Your tablet or smartphone has an operating system, just like a computer. The best known are Android and iOS from Apple. Each new version offers new features. How can you find out which version your device is running? You can read that in this article.General
Windows is an operating system for computers. Smartphones and tablets also have an operating system. Apple iPhones run iOS, iPads run on iPadOS and Samsung devices, and many other brands run on Android.
Which version you are using can be useful to know. For example, the latest versions of the operating systems always offer new functions. If you’re using an older version, you obviously don’t have those features yet. In addition, some apps only work with certain versions of operating systems. The most recent version of iOS for iPhones is iOS 14. For iPads, it’s iPadOS 14. For Android, it’s 11.
New version
Most smartphones and tablets want to automatically upgrade to a newer version of the operating system. The device notices via the internet that there is a new version and you are advised to upgrade. If you do that, it cannot be undone.
Whether you are ‘entitled’ to a newer version of Android on a tablet depends on the manufacturer. Cheap tablets are sometimes equipped with an older version of Android that cannot be upgraded. For example, Samsung is notorious, which made owners of a Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet wait a long time for the latest version of Android.
Which system do I have?
Below is a description of some well-known brands and devices where you can see which system you are using. If you are using another brand of tablet with Android, the process is similar.
Phone: Apple iPhone
- Tap on Institutions.
- Tap on General.
- Tap on software update.
You will either see your version and the notification that it is current. Or you see a notification that an update is available. Make a backup before downloading and installing the latest version of iOS.
Phone: Samsung Galaxy S Series
- Tap on Institutions.
- Tap on Device info (on the S4, first tap the tab More) or Info phone.
- Under “Android version” is your version of Android. If you don’t see this, tap first Software info or Software Details.
- You can download and install any software update via the software update in the Settings menu.
Tablet: Apple iPad
- Tap on Institutions.
- Tap on General.
- Tap on software update.
You will either see your version and the notification that it is current. Or you see a notification that an update is available. Make a backup before downloading and installing the latest version of iOS.
Tablet: Samsung Galaxy Tab
- Tap on Institutions.
- Tap on Device info (for Tab 4, first tap the tab General) or Info phone.
- Under “Android version” is your version of Android. If you don’t see this, tap first Software info or Software Details.
- You can download and install any software update via the software update in the Settings menu.