Can the OS be updated in the future?
When new versions of the OS come out can this tablet update its OS and stay current?
That is dependent on the manufacturer, Samsung. If they decide that this tablet should receive an operating system update then they will push it out to this version. Unfortunately, I believe that decision is driven more on the economical standpoint. Is it worth spending the money to test and approve an update for this model?. I would say if this tablet were 2 or 3 models old, than I would think Samsung wouldn't bother updating this device. But this tablet is a recent model so the next update of Google's "Lollipop" should be pushed down to this device.