Update 2 – October 21, 2022: The Indian units of the Samsung Tab A8 are now getting the major Android 12 (One UI 4.1) update in India too.
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Update 1 – September 30, 2022: Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 is now finally grabbing the Android 12 major software update in Europe. The tablet was launched with Android 11-based One UI 3 out of the box and now the company is sending Android 12 for its LTE variant.
The Samsung Tab A8 Android 12 software update based on One UI 4.1 comes with firmware version X205XXU1BVI6. According to the information, the all-new software update is now available in Austria, Bulgaria, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Nordic countries, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Southeast Europe, Spain, Switzerland, the Baltic region, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, and the UK.
Galaxy Tab A8 Android 12 (One UI 4) update features
- Refreshed UI design
- Material You-based Color Palette feature
- New widget picker UI
- Newer styling for widgets
- Better Dark Mode
- The brightness and volume sliders are now thicker
- Bixby and Bixby’s Routines now have more options
- Enhanced Privacy
- Animated stickers
If you have a Galaxy Tab A8 in any of the countries mentioned above, you can now download and install the Android 12 update by navigating to Settings » Software update on your device and tapping Download and install.