topic Re: A9+ Slower than ever before after Android 16 update. in Tablets

A9+ Slower than ever before after Android 16 update.

B0ll0cks — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 17:27:29 GMT

Has anyone else's A9+ become virtually unusable after the latest update? It's only got 4 gigs of RAM which I'm feeling just isn't enough to run Android 16/One UI 8. All of my apps on my SD card used to run like they were meant to but now even the apps on the tablet storage just crawl... I'm really upset that this super capable media tablet has become crippled by Samsung's released update.

Re: A9+ Slower than ever before after Android 16 update.

godoftech — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 17:41:40 GMT

Yes I have experience sluggish performance on my a9+ since android 16 I force restart and factory reset my tablet still slow and sluggish

Re: A9+ Slower than ever before after Android 16 update.

ml320x5 — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 05:40:45 GMT

Yeah, I wish Samsung stop coming out buggy updates until they fully tested it first.

Re: A9+ Slower than ever before after Android 16 update.

B0ll0cks — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 17:22:00 GMT

It really is a shame, this was a great tablet until they crippled it. Seems more like an Apple move than a Samsung move but I guess they just assume we'll get frustrated and buy something faster. Not being able to turn the external storage into larger internal is a bad move, too. I've had cheaper devices that allowed for adoptable storage in the past. 64GB is useless in 2026.

Re: Re: Re: A9+ Slower than ever before after Android 16 update.

godoftech — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 14:22:15 GMT

Agree 👍🏿💯

Re: A9+ Slower than ever before after Android 16 update.

shaggy_214 — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 03:12:31 GMT

I'm lucky then. Everything is running just fine. I don't do anything fancy. Just email, lighe web browsing, watch movies from the SD card. All my streaming apps operate as expected too. My biggest issue was the bluetooth sound sync with video, that was resolved after installing Fine Lock/Sound Assistant.

May I add, 15+ days uptime, running.

Re: A9+ Slower than ever before after Android 16 update.

EyeGuyiscool2001 — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 17:46:38 GMT

I just got the update on mine and unfortunately mine has slowed down exponentially.😧☹️😖

Re: Re: A9+ Slower than ever before after Android 16 update.

B0ll0cks — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 20:53:31 GMT

That's really all I want my tablet to do as well and I think you're one of the very lucky few to be able to say otherwise, but for many users, the days of this device being able to do so unhindered are gone, sadly. I know it's the slowest and least likely to be cared for fish in the Samsung device aquarium, but that doesn't mean they should just flush it and forget it. A company as massive as Sammy with so much of it's sales being in their A series in the US should know full well that the users of the budget range really should be given to feel the same reliability in Samsung's products in the ecosystem as the top tier S series. I own an S24 Ultra and a Galaxy watch 6 and before this update, I never even thought of my A9+ as being budget. Sadly, even though this is the first time I've had a Samsung branded device become turtled after an update, I believe it won't be the last.

Re: Re: A9+ Slower than ever before after Android 16 update.

B0ll0cks — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 20:55:48 GMT

Another one bites the dust... 😞