However, this was never mandatory and only a few devices and manufacturers adopted the function. According to the website XDA Developers, only Android 11 should really force the adoption of this feature in all partners that use the system. Confirmation of support for this technology appears to be part of the Vendor Test Suite (VTS), a mandatory certification for a device that wants to enter the market with the app ecosystem and Google’s system. The update format is also called “A / B virtual partitions”. In it, you continue to use your tablet or smartphone normally while the download happens. Partitions that only deal with reading data – and that are duplicated in the system – are modified in the background without jeopardizing your daily life. Only some sectors, which cannot be changed without having to pause navigation, remain in operation with the old system. Finally, when you restart the device, the boot occurs from the updated half, leaving you with the latest version of Android properly installed. Various benefits In addition to practicality, this form of updating is safe, since it maintains a backup on your device in case of failures in the process by the manufacturers. Android 11 would be officially unveiled during Google I / O 2020, which has been canceled and will not even be done online because of the new coronavirus pandemic. If the traditional calendar is still adhered to, the final version will probably only be available from September.