Samsung’s lately launched the Galaxy Z Fold 7, Galaxy Z Flip 7, and Galaxy Z Flip 7 FE earlier this month, they usually’re the primary Android smartphones to launch with Android 16, the most recent model of Google’s working system. In an effort to pace up the method of growing Android, Google switched to a extra secure and useful resource environment friendly trunk-based growth mannequin earlier this yr, and Samsung has reportedly adopted go well with. This could allow the South Korean firm to supply sooner updates sooner or later, after lengthy delays in rolling out its One UI 7 (Android 15) software program replace.

How Google and Samsung Will Use the Trunk Secure Growth Mannequin 

Android Authority explains that the Trunk Secure mannequin for Android growth utilized by Google takes place on the company’s internal Android branch. Whereas the corporate builds in help for numerous options, they’re hidden behind function flags that may be toggled or enabled when it’s time for the software program to be launched.

Trunk Secure is claimed to be significantly sooner than the older branch-based growth mannequin utilized by Google. Beforehand, Google’s engineers would maintain including options throughout the growth course of and merge these adjustments with the primary Android department as soon as they have been accomplished.

This course of resulted in a number of bugs and points that may take extra time to repair. This may additionally delay the method of growth, and the standard of the working system would drop whereas the problems have been resolved. In the meantime, the trunk-based mannequin presents larger stability and options might be enabled as soon as they’re prepared.

Samsung switched to the identical growth mannequin as Google, growing its One UI pores and skin by way of a single growth department, Samsung Electronics EVP Sally Hyesoon Jeong reportedly revealed throughout a roundtable earlier this month. The corporate can be aiming to launch One UI software program updates across the identical time as Google with future Android updates.

Whereas Samsung rolled out its Android 14-based One UI 6 replace moderately shortly in 2023, its subsequent model was delayed by many months, and started out to eligible smartphones months after it was initially unveiled. It is unclear whether or not this delay influenced Samsung’s resolution to change to the extra environment friendly (and secure) growth mannequin utilized by Google to launch Android 16 in June, months forward of its typical schedule.