Galaxy A8 Tablet

[Steve_K]

Recently purchased a Samsung (of course) Galaxy A8 Tablet 64gb., c/w Android 11.

No Biometrics, which is weird.  Boot up is slow, compared to my Galaxy S21+ Smartphone.

The battery takes forever to fully charge, in spite of being larger than my Smartphone. I'm assuming the O/S is the culprit.

No matter where I search, I cannot find any info as to when the Tablet will get an Update to Android 12, which my Smartphone got last January/22

Android 13 is already in Beta, soon to be released.

Why is Samsung so slow with updating its Tablets?

Inquiring minds would like to know.

Thank you.  😊

[samy2022 · Accepted solution]

Your device will normally get Android 12 update later this month

[Steve_K]

I sure hope so, otherwise I will be returning the item for credit.

The battery is far from long-lasting and takes forever to charge, there's no biometrics or themes. Guess I'm spoiled with my Galaxy S21+ Smartphone.

I should spend more money and buy the Galaxy S7.  In the meantime, I'll see what improvements, Android 12 will offer.

Thanks for your reply.  👌

[Steve_K]

Here we are, October 1/22 and the update to Android 12 has still not been deployed.

Beginning to lose faith in Samsung.  🤔