Samsung has updated many Galaxy Smartphones with One UI 5.1 in several countries, and now the company is focussing on rolling out the same update for its tablets, now the Korean giant has released the One UI 5.1 update for Galaxy Tab S8 series devices in Australia; however, the device has got the update in many countries including the US, and in some European countries.
Notably, the latest update is landing on the Australian variant of Galaxy Tab S8, Galaxy Tab S8+, and Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra with version numbers X706BXXU3BWB4, X806BXXU3BWB4, and X906BXXU3BWB4 respectively. As per the information, the update is currently rolling out on 5G variants, while WiFi variant users have to wait for some time.
One UI 5.1 update brings lots of new features
One UI 5.1 update is Samsung’s latest update that comes with new features; as per the changelog, the new update adds several new features under many system-level apps, such as:
Camera and Gallery
With the new update, you can now able to change the color tone of your selfies using the effects button on the side of the screen. A new shared family album has been introduced, which allows you to share pictures with your family; Gallery will recommend pictures to add to your shared family album by recognizing the faces of family members you select. You get 5 GB of storage for each family member (up to 6 people).
Multitasking
Now you can easily minimize or maximize an app window without going to the options menu by just dragging one of the corners. It is now capable of showing you the most often used apps when you open a split screen view.
Weather
In the weather section, it will show different information about the weather, like severe weather alerts, daily weather summaries, and sunrise and sunset times.
Samsung Internet
If you are browsing the web on a Galaxy phone or tablet through an internet app, it will allow you to continue browsing on the other device which has the same Samsung account logged in.
This was the quick intro of features of One UI 5.1, which will be available for your Galaxy Tab S8; however, if you want detailed information about the features, you can go through our dedicated article on One UI 5.1 features.
Galaxy Tab S8 origin
Galaxy Tab S8 is the latest flagship tablet of Samsung; it made a debut in the market back in 2022; the device has packed with all the high-end specs and comes with Android 12, later the device received the One UI 5.0 which is based on Android 13 and currently it has been receiving one more update in the form of One UI 5.1 update which is also base on Android 13. Samsung has announced that it will give support for four Android and five security updates, which means the tablet will get Android updates up to Android 16.
