Forced Updates, Why?

tidbits wrote:

rjklindsay wrote:

 

For various reasons, I often use Bluetooth to transfer files and data between my PC and Samsung S8+ phone. (In situations, where USB or Wifi is not an option.) Anyway, recently I received a forced update from T-Mobile, which crippled my phones's Bluetooth capabilities, so the phone can no longer make a Bluetooth connection to the PC. Also the Bluetooth tethering option has been disabled / removed. I tried doing a factory reset, and removed the T-Mobile SIM card, but the Bluetooth tethering option is still not available.

 

So I have 3 questions:

Is there some way to re-flash the phone with the original OS, and restore Bluetooth functionality, or is my phone permanently ruined?

If I switch to a different carrier, which one can be trusted not to send crippling updates to my phone?

Can I sue T-Mobile for crippling my phone?

Due to Knox and how Samsung has packages signed once you go past a specific update you can't revert.  Updates come from the manufacturer not the carrier.  People have sued carriers from lack of updates and all those have failed for that reason alone. Samsung even within their terms of use it says Features may be altered in a future update.  You can switch carriers the results will be different as some carriers may pay/not pay for options set forth by the OEM. 

PLEASE stop telling people updates are manufacturer not carrier. They come from BOTH! I disabled wifi, mobile data, turned on airplane mode & it did not stop it. I think I will get rid of my phone. So many things I HATE about these phones that they change so often. The clock was on the right side for 7 or 8 years &it changed. Samsung now has an ANNOYING copy & paste thing where if you copy anything, it automatically dumps it on your toolbar above your keyboard (where the emoticon smily face, microphone etc., are) so if you need to replace what you said & prefer to talk text & I am used to it NOT doing that for so long, I automatically go to tap the microphone & it pastes what I just copied I'm doing what I was just trying to do. So it's annoying because you don't even get an option, I could see if it was a government phone or they were paying us to use the phones but these phones are expensive and yes I had a choice to not purchase it which is what I'm getting ready to do. I thought maybe you might get a little of a say or such as being an option you can set to do/not do ____ or arrange _____ or ______ way, etc. but you can't undo this option. I even chatted with Samsung & they had no idea what I was talking about which is typical for them as they have customer NO-service & are clueless moreso than not.