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Samsung Galaxy S10 event is happening February 20

The Samsung Galaxy S10 will be officially revealed next month. Samsung confirmed this morning that it will announce the Galaxy S10 on February 20. A teaser video posted to Twitter shows the number 10 bouncing around between two screens with super slim side bezels, suggesting that the GS10 could have that feature. The clip ends by confirming that Samsung’s next Unpacked event will happen on February 20. Welcome to the next generation. Galaxy Unpacked on February … [read full article]

T-Mobile rolling out Caller Verified feature to fight scammers, starting with Galaxy Note 9

Earlier this week, we learned about a Samsung Galaxy Note 9 update that included a new calling service enhancement named Caller Verified. Now T-Mobile has officially announced the feature. Caller Verified is a new T-Mobile feature that uses the STIR and SHAKEN standards to fight scammers. When a call comes in, T-Mo customers with this Caller Verified feature will see “Caller Verified” on the incoming call screen when T-Mobile has confirmed that the call … [read full article]

T-Mobile OnePlus 6T update breaking Play Protect certification for some

After announcing a new OnePlus 6T update over the weekend, T-Mobile began pushing it out widely today. Unfortunately, it looks like it’s got a pretty significant bug. Many T-Mobile OnePlus 6T owners are reporting that after installing the A6013_34_181228 update, their device shows that it’s not longer Play Protect certified. This can cause some issues with the apps on the device, including preventing Google Pay from working. There are several T-Mobile OnePlus 6T … [read full article]

T-Mobile Galaxy Note 9 update brings security patches, camera improvement, and more

Samsung Galaxy Note 9 owners, T-Mobile’s got a new software update for you to help start your week. T-Mobile is now sending an update to its Galaxy Note 9 that bumps the device to version N960USQU1ARL1. The update is 196.25MB and includes the December 1, 2018 Android security patches and a camera preview improvement. Also included in this update is “New Calling Service Enhancement — Caller Verified (Stir/Shaken)”. T-Mobile recently announced that it would be … [read full article]

T-Mobile announces new OnePlus 6T software update

OnePlus 6T owners, it looks like you’ve got a new update coming your way. T-Mobile has announced a new software update for its version of the OnePlus 6T. The update is build number A6013_34_181228, and T-Mo says that the update “enables support for additional domestic roaming partners”. This update is listed as being released on January 3, but it doesn’t appear to be rolling out widely quite yet. If you’ve got a T-Mobile OnePlus 6T, … [read full article]

T-Mobile Galaxy Note 9 and Note 8 appear set to get RCS Universal Profile 1.0

T-Mobile has updated a handful of Samsung devices to support RCS Universal Profile 1.0 messaging, including the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S8 models. Now it appears that T-Mo will be turning its focus to Samsung’s recent Galaxy Note phones. A T-Mobile support document lists both the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 and Galaxy Note 8 as phones that support RCS Universal Profile 1.0 messaging. We haven’t seen updates roll out to these Note phones with … [read full article]

T-Mobile now updating Samsung Galaxy S8 Active with security patches

We saw several Samsung devices receive software updates from T-Mobile in December, and now we can add another phone to the list. The Samsung Galaxy S8 Active is now being updated to version G892USQU3BRL2. The update weighs in at 236.53MB and includes the December 1, 2018 Android security patches. T-Mobile hasn’t yet updated its Galaxy S8 Active support page with information on this update, but TmoNews reader Sam received the update today, so you … [read full article]

Samsung Galaxy S10 photo leak shows off hole-punch screen

The Samsung Galaxy S10 is one of the most hotly anticipated smartphones of 2019, and today we’re getting our first look at the device in the wild. A photo that shows the front of the Samsung Galaxy S10 has surfaced, and while all of the apps on the screen have been blurred, we can still get a lot of interesting info from the image. There’s a hole-punch for the front camera in the upper corner of … [read full article]

T-Mobile offering Apple iPhone and Samsung Galaxy trade-in deals

In addition to the smartwatch deal that’s launching this week, T-Mobile is offering some deals on Apple and Samsung smartphones. For a limited time, you can get up to $750 off a new Apple iPhone when you add a new line of service and trade in a qualifying device. This credit will get you a free iPhone 8 or iPhone XR or get you a significant discount on an iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X, iPhone … [read full article]

T-Mobile Galaxy Tab S4 receiving updates with bug fixes and security patches

T-Mobile has sent out updates to several Samsung devices this month, including the Galaxy S7, S8, and S9 models and the Note 8. Now we can add another device to that list. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 is being updated by T-Mobile. The tablet’s support page actually shows two updates that’ve come out in the past week, with version T837TUVU1ARK1 bringing a signal bar UI fix and a VoIP bug fix … [read full article]