GALAXY Tab A SM-T380C updates & firmware

This page tracks every software update Samsung's update servers list for the Samsung GALAXY Tab A (SM-T380C). The latest stable build is T380CZCS5BUD1 (Android 8, security update), first released on May 9, 2021. Samsung has published 11 stable builds for this model since Sep 19, 2017: 1 security and 10 feature updates, from Android 7 to Android 8. The current bootloader (binary) version is 5. A device on bit 5 only accepts firmware with bit 5 or higher – see downgrading and the bootloader bit.

Rollout: build T380CZCS5BUD1 (Android 8) is live in all 1 regions, first released on May 9, 2021 in CHN (China).

Latest build
T380CZCS5BUD1
Released
May 9, 2021
Android
Android 8
Bootloader bit
5
Regions
1
Stable builds
11

Update policy

The GALAXY Tab A no longer receives updates: the last firmware appeared on May 9, 2021, on Android 8.

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.

CSCRegionLatest buildAndroidReleasedBuilds
CHNChinaT380CZCS5BUD1Android 8May 9, 202111

Firmware history (11 builds)

Every stable build (PDA version) Samsung has published for the SM-T380C, 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)ReleasedAndroidTypeBitRegionsFile
T380CZCS5BUD1May 9, 2021Android 8Security51on server
T380CZCU5BUA1Jan 28, 2021Android 8Feature51on server
T380CZCU5BTF1Aug 14, 2020Android 8Feature51on server
T380CZCU4BTA1Mar 26, 2020Android 8Feature41on server
T380CZCU3BSI1Sep 23, 2019Android 8Feature31on server
T380CZCU3BSF3Jul 9, 2019Android 8Feature31on server
T380CZCU2BSA1Apr 8, 2019Android 8Feature21pulled
T380CZCU2BRI3Oct 9, 2018Android 8Feature21pulled
T380CZCU1ARB1Mar 22, 2018Android 7Feature11pulled
T380CZCU1AQK3Jan 11, 2018Android 7Feature11pulled
T380CZCU1AQI5Sep 19, 2017Android 7Feature11pulled

How to download SM-T380C 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-T380C -r CHN

Replace CHN 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-T380C / CHN 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).