Samsung launched the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 with S Pen in the first half of 2019. The budget tablet from the South Korean tech giant debuted with One UI based on Android 9.0 Pie. It was updated to Android 10 (One UI 2.x) last year. Now, it has started receiving its second major update in the form of Android 11-based One UI Core 3.1.
Samsung has been rolling out Android 11 stable update to its eligible devices since December 2020. The company has managed to provide the said update for almost all the supported devices. Only a few budget smartphones and tablets are yet to receive it.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 with S Pen (aka Galaxy Tab A Plus 8) is one such affordable tablet from 2019. The South Korean tech giant has just started seeding One UI 3.1 Core (Android 11) update for this device.
As per SamMobile, the latest system update for this tablet is currently live in Chile and the Philippines. It arrives with firmware version P205DXU5CUE3 and is being rolled out in batches.
The update should reach other regional variants of this tablet in the coming days. Users can head over to Settings > Software update > Download and install to check whether their unit has received the One UI Core 3.1 update.
Android 11 is the last major update for the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 with S Pen. However, the tablet is eligible for at least four years of security updates. Hence, its software support should last until 2023.
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