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T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S8 Active and LG G6 receiving security updates

T-Mobile is now sending security updates to two flagship Android smartphones. First up, the Samsung Galaxy S8 Active is now receiving a 99.38MB update to version G892USQS1ARA1. The update changelog only says “The security of your device has been improved”, and after updating, the About Phone screen shows that the GS8 Active is now on the January 1, 2018 Android security patch level. T-Mobile’s support page says that this Galaxy S8 Active update also includes various bug … [read full article]

New report says T-Mobile had fastest average LTE speeds in the U.S. at the end of 2017

Today OpenSignal gave us an update on how AT&T and Verizon’s networks have been faring one year after launching unlimited data plans, and there’s some T-Mobile news sprinkled in there, too. OpenSignal reports that while AT&T and Verizon saw their LTE download speeds decrease in the months after launching unlimited plans, those speeds began to stabilize near the end … [read full article]

T-Mobile hit with international roaming outage

UPDATE 2: After an outage that lasted several hours, it looks like service has been restored for T-Mobile customers traveling internationally. UPDATE: T-Mobile has told me that it’s aware of the issue and that its engineers are working to resolve it.   Looks like T-Mobile’s weekend is off to a bit of a rocky start. T-Mobile appears to be suffering from an international roaming outage. Many customers on Twitter and … [read full article]

Huawei Mate 10 Pro will be available unlocked in the U.S. next month

After launching internationally last year, Huawei’s Mate 10 Pro is now coming to the U.S. Huawei today confirmed that the Mate 10 Pro will launch in the U.S. in February. Specifically, it’ll be available for pre-order starting February 4th and will launch on February 18th. The phone will be available from Amazon, B&H, Best Buy, Microsoft, and Newegg for $799. The Huawei Mate … [read full article]