Heads up, Galaxy Note 5 owners, because a new update is now coming your way. T-Mobile is pushing a new update to its Galaxy Note 5 that weighs in at 209.56MB, according to TmoNews reader Jean Carlos, who received the update earlier today. After installing the update, the Note 5 is on the May 1, 2017 Android security patch level, which is up from the March 1 patch level that the Note 5 was on … [read full article]
If you’re interested in T-Mobile’s Buy One, Get One deal on the Galaxy S8 but don’t want to add a new line, Samsung’s got a new deal that you may want to check out. Samsung is now offering a Buy One, Get One deal on the T-Mobile Galaxy S8 and S8+. To qualify, you need to buy two T-Mobile Galaxy S8 or S8+ phones from Samsung.com and then activate at least one of the devices … [read full article]
Remember when T-Mobile sued Huawei for allegedly stealing T-Mo’s phone-testing robot tech? Nearly three years after we first learned of the lawsuit, a ruling has been reached. A jury has ruled in T-Mobile’s favor in its lawsuit against Huawei. The trial kicked off in late April and the jury began deliberating on Monday this week, with a verdict coming Wednesday. The jury awarded T-Mobile $4.8 million, which is quite a bit less than the … [read full article]
Heads up, folks, because T-Mobile has announced a fee change that’s going to affect some T-Mo customers. Starting June 10, 2017, the Regulatory Programs & Telco Recovery Fee for select T-Mobile accounts will increase. The cost will go from $2.71 to $3.18 for voice lines, while data lines will see their fee increase from $0.98 to $1.16. This change doesn’t affect T-Mobile customers on a T-Mobile One plan with taxes and fees included. It does … [read full article]
There’s been lots of speculation regarding a Sprint-T-Mobile merger lately, including news that Sprint and SoftBank have started informal talks about a deal with T-Mo parent company Deutsche Telekom. Now T-Mobile itself has chimed in on the matter. During an investors conference earlier today, T-Mobile CFO Braxton Carter said that he expects merger talks to happen now that the FCC’s 600MHz auction and its quiet period have ended. “It’s not a question of will talks … [read full article]
Nearly two months after launching an Android O Developer Preview, Google is letting us regular folks try Android O, too. Google today launched the Android O Beta Program, giving owners of select devices the chance to try Android O before it launches to the public later this year. The devices that are eligible for the Android O Beta Program include the Pixel, Pixel XL, Pixel C, Nexus 5X, Nexus 6P, and Nexus Player. If you’ve … [read full article]
One of the original T-Mobile Tuesday gifts was free pizza, but that offer was later swapped out after overwhelming demand. Next week, pizza returns to T-Mobile Tuesday, but this time it’ll come from a different source. The May 23rd edition of T-Mobile Tuesdays will include a free one-topping personal pizza from Chuck E. Cheese’s. T-Mo customers can also get $0.25 off a gallon of gas (up to 20 gallons) from Shell and a free eBook … [read full article]
Days after T-Mobile began updating the LG Stylo 2 Plus to Android 7.0, T-Mo has started sales of that phone’s successor. The LG Stylo 3 Plus is now available from T-Mobile for $9 down and $9 per month for 24 months, or $225 total. You can also pay $0 down and $10 per month if you buy using JUMP! On Demand. The LG Stylo 3 Plus will launch at MetroPCS in June. When it comes … [read full article]
UPDATE: Mo Versi, HTC’s VP of Product Management, has confirmed to me that the unlocked HTC U11 supports VoLTE, Wi-Fi Calling, and 256 QAM on T-Mobile, but not 4×4 MIMO. ORIGINAL: HTC’s flagship Android smartphone for 2017 is here. The HTC U11 is now official, complete with a feature that HTC calls Edge Sense. With it, you can squeeze the sides of the U11 to perform actions, like squeezing once to launch the camera … [read full article]
Over the weekend, there was some confusion regarding the BOGO deal that LG was offering on the T-Mobile G6. Now that Monday is here, though, some new info has surfaced. LG today updated its T-Mobile G6 BOGO offer to end today, May 15. The offer was previously scheduled to be available until June 8. A T-Mobile memo leaked out yesterday that said that this LG offer had been pulled. Today T-Mo is telling … [read full article]
The LG Stylo 2 Plus isn’t the only T-Mobile device receiving a software update this week. Apple today released iOS 10.3.2 for the iPhone and iPad. The update is rolling out now, and you can grab it by going into Settings > General > Software Update on your device. As for what’s included in this update, Apple says that it “includes bug fixes and improves the security of your iPhone or iPad.” The update appears to … [read full article]
UPDATE: T-Mobile’s support page for the LG Stylo 2 Plus has been updated with info on the update, which weighs in at 1112.28MB and includes Android 7.0 as well as “various bug fixes and software stability improvements.” If you’ve got an LG Stylo 2 Plus, keep an eye out for this update in the coming days. ORIGINAL: The rollout of Android 7.0 Nougat across T-Mobile devices will continue this week. The Android 7.0 update … [read full article]
