone in partition A, then when the update […]

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Samsung’s One UI 6.0 could finally bring Seamless Updates to Galaxy phones

During its SDC (Samsung Developer Conference) 2022 event, Samsung showcased One UI 5.0 and new features for Bixby, Samsung Knox, SmartThings, and Tizen. After the event, a Samsung executive revealed more about the company’s One UI 5.0 rollout plans and what it is working on for the next version of One UI. Hyesoon (Sally) Jeong, […]

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OEMs may be required to adopt ‘Seamless Updates’ on devices launching with Android 13

Starting with devices launching with Android 13, the “Seamless Updates” feature will be a requirement on all devices that want to receive a GMS (Google Mobile Services) license. Since launching the feature with the OG Google Pixel since 2016, the feature has been tweaked and some of the downsides to using this feature have been […]

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Android 13 will most likely require Samsung to adopt Seamless Updates

The Galaxy S23 might be Samsung’s first smartphone lineup to ship with Seamless Updates support out of the box, not because of a change of heart from the Korean Tech giant but because Google will reportedly mandate virtual A/B partition support from smartphone manufacturers with the release of Android 13. Seamless Updates is a feature […]

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Best Galaxy Buds 2 Pro features: Improved ANC, Samsung Seamless Codec HiFi, and more

Today, Samsung unveiled its latest flagship wireless earbuds, the Galaxy Buds 2 Pro. These earbuds are the successors of the Galaxy Buds Pro that were launched back in early 2021. They bring an improved design, better audio quality, a more stable wireless connection, and brand-new audio codecs. If you are interested in the Galaxy Buds […]

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Huawei introduces Super Device for seamless connection across devices

Huawei has been working on seamless integration across its laptops, tablets, smartphones and smartwatches for some time now and the newly announced Super Device software package marks the next step towards that smooth workflow. Super Device is an umbrella term for its connectivity features across Health and Fitness, Easy Travel, Smart Office, Entertainment and Smart […]

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