Samsung Galaxy tab s7 update failure

[Tevvam]

Recently purchased the Galaxy Tab s7 and it shows a software update available. Anytime I try to download and install I get the error  Failed to update software. The downloaded file is invalid. Try downloading again. Any suggestions on what the problem is? It’s shows:

Version T870XXS2BUJI1 / T870OXM2BUI1

size: 1319.40 MB

Security patch level: Oct 1, 2021

[antikythera]

Try via smart switch on PC if you have one but also make sure you have enough free space on the device in the first place

[dtebh916]

I have same problem. Repeat, no joy. Been this way since Mar 2022. Tablet was purchased January.  Took it to the t-mobile store. Same. They thought it was a bad update. Apparently Not. Anyone out there have a solution?

[Robsmadagain]

Don't force it to update.  My S7 tablet (aka sm-t870...) just became a brick all because I let it update.  So maybe just use it and if something doesn't work in the future, then let it update?  I'm not having any luck with support to get my tablet back either.

[Rachel Gomez]

If you can't update your software to the latest version, it may be due to insufficient storage space on your device. Read on to learn more about data management.

Delete apps you don't use
Deleting an app that you don’t use is a simple way to free up storage space on your device. Press and hold the app icon and select Uninstall. You can also follow the steps below.

Select Apps
Step 1. Go to Settings and select Apps.

Choose app to delete from the list
Step 2. Choose an app you would like to delete from the list.

Uninstall app
Step 3. Select Uninstall.

Tap OK to delete app
Step 4. Tap OK to delete the app.

Clear cache and delete temporary filesClick to Expand
Upload data to the cloudClick to Expand
Try updating the software in Safe mode

This may help you,

Rachel Gomez

[Reu82]

I had this issue, my tablet is set up to download updates over wifi only. Strangely it would say there was an update but when I went to download it would not start the download and the time to complete would show as --:-- etc. The moment that I connected the tablet to my phones hot spot the download started even though the setting was still switched on to download over wifi only. I think this is some kind of glitch with that setting, well it certainly was for me. Samsung should look into this as it could be impacting lots of users who probably have this setting on and would only normally connect via WI-FI. Strangely at the same time I had an issue where I could not load any videos via the sky go app. But as soon as I had updated and switched back to my WI-FI this was all working fine.