OEMs may be required to adopt ‘Seamless Updates’ on devices launching with Android 13

Starting with devices launching with Android 13, the “Seamless Updates” feature will be a requirement on all devices that want to receive a GMS (Google Mobile Services) license. Since launching the feature with the OG Google Pixel since 2016, the feature has been tweaked and some of the downsides to using this feature have been addressed by Google.

Samsung Galaxy S22, S22+, and S22 Ultra

This feature is implemented in the system partition of a device where the firmware is installed. Using A and B partitions make it possible for many Android devices to install OTA updates in the…