GALAXY Tab A SM-P555M updates & firmware
This page tracks every software update Samsung's update servers list for the Samsung GALAXY Tab A (SM-P555M). The latest stable build is P555MUBS1CTK3 (Android 7, security update), first released on Dec 30, 2020. Samsung has published 22 stable builds for this model since Apr 16, 2015: 4 security and 18 feature updates, from Android 5 to Android 7. The current bootloader (binary) version is 1. A device on bit 1 only accepts firmware with bit 1 or higher – see downgrading and the bootloader bit.
Rollout: build P555MUBS1CTK3 (Android 7) is live in 1 of 14 regions, first released on Dec 30, 2020 in CHO (Chile). Still waiting: BVO, COB, COM, COO, ECO, IUS, SAM, TPA, TTT, UPO, ZTA, ZTO, ZVV.
- Latest build
P555MUBS1CTK3- Released
- Dec 30, 2020
- Android
- Android 7
- Bootloader bit
- 1
- Regions
- 14
- Stable builds
- 22
Update policy
The GALAXY Tab A no longer receives updates: the last firmware appeared on Dec 30, 2020, on Android 7.
Compare all models: Samsung update policy by model.
Latest firmware by region (CSC)
Samsung builds firmware per region code (CSC). Pick the code that matches your device – it is shown under Settings › About phone › Software information › Service provider software version. Follow a code for its complete history.
| CSC | Region | Latest build | Android | Released | Builds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BVO | Bolivia | P555MUBS1CTK2 | Android 7 | Dec 23, 2020 | 7 |
CHO | Chile | P555MUBS1CTK3 | Android 7 | Dec 30, 2020 | 9 |
COB | Colombia (Movistar) | P555MUBU1BRH1 | Android 6 | Oct 25, 2018 | 3 |
COM | Colombia (Claro) | P555MUBU1BRL1 | Android 6 | Feb 7, 2019 | 1 |
COO | Colombia | P555MUBS1CTK2 | Android 7 | Dec 23, 2020 | 7 |
ECO | Ecuador | P555MUBU1BPI1 | Android 6 | Oct 7, 2016 | 2 |
IUS | Mexico (AT&T) | P555MUBU1BPI2 | Android 6 | Mar 7, 2017 | 2 |
SAM | Oceania | P555MUBU1APC3 | Android 5 | Apr 14, 2016 | 1 |
TPA | Panama | P555MUBS1CTK2 | Android 7 | Dec 23, 2020 | 7 |
TTT | Trinidad & Tobago | P555MUBS1CTK2 | Android 7 | Dec 23, 2020 | 6 |
UPO | Uruguay | P555MUBS1CTK2 | Android 7 | Dec 23, 2020 | 4 |
ZTA | Brazil (Claro) | P555MUBS1CTJC | Android 7 | Dec 21, 2020 | 5 |
ZTO | Brazil | P555MUBS1CTH3 | Android 7 | Sep 11, 2020 | 9 |
ZVV | Brazil (Vivo) | P555MUBS1CTJC | Android 7 | Nov 26, 2020 | 7 |
Firmware history (22 builds)
Every stable build (PDA version) Samsung has published for the SM-P555M, newest first. “Released” is the earliest date the build appeared on Samsung's servers in any region (how dates work). “pulled” means Samsung no longer serves the file for that build, usually because newer builds replaced it (details).
| Build (PDA) | Released | Android | Type | Bit | Regions | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P555MUBS1CTK3 | Dec 30, 2020 | Android 7 | Security | 1 | 1 | on server |
P555MUBS1CTK2 | Dec 23, 2020 | Android 7 | Security | 1 | 5 | on server |
P555MUBS1CTJC | Nov 26, 2020 | Android 7 | Security | 1 | 2 | on server |
P555MUBS1CTH3 | Sep 11, 2020 | Android 7 | Security | 1 | 1 | on server |
P555MUBU1CSI2 | Oct 31, 2019 | Android 7 | Feature | 1 | 3 | on server |
P555MUBU1BRL1 | Feb 7, 2019 | Android 6 | Feature | 1 | 1 | on server |
P555MUBU1CRJ1 | Nov 6, 2018 | Android 7 | Feature | 1 | 1 | on server |
P555MUBU1BRH1 | Oct 25, 2018 | Android 6 | Feature | 1 | 1 | on server |
P555MUBU1CRG2 | Sep 20, 2018 | Android 7 | Feature | 1 | 1 | on server |
P555MUBU1CQI6 | Oct 5, 2017 | Android 7 | Feature | 1 | 8 | on server |
P555MUBU1BPI2 | Nov 2, 2016 | Android 6 | Feature | 1 | 4 | on server |
P555MUBU1BPI1 | Oct 7, 2016 | Android 6 | Feature | 1 | 1 | on server |
P555MUBU1BPF3 | Jul 13, 2016 | Android 6 | Feature | 1 | 6 | on server |
P555MUBU1APC3 | Apr 13, 2016 | Android 5 | Feature | 1 | 2 | on server |
P555MUBU1AOL1 | Dec 17, 2015 | Android 5 | Feature | 1 | 3 | on server |
P555MUBU1AOJ1 | Nov 15, 2015 | Android 5 | Feature | 1 | 8 | on server |
P555MUBU1AOI1 | Oct 29, 2015 | Android 5 | Feature | 1 | 1 | on server |
P555MUBU1AOH1 | Oct 18, 2015 | Android 5 | Feature | 1 | 7 | pulled |
P555MUBU1AOEA | Jun 18, 2015 | Android 5 | Feature | 1 | 7 | pulled |
P555MUBU1AOD7 | May 10, 2015 | Android 5 | Feature | 1 | 5 | pulled |
P555MUBU1AOD5 | May 2, 2015 | Android 5 | Feature | 1 | 1 | pulled |
P555MUBU1AOD4 | Apr 16, 2015 | Android 5 | Feature | 1 | 1 | pulled |
How to download SM-P555M firmware
We do not host firmware. Download it directly from Samsung's servers with a free open-source tool, for example samloader:
samloader download -m SM-P555M -r ZTOReplace ZTO with your region code. Step-by-step instructions, including a graphical alternative:
How to download Samsung firmware.
Changelog and security patch level
Samsung publishes the release notes for each update, including the security patch level, on its own site. They are listed per region – for example SM-P555M / ZTO release notes on doc.samsungmobile.com. Each region page here links to the notes for that code. We don't show the patch level ourselves because Samsung's update servers don't report it (why).