Samsung’s Galaxy S25 series might finally adopt Android’s seamless updates

What you need to know

• A rumor claims that Samsung may bring A/B update support for its Galaxy S25 series, making it the first flagship to do so.
• The Galaxy A55 supports seamless updates, meaning users can continue to use their device while an update is downloaded on a separate partition.
• Samsung’s VP claimed in 2022 that the company wanted to do so for One UI 6; however, reality shows that it didn’t happen.

Samsung’s next flagship series is rumored to adopt a new update method that Google pushed for with Android earlier this year.

Tipster Chunvn8888 posted on X that Samsung’s Galaxy S25 series could receive support for Android’s A/B update method (via Android Authority). This is good news considering Samsung’s flagship series has consistently ignored this new update method.

The tipster notes that the only Samsung phone to receive A/B support is the Galaxy A55, which launched in March.

In February, the company pushed all OEMs to adopt the A/B (seamless) update method on Android. It was discovered in the AOSP that the company planned to remove support for non-A/B updates. This was seen as the (hopeful) nudge Samsung needed to bring A/B support to its flagships — and it might work.