The Samsung Galaxy S25 could take the hassle out of Android updates

Samsung has finally started offering seamless updates

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.

If you own aSamsung Galaxy phonethen you’re probably familiar with the downtime involved in Android updates, but if you’ve used other Android phones then you’re likely aware that it doesn’t need to be like that. Now though, it seemsSamsungis finally embracing the seamless updates feature that has been possible on other Androids for years.

SamMobileand@MishaalRahmanhave spotted that the newly releasedSamsung Galaxy A55installs its first update seamlessly, meaning that it does so in the background on a partition. You still need to restart the phone to apply the update, but you don’t need to wait while the update is installed, meaning that the phone remains useable throughout the update process.

It’s a great feature and it’s one that Samsung has so far been oddly reluctant to offer, as this is the first Samsung phone to support seamless updates, despiteGooglelaunching the feature back in 2016.

Samsung may have finally implemented seamless updates on their Android devices! When updating the new Galaxy A55 5G, users have noticed that the software update screen now shows a “downloading and installing” as well as “verification” steps. In addition, @TheMobileIndian… pic.twitter.com/3Xk8iQZ3gzMarch 21, 2024

An old feature for new phones

We’d think that this is a sign that all future Samsung phones will also offer seamless updates, since it would be odd for the company to limit this just to the Galaxy A55, but unfortunately current Samsung phones – including flagships like theSamsung Galaxy S24series – probably won’t get seamless updates.

That’s because this feature typically needs to be configured before a device ships – so in other words, it’s unlikely that Samsung will be able to deliver a software update that enables seamless updates.

However, we’d think the likes of theSamsung Galaxy S25, theSamsung Galaxy Z Flip 6, theSamsung Galaxy Z Fold 6, and most or all other upcoming Samsung phones will offer seamless updates. So that’s one more thing to look forward to with your next phone upgrade.

You might also like

Get the best Black Friday deals direct to your inbox, plus news, reviews, and more.

Sign up to be the first to know about unmissable Black Friday deals on top tech, plus get all your favorite TechRadar content.

James is a freelance phones, tablets and wearables writer and sub-editor at TechRadar. He has a love for everything ‘smart’, from watches to lights, and can often be found arguing with AI assistants or drowning in the latest apps. James also contributes to 3G.co.uk, 4G.co.uk and 5G.co.uk and has written for T3, Digital Camera World, Clarity Media and others, with work on the web, in print and on TV.

We might have our first look at the long-rumored Samsung tri-fold

Samsung reveals its next-gen Bixby AI – a Galaxy brain to rival ChatGPT and Gemini

I fell in love with the cute and compact Hyundai Inster, but it has one major drawback