Google previously said that the traditional OTA update mechanism (ie. non-A/B) will be deprecated starting in Android 13. A Googler now confirms that non-A/B update support will be removed from releasetools and recovery in AOSP.
Devices launching with Android 13 MUST ship with virtual A/B partitions or they'll fail VTS.
Virtual A/B (with compression) is the next-gen OTA update mechanism enabling seamless updates without sacrificing storage space.
Devices launching with Android 13 MUST ship with virtual A/B partitions or they'll fail VTS.
Virtual A/B (with compression) is the next-gen OTA update mechanism enabling seamless updates without sacrificing storage space.