Samsung Galaxy Tab A 2017 and Tab A 10.1 2016 to receive Android Oreo soon
Samsung is pretty cryptic when it comes to major Android updates, although if you own one of the company's flagships you're 100% sure that you'll get at least one major software update. However, when it comes to mid-range devices, it's a total mystery how Samsung chooses what phones and tablets to update.
Luckily, there are other ways to tell which devices will be updated such as scouring the Wi-Fi Alliance's database. At the latest search, two Samsung devices that might receive Android Oreo updates popped up – the Galaxy Tab A 2017 and Galaxy Tab A 10.1 2016.
Since Samsung launched multiple versions, it's hard to tell which ones will be updated to Oreo and in what order. But according to Wi-Fi Alliance, the Galaxy Tab A 10.1 2016 Wi-Fi and LTE models will surely receive Android 8.1 Oreo updates, as well as the Sprint variant (SM-T587P).
As far as the Galaxy Tab A 2017 goes, six models appear in the Wi-Fi Alliance's database, all running Android 8.0 Oreo. Usually, it takes about a month for Samsung to start rolling out a major Android OS update to a device that was certified by Wi-Fi Alliance, so these two tablets might get Oreo as early as October.
Since Samsung launched multiple versions, it's hard to tell which ones will be updated to Oreo and in what order. But according to Wi-Fi Alliance, the Galaxy Tab A 10.1 2016 Wi-Fi and LTE models will surely receive Android 8.1 Oreo updates, as well as the Sprint variant (SM-T587P).
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