Samsung Galaxy Tab galaxy-tab-a9 End of Life
Support dates and upgrade guidance — rebuilt from live data.
Supported
Samsung Galaxy Tab galaxy-tab-a9 is actively supported. It reaches end of life on 23 Oct 2027.
440 days of security support left
70% of this branch's supported lifetime has elapsed — 23 Oct 2023 → 23 Oct 2027.
Support timeline
Official dates from the Samsung Galaxy Tab release process.
| Milestone | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Initial release | 23 Oct 2023 | — |
| End of life (scheduled) | 23 Oct 2027 | in 440 days |
| Active support ended | 23 Oct 2026 | security fixes only after this |
| Latest release | — | current |
How much runway a newer branch buys
Moving to Samsung Galaxy Tab galaxy-tab-a11+ extends security support by about 1,529 days.
| Branch | End of life | Days left | vs galaxy-tab-a9 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung Galaxy Tab galaxy-tab-a11+ | 30 Dec 2031 | 1,969 | +1,529 days |
| Samsung Galaxy Tab galaxy-tab-a11 | 29 Sept 2032 | 2,243 | +1,803 days |
| Samsung Galaxy Tab galaxy-tab-s11-ultra | 4 Sept 2032 | 2,218 | +1,778 days |
| Samsung Galaxy Tab galaxy-tab-s11 | 4 Sept 2032 | 2,218 | +1,778 days |
| Samsung Galaxy Tab galaxy-tab-s10-lite | 4 Sept 2032 | 2,218 | +1,778 days |
| Samsung Galaxy Tab galaxy-tab-active5-pro | 7 May 2030 | 1,367 | +927 days |
| Samsung Galaxy Tab galaxy-tab-s10+ | 3 Oct 2031 | 1,881 | +1,441 days |
| Samsung Galaxy Tab galaxy-tab-active5 | 23 Jan 2029 | 898 | +458 days |
| Samsung Galaxy Tab galaxy-tab-a9+ | 23 Oct 2027 | 440 | 0 days |
| Samsung Galaxy Tab galaxy-tab-a9 | 23 Oct 2027 | 440 | this branch |
| Samsung Galaxy Tab galaxy-tab-s9-fe+ | 4 Oct 2028 | 787 | +347 days |
| Samsung Galaxy Tab galaxy-tab-s9 | 11 Aug 2028 | 733 | +293 days |
| Samsung Galaxy Tab galaxy-tab-active4-pro | 31 Aug 2027 | 387 | -53 days |
| Samsung Galaxy Tab galaxy-tab-s8-ultra | 30 Apr 2027 | 264 | -176 days |
| Samsung Galaxy Tab galaxy-tab-s8 | 22 Mar 2027 | 225 | -215 days |
Frequently asked questions
When does Samsung Galaxy Tab galaxy-tab-a9 reach end of life?
Samsung Galaxy Tab galaxy-tab-a9 reaches end of life on 23 Oct 2027 — 440 days from now. After that date it receives no security fixes.
Is Samsung Galaxy Tab galaxy-tab-a9 still supported?
Yes. Samsung Galaxy Tab galaxy-tab-a9 is currently maintained. Latest release: —.
What happens when Samsung Galaxy Tab galaxy-tab-a9 reaches end of life?
Security fixes stop. After 23 Oct 2027 this branch receives no further updates under standard support.
How long do I have to upgrade from Samsung Galaxy Tab galaxy-tab-a9?
440 days. Moving to Samsung Galaxy Tab galaxy-tab-a11+ instead buys roughly 1,529 more days of security support.
All Samsung Galaxy Tab versions
galaxy-tab-a11+ supported galaxy-tab-a11 supported galaxy-tab-s11-ultra supported galaxy-tab-s11 supported galaxy-tab-s10-lite supported galaxy-tab-a9+2025 supported galaxy-tab-active5-pro supported galaxy-tab-s10-fe+ supported galaxy-tab-s10-fe supported galaxy-tab-s10-ultra supported galaxy-tab-s10+ supported galaxy-tab-s6-lite-2024 supported galaxy-tab-active5 supported galaxy-tab-a9+ supported galaxy-tab-a9 supported galaxy-tab-s9-fe+ supported galaxy-tab-s9-fe supported galaxy-tab-s9-ultra supported galaxy-tab-s9+ supported galaxy-tab-s9 supported galaxy-tab-a7-10.4-2022 supported galaxy-tab-active4-pro supported galaxy-tab-s6-lite EOL 2025 galaxy-tab-s8-ultra supported galaxy-tab-s8+ supported galaxy-tab-s8 supported galaxy-tab-a8 EOL 2026 galaxy-tab-a7-lite EOL 2025 galaxy-tab-s7-fe EOL 2025 galaxy-tab-active3 EOL 2025 galaxy-tab-a7-10.4-2020 EOL 2024 galaxy-tab-s7+ EOL 2024 galaxy-tab-s7 EOL 2024 galaxy-tab-s6-lite-2020 EOL 2024 galaxy-tab-a-8.4-2020 EOL 2024 galaxy-tab-s6-5g EOL 2024 galaxy-tab-active-pro EOL 2023 galaxy-tab-s6 EOL 2023 galaxy-tab-a-8.0-2019 EOL 2023 galaxy-tab-s5e EOL 2023 galaxy-tab-a-8.0-with-s-pen-2019 EOL 2023 galaxy-tab-a-10.1-2019 EOL galaxy-tab-advanced2 EOL galaxy-tab-a-8.0-2018 EOL galaxy-tab-s4-10.5 EOL galaxy-tab-a-10.5-2018 EOL galaxy-tab-active2 EOL galaxy-tab-a-8.0-2017 EOL galaxy-tab-s3-9.7 EOL galaxy-tab-j EOL galaxy-tab-a-10.1-2016 EOL galaxy-tab-a-7.0-2016 EOL galaxy-tab-e-8.0 EOL galaxy-tab-s2-9.7 EOL galaxy-tab-s2-8.0 EOL galaxy-tab-e-9.6 EOL galaxy-tab-a-9.7-and-s-pen EOL galaxy-tab-a-9.7 EOL galaxy-tab-a-8.0-and-s-pen-2015 EOL galaxy-tab-a-8.0-2015 EOL galaxy-tab-3-v EOL galaxy-tab-3-lite-7.0-ve EOL galaxy-tab-active-lte EOL galaxy-tab-active EOL galaxy-tab-s-8.4-lte EOL galaxy-tab-s-8.4 EOL galaxy-tab-s-10.5-lte EOL galaxy-tab-s-10.5 EOL galaxy-tab-4-8.0 EOL galaxy-tab-4-8.0-3g EOL galaxy-tab-4-8.0-lte EOL galaxy-tab-4-10.1 EOL galaxy-tab-4-10.1-3g EOL galaxy-tab-4-10.1-lte EOL galaxy-tab-4-7.0 EOL galaxy-tab-4-7.0-3g EOL galaxy-tab-4-7.0-lte EOL galaxy-tab-pro-12.2-lte EOL galaxy-tab-pro-12.2-3g EOL galaxy-tab-pro-12.2 EOL galaxy-tab-3-lite-7.0-3g EOL galaxy-tab-3-lite-7.0 EOL