One of the best features offered by the Google Pixel of the American brand is that they allow you to update the mobile in the background while you carry out any other activity. Now, Samsung plans to join this trend, but it will not be through One UI 5, but One UI 6 will be the version that will take the step.
There is no doubt that this is a great advantage for users, who will be able to continue chatting with their friends or playing games until the process is complete. In this way, you will avoid the long download and installation waits that involved 10 or 15 minutes so that only the second step is necessary.
Samsung masters updates
It was after the current year 2022 when Samsung announced a positive change in its update policy . Since then, the South Korean company guarantees up to 4 versions of the system for its high-end and even some mid-range, thus becoming the Android ecosystem that offers the most software renewals.
The brand has in mind to continue improving this aspect and the last of the announcements has to do with the possibility of updating the mobile in the background. It has been Sally Jeong, vice president of Samsung Electronics, who also leads the development of One UI, who has mentioned that the next generation of the layer wants to add this function.
This capability gives the user the ability to use their Samsung smartphone at all times without any interruption , though of course installing the update requires a reboot of the device. This is completely logical because the phone, just like a computer or any other device, needs a reboot to apply the changes.
In any case, getting rid of the time involved in downloading a new version of One UI, which can sometimes be quite large , is a great relief for the consumer. However, there is still more than a year left to appreciate the One UI 6 update along with its tricks on our Samsung, since the launch of One UI 5 is scheduled for the end of this year as it has happened on previous occasions.
Android 13 “forces” you
It was about a month ago that Google announced that, with Android 13, manufacturers must provide continuous system updates. The purpose of this measure is that OTA updates occur in the background so as not to disturb the user. These kinds of software updates, also known as A/B system updates , have been around for several versions of Android.
The mobiles that take advantage of this function can carry out the process in the background, since the partition corresponding to the update remains inactive until the moment of restart. Google requires manufacturers to opt for this route to benefit consumers , but some rely on the traditional method when updating the device. There is no doubt that Samsung has made a success with this announcement and we hope that soon the rest of the companies will decide to bet on this methodology.