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[–] [email protected] 39 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not just seamless, but safer updates as well. A failed boot from the newly updated partition(s) can be detected with the malfunctioning slot flagged by the lower-level bootloader, allowing for an instantaneous rollback.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

This could break devices that are older

[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 year ago

How many devices are that old but still getting updates?

My 6 year old OP6 has A/B partitions.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Older devices wont break unless you force install without creating the necessary filesystem partition layout first. Depending on how you define older that might only be a small hurdle. If you define it as a device designed for Android 4 you're likely gonna have a bad time.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

TBF it's a major PITA to redo the partition table like this, if even at all possible given the extant layout. This was introduced with Nougat, though, with major chip vendors like Qualcomm ready with support in their BSPs right out of the gate back in 2016. I think eight years is enough time to let everyone get themselves up to speed.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Good. Hopefully, samsung smartphones can enjoy this QOL improvement.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My last couple phones have been Samsungs (need MDM support for work) and I had no idea this even existed, let alone that everyone else has it already.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

I think this was started about the Galaxy S7 times. This was never implemented by Samsung, AFAIK. But it's been a while.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I have a feeling Samsung will dodge it once again somehow

Edit: It says they're not mandating it, and I'm pretty sure Samsung uses their own implementation anyways, so no hopes here

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Isn't that how iPhones update? I feel like I recall reading something similar a couple years back for iPhones.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Excellent job google.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

What's the difference?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

What's the hidden gotcha though?