Bad news for millions of Galaxy users
Samsung and Google are on a mission to capture the iPhone, at least when it comes to security and privacy for the vast number of Android users around the world. Google’s big push comes with Android 15, which includes a slew of new updates, but Samsung is definitely cracking down on sideloading, making maximum restrictions the default, and making its own Knox Eco an equivalent alternative to Apple. It is likely that more efforts are being made to promote the system.
But there’s one area where there’s still a big gap between Samsung and iPhone. It’s a security update. In contrast to Apple, Android recommends a monthly cycle, but users have to wait for specific updates by model, region, and carrier, and not everyone can get monthly updates. Instead, many users are on a quarterly or worse cycle.
This is another area that Google is working on fixing. With seamless updates, Google explains: “OTA updates can occur while the system is running without interrupting the user’s work. Users can continue to use their devices during OTA…Rebooting after an update takes more time than a normal reboot. It doesn’t cost anything.
However, it is not for Samsung users. Earlier this year, it seemed like Samsung was finally getting on board with this easier, simpler update system and everyone everywhere was even grappling with a challenge that had been solved by Apple at one time or another, but that didn’t happen. as Android permissions “Google has historically provided seamless updates on Android, making the system update process much faster. Unfortunately, Samsung’s flagship phones do not support this option.”
As I reported back in March, it initially appeared that the issue had finally been resolved for owners of A55 devices. However, it now appears that it may have just been a tease. Nothing since then. And the bad news for owners of the latest S24 and S23 flagships is that it’s the “Galaxy S25 series.” [that] We are finally able to provide seamless updates. ” Android permissions We are reporting based on new leaks regarding X.
The problem is, as the website states, “These aren’t the first Samsung phones to offer seamless updates, as the Galaxy A55 5G reportedly offered this feature earlier this year, but It will be the first flagship Galaxy phone with this feature.” ” This is a serious problem for owners of today’s expensive mobile phones.
“It’s an older method used on the Galaxy S24 series,” it says. phone arena” is a system-wide restart and requires a complete restart of your device, a process that may take several minutes. Meanwhile, new software will be installed on your phone and once everything is done, your device will restart with the new software installed. This method is considered inefficient and confusing to users. ”
Obviously this has not been confirmed, but if we do We know seamless updates or some form of regular bulk updates are still missing as important features for Samsung owners. This is further exacerbated by Google’s focus on controlling its own hardware and software with Pixel, something rivaled by Samsung, which continues to rely on the broader Android ecosystem. Not.
And that’s also why Samsung users are waiting and watching on Android 15, even though the long-awaited One UI 7 could arrive in a few days, at least in beta. Another current issue for some Samsung users is Qualcomm’s critical vulnerability. I don’t know if this will be fixed in this month’s security release.
As I previously commented, Samsung’s phones are able to compete with Apple’s phones in almost every area, and have impressively enhanced the security and privacy of their devices, but the anomalies in this update will be fixed. It should be. Until then, Apple has the upper hand.
I asked Samsung for confirmation about these latest update leaks.
