Seamless Updates Make Their Way To Android N!

[DroidModderX]

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There were some handy new features added to Android N even though its not a huge update. Another great feature in the latest version of Android N is the inclusion of "Seamless updates".

Not only will Android N download updates in the background it will also install those updates in the background which means you will no longer have to reboot your phone and wait for the update to install. Instead once the update is finished installing you will just reboot the phone and everything will be ready to go. This feature will be available for any device running Android N not just Nexus devices which is pretty cool.

via AndroidDevBlog

 

[Mustang02]

Except that's not entirely true.

Implementing seamless updates on the Nexus 5X or 6P, for example, would require repartitioning the entire phone, and wouldn't be possible for an end user to complete without hooking the phone up to a computer, allegedly - it would just be a pain, in short. While references to seamless updates have been found in the latest N developer preview, it was confirmed to us that these have no bearing on existing devices getting seamless updates.

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[Jeffrey]

Sounds alot like what MACs have been doing for years..

 

[liftedplane]

Except that's not entirely true.




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I'd happily do that....

 

[Mustang02]

I'd happily do that....

Right? I'd reparation my phone to get seamless updates.

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[tgyberg]

Hmm, just dont brick anything big G!

 

[akhenax]

But...but...do seamless updates work with ROOOOOOOOT?