Tag Archives: Android

T-Mobile LG Q7+ getting Android Pie update

Another T-Mobile device is now getting its serving of Android Pie. The T-Mobile LG Q7+ is being updated to version Q610TA20A, which includes Android 9 Pie and the September 2019 Android security patches. The update is a large one, coming in at 1302.8MB, so be prepared for a big download when it arrives. T-Mobile hasn’t officially confirmed this update quite yet, but Reddit user XIIXOO has received it. If you’ve got a T-Mobile LG Q7+, you … [read full article]

T-Mobile, Verizon, Sprint, and AT&T form group to launch RCS messaging service

RCS messaging support among the U.S. carriers has been a bit spotty to date, but now the four big operators say that they’re working to change that. T-Mobile, Verizon, Sprint, and AT&T today announced that they’ve formed a new joint venture called the Cross Carrier Messaging Initiative (CCMI). The group is working to develop and deploy a messaging service based on the Rich Communications Service (RCS) standard starting with Android devices in 2020. The carriers say … [read full article]

Samsung pushing update for Galaxy S10 and Note 10 devices that fixes fingerprint security issue

If you’re rocking a Galaxy S10 or Note 10 device, there’s an important update coming your way from Samsung. Samsung is now sending out a biometrics update to the Galaxy S10, S10+, S10 5G, Note 10, and Note 10+. It’s meant to patch a security issue discovered recently that allows any fingerprint to unlock your phone if you’re using certain third-party silicone screen protectors. Samsung explains that these screen protectors have a textured surface on the … [read full article]

T-Mobile will launch OnePlus 7T Pro 5G McLaren Edition later this year

The OnePlus 7T isn’t the only new OnePlus phone that’s coming to T-Mobile in the second half of the year. T-Mobile will be the exclusive U.S. carrier for the OnePlus 7T Pro 5G McLaren Edition. It’ll support T-Mo’s 600MHz 5G coverage, making it the second phone launching this year to do so, with the first being the Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ 5G. The OP7T Pro 5G McLaren Edition will also work on T-Mobile’s 4G LTE network … [read full article]

T-Mobile now selling Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 and Galaxy Watch Active 2

T-Mobile confirmed a couple of months ago that it would sell the Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 and Galaxy Watch Active 2, but we never heard much else about the two devices after that. Well if you’ve been waiting for these Samsung devices to arrive at T-Mo, your wait is over. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 and Galaxy Watch Active 2 are now available from T-Mobile. TmoNews readers Steve and Josh spotted both devices on T-Mo’s online … [read full article]

T-Mobile Galaxy Tab S4 update arrives with security patches, Bixby Voice support

It’s been a few months since the Galaxy Tab S4 got an update from T-Mobile, but if you’re currently rocking this Samsung tablet, you should check for an update today. A new update is now rolling out to T-Mobile’s Galaxy Tab S4. The 692.60MB update bumps the Tab S4 to version T837TUVU3BSI1 and includes the August 1, 2019 Android security patches as well as Bixby Voice support and Call and Message Continuity support. Before this update, the … [read full article]

T-Mobile Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL won’t support RCS ‘at this time’

When T-Mobile launched the Pixel 3a and Pixel 3 earlier this year, it said that the new phones won’t support RCS messaging, and it looks like that’ll be the case with the Pixel 4, too. A T-Mobile support representative has said that the Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL won’t support RCS messaging at launch. This was in response to a Twitter user who asked if the Pixel 4 would support universal RCS on T-Mobile. … [read full article]

OnePlus 7T launches at T-Mobile today

Right on schedule, the OnePlus 7T has launched at T-Mobile. You can now buy the new OnePlus 7T flagship from T-Mobile’s online store, and it should be available in T-Mo retail stores as well. T-Mobile is selling both the Frosted Silver and Glacier Blue versions of the 7T. T-Mobile’s pricing for the OnePlus 7T is set at $0 down and $25 per month for 24 months on an Equipment Installment Plan or $0 down and $27 … [read full article]

T-Mobile says Android 10 updates for OnePlus 7 Pro and OnePlus 6T are in development

We can add two more devices to the list of T-Mobile phones that will be updated to Android 10. T-Mobile has refreshed its Android 10 Software Updates page to add the OnePlus 7 Pro and OnePlus 6T. Both phones are listed in the “Development” stage of the update process, which means “T-Mobile and the device manufacturer have agreed to support a new software update. The manufactururer is working on it!”. The three stages of software … [read full article]