GALAXY Tab A SM-T385M updates & firmware
This page tracks every software update Samsung's update servers list for the Samsung GALAXY Tab A (SM-T385M). The latest stable build is T385MUBS3CUF1 (Android 9, security update), first released on Jul 5, 2021. Samsung has published 36 stable builds for this model since Oct 1, 2017: 19 security and 17 feature updates, from Android 7 to Android 9. The current bootloader (binary) version is 3. A device on bit 3 only accepts firmware with bit 3 or higher – see downgrading and the bootloader bit.
Rollout: build T385MUBS3CUF1 (Android 9) is live in 12 of 14 regions, first released on Jul 5, 2021 in ARO (Argentina). Still waiting: PET, ZTO.
- Latest build
T385MUBS3CUF1- Released
- Jul 5, 2021
- Android
- Android 9
- Bootloader bit
- 3
- Regions
- 14
- Stable builds
- 36
Update policy
The GALAXY Tab A no longer receives updates: the last firmware appeared on Jul 5, 2021, on Android 9.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ARO | Argentina | T385MUBS3CUF1 | Android 9 | Jul 5, 2021 | 9 |
BVO | Bolivia | T385MUBS3CUF1 | Android 9 | Jul 5, 2021 | 14 |
CDR | Dominican Republic | T385MUBS3CUF1 | Android 9 | Jul 5, 2021 | 16 |
CHO | Chile | T385MUBS3CUF1 | Android 9 | Jul 5, 2021 | 14 |
COB | Colombia (Movistar) | T385MUBS3CUF1 | Android 9 | Jul 10, 2021 | 8 |
COO | Colombia | T385MUBS3CUF1 | Android 9 | Jul 5, 2021 | 14 |
EBE | Ecuador | T385MUBS3CUF1 | Android 9 | Mar 17, 2022 | 8 |
IUS | Mexico (AT&T) | T385MUBS3CUF1 | Android 9 | Jul 5, 2021 | 8 |
PEO | Peru | T385MUBS3CUF1 | Android 9 | Jul 5, 2021 | 13 |
PET | Peru (Movistar) | T385MUBS3BSG6 | Android 8 | Aug 3, 2019 | 2 |
PNT | Panama | T385MUBS3CUF1 | Android 9 | Jul 14, 2021 | 10 |
TCE | Mexico (Telcel) | T385MUBS3CUF1 | Android 9 | Jul 5, 2021 | 17 |
TPA | Panama | T385MUBS3CUF1 | Android 9 | Jul 5, 2021 | 14 |
ZTO | Brazil | T385MUBU3CUE1 | Android 9 | Jun 4, 2021 | 14 |
Firmware history (36 builds)
Every stable build (PDA version) Samsung has published for the SM-T385M, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T385MUBS3CUF1 | Jul 5, 2021 | Android 9 | Security | 3 | 12 | on server |
T385MUBU3CUE1 | Jun 4, 2021 | Android 9 | Feature | 3 | 1 | on server |
T385MUBS3CTJ1 | Oct 24, 2020 | Android 9 | Security | 3 | 13 | on server |
T385MUBS3CTE4 | May 27, 2020 | Android 9 | Security | 3 | 13 | on server |
T385MUBU3CSL1 | Dec 21, 2019 | Android 9 | Feature | 3 | 13 | on server |
T385MUBU3CSK3 | Nov 18, 2019 | Android 9 | Feature | 3 | 12 | on server |
T385MUBS3CSJ2 | Oct 23, 2019 | Android 9 | Security | 3 | 1 | pulled |
T385MUBS3CSI2 | Oct 2, 2019 | Android 9 | Security | 3 | 7 | on server |
T385MUBU3CSH5 | Sep 12, 2019 | Android 9 | Feature | 3 | 6 | on server |
T385MUBS3BSH1 | Aug 29, 2019 | Android 8 | Security | 3 | 1 | on server |
T385MUBU3CSH4 | Aug 20, 2019 | Android 9 | Feature | 3 | 7 | on server |
T385MUBS3BSG3 | Aug 7, 2019 | Android 8 | Security | 3 | 1 | on server |
T385MUBS3BSG6 | Aug 3, 2019 | Android 8 | Security | 3 | 1 | on server |
T385MUBS3BSF4 | Jul 8, 2019 | Android 8 | Security | 3 | 1 | pulled |
T385MUBS3BSF3 | Jul 8, 2019 | Android 8 | Security | 3 | 1 | pulled |
T385MUBS3BSD2 | May 30, 2019 | Android 8 | Security | 3 | 1 | on server |
T385MUBS3BSD4 | May 25, 2019 | Android 8 | Security | 3 | 1 | pulled |
T385MUBS3BSD3 | May 25, 2019 | Android 8 | Security | 3 | 1 | pulled |
T385MUBU3BSD6 | May 21, 2019 | Android 8 | Feature | 3 | 2 | on server |
T385MUBS3BSD1 | Apr 27, 2019 | Android 8 | Security | 3 | 9 | on server |
T385MUBS2BSC2 | Mar 26, 2019 | Android 8 | Security | 2 | 1 | pulled |
T385MUBS2BSC1 | Mar 25, 2019 | Android 8 | Security | 2 | 1 | pulled |
T385MUBS2BSA3 | Feb 19, 2019 | Android 8 | Security | 2 | 1 | pulled |
T385MUBS2BSA2 | Feb 12, 2019 | Android 8 | Security | 2 | 1 | pulled |
T385MUBU2BSA1 | Feb 12, 2019 | Android 8 | Feature | 2 | 1 | pulled |
T385MUBU2BRK4 | Feb 12, 2019 | Android 8 | Feature | 2 | 1 | pulled |
T385MUBU2BRL2 | Jan 2, 2019 | Android 8 | Feature | 2 | 10 | on server |
T385MUBS2ARJ1 | Nov 21, 2018 | Android 7 | Security | 2 | 2 | pulled |
T385MUBU2BRI4 | Oct 21, 2018 | Android 8 | Feature | 2 | 7 | pulled |
T385MUBU2ARF1 | Aug 9, 2018 | Android 7 | Feature | 2 | 9 | pulled |
T385MUBU1ARE1 | Jul 4, 2018 | Android 7 | Feature | 1 | 1 | pulled |
T385MUBU1ARD3 | May 11, 2018 | Android 7 | Feature | 1 | 1 | pulled |
T385MUBU1ARC1 | Apr 10, 2018 | Android 7 | Feature | 1 | 7 | pulled |
T385MUBU1ARA1 | Mar 1, 2018 | Android 7 | Feature | 1 | 1 | pulled |
T385MUBU1AQL1 | Jan 19, 2018 | Android 7 | Feature | 1 | 7 | pulled |
T385MUBU1AQI2 | Oct 1, 2017 | Android 7 | Feature | 1 | 6 | pulled |
How to download SM-T385M 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-T385M -r TCEReplace TCE 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-T385M / TCE 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).