Samsung has updated most of its smartphones and tablets to Android 11 over the past six months. However, there are a few devices that are yet to receive the update. Now, the company has started rolling out the Android 11 update to the Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019) in a few Asian, European, and South American markets.
The latest software update for the Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (SM-T515 and SM-T515N) brings Android 11 along with the June 2021 security patch. The firmware version for the South Korean market is T515NKSU8CUF6. For Asian and European markets, the latest firmware versions for the Galaxy Tab A 10.1 are T515XXU8CUF2 and T515XXU8CUF4.
The new update should bring refreshed UI design, one-time permissions, auto permissions reset, chat bubbles, easier access to smart home controls, the ability to remove GPS location data from images, improved stock apps, improved Samsung Internet and Samsung Keyboard, more lockscreen options, a dedicated media player widget below quick setting toggles, and a conversations section in the notifications area.
The new update is available in the following markets:
- Austria
- Argentina
- Brazil
- Bulgaria
- Chile
- Czech Republic
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- India
- Iraq
- Italy
- Hungary
- Luxembourg
- Malaysia
- Nordic countries
- Poland
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Switzerland
- Taiwan
- Thailand
- The Philippines
- The UK,
- The Netherlands
- Vietnam
If you are a Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019) user in any of the markets above, you can check for the latest software update by navigating to Settings » Software update and tapping on Download and install. Or you can download the latest firmware file from our firmware database and flash it manually.
Samsung had launched the Galaxy Tab A 10.1 in early 2019 with Android 9 Pie on board. The affordable tablet received the Android 10 update in mid-2020.
