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Samsung Galaxy Fold launching at T-Mobile online on April 25th, in stores April 26th

If you’re interested in foldable phones, you’ll get your chance to be an early adopter of this new form factor when the Samsung Galaxy Fold launches at T-Mobile later this month. The Samsung Galaxy Fold will be available online from T-Mobile starting at 9:00pm PT on April 25th and in select T-Mobile stores on April 26th. T-Mo doesn’t have any pricing details to share today, but Samsung previously said that the Galaxy Fold will cost $1,980. … [read full article]

LG G8 ThinQ arriving ahead of launch date for some T-Mobile customers

The LG G8 ThinQ doesn’t officially launch in T-Mobile stores for another couple of days, but some T-Mo customers already have the G8 in their hands. TmoNews reader Bill received his LG G8 ThinQ from T-Mobile yesterday. It arrived overnight and so far, he says he’s impressed with the device, adding that the Crystal Sound OLED feature that uses the screen as a speaker sounds nice. T-Mobile is selling the LG G8 ThinQ for $619.99, … [read full article]

T-Mobile Galaxy S10, S10+, and S10e now receiving updates

We’ve seen T-Mobile update several Samsung smartphones lately, including the Galaxy S8 and S8+, Galaxy S7 and S7 edge, and Galaxy Note 8. Now it’s the Galaxy S10 series’ turn to be updated. T-Mobile is now pushing out updates to its Galaxy S10, Galaxy S10+, and Galaxy S10e. The updates bring the March 1, 2019 Android security patches as well as stability improvements, bug fixes, performance improvements, and unspecified “new and/or enhanced features.” These … [read full article]

T-Mobile Galaxy Note 8 getting its Android Pie update today

One week after the Galaxy S8 and S8+ got their Android Pie update, it’s the Galaxy Note 8’s turn to get a taste of Pie. T-Mobile today announced that it’s updating its Galaxy Note 8 to Android 9.0 Pie. T-Mo’s support documents show that the update will be released today, April 5th, and that it’ll be version N950USQU5DSC1. The update is 1709.8MB. Included with the update to Android Pie is Samsung’s new One UI, which … [read full article]

T-Mobile Galaxy S7 and S7 edge receiving security updates

The Galaxy S7 and S7 edge are now three years old, but they’re still receiving support from Samsung and T-Mobile in the form of software updates. The T-Mobile Galaxy S7 and S7 edge are now receiving updates that include the March 1, 2019 Android security patches. T-Mo hasn’t yet updated its support pages with info on these updates, so it’s unclear what else, if anything, they might include. You Galaxy S7 owners should … [read full article]

T-Mobile Galaxy S8 and S8+ getting Android Pie update, Galaxy S8 Active also being updated

Following last month’s Android Pie update for the Galaxy S9 and S9+, it’s now time for Galaxy S8 and S8+ owners to sink their teeth into Pie. T-Mobile is now updating its Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ to Android 9 Pie. Galaxy S8 owners should be on the lookout for a 1659.60MB update to version G950USQU5DSC1, while Galaxy S8+ owners are receiving a 1604.53MB update to version G955USQU5DSC1. This update includes Android Pie and … [read full article]

T-Mobile GoPoint is a new mobile point of sale system for businesses

Less than one week after announcing plans to get into home broadband, T-Mobile has revealed that it’s jumping into another market. T-Mobile GoPoint is a new mobile point-of-sale system for small and medium businesses. Using a smartphone or tablet connected to a T-Mobile One plan, GoPoint allows you to accept payments as well as manage sales transactions, track inventory, and get analytics, and it works over Wi-Fi or the T-Mo network. T-Mobile is teaming … [read full article]

T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S9, Galaxy S9+, and LG V30 receiving security updates

T-Mobile is now sending out security updates for a few former Android flagships. First up, both the Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ are receiving updates to the March 1, 2019 Android security patch level. Galaxy S9 owners should be on the lookout for an update to version G960USQS4CSC3 which is 149.63MB in size, while Galaxy S9+ owners can expect a 155.96MB update to version G965USQS4CSC3. If you’ve got a Galaxy S9 or … [read full article]

Android Q beta launches today, available to all Pixel phones

Have a Google Pixel smartphone that you brought onto T-Mobile’s network? If so, you can now give Android Q a try. Google today released an Android Q beta update. It’s available to all Pixel phones, including the original Pixel and Pixel XL. Google is offering a system image of Android Q that you can flash onto your device if you’re comfortable doing stuff like that, or you can sign up for the Android … [read full article]