Galaxy Tab S9 FE gets safer with October 2024 security update

Earlier today, we reported that Samsung has started rolling out the October 2024 security patch to the Galaxy Tab S9 FE+. Well, the South Korean tech giant has now released the same security update to the smaller variant of that tablet, the Galaxy Tab S9 FE.

Currently, Samsung has made the new software update available for the international cellular variant of the Galaxy Tab S9 FE, which has the model number SM-X516B. It carries firmware version X516BXXS6BXJ1. The October 2024 security patch fixes a total of 42 security issues.

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You can get the new software on your Galaxy Tab S9 FE by going to Settings » Software update » Download and install. The new firmware is also available in our database for you to download and install manually using the Odin software on a Windows computer.

Last month, Samsung released Android 14-based One UI 6.1.1 to the Galaxy Tab S9 FE. It brought many new features to the tablet. If you haven’t checked them out, you can learn about the best ones in our video above. The tablet is also eligible to get Android 15-based One UI 7.0.

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Abid Iqbal Shaik - Writer

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I’m a computer science engineer living in Hyderabad, India, who has a keen interest in automobiles and consumer electronics. My journalism career kicked off in 2017 with MySmartPrice where I wrote news, features, buying guides, and explanatory articles about technology among other things, and reviewed many products, including smartphones, tablets, laptops, PC components, smartwatches, audio devices, wearables, and smart home products. Since then, I have worked for 91Mobiles, Apple, and Onsitego, before finally landing on SamMobile.

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