Forced Updates, Why?

tsanko01 wrote:
These updates do infact come from tmobile and are forced installs. I went one month of trying to avoid the update by turning the phone off when it tells me that it will be updated in one minute. I never clicked to install the update. Eventually it will force itself to do so. I have already checked all other carriers software's updates the an archive of samsung and t-mobile phones are the only one that gets an update every single month. Its absolutely ridiculous and takes up 200mb of storage every time

Samsung is known to force updates even for warranty issues.

Verizon about forced updates

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Doing the same for other carriers will show that After so many times denying the update it will force itself.

Besides all of the self-protection issues included in keeping your phone up to date, there is the altruistic point of view - you are sharing access to a network that we're ALL part of and it only takes ONE week link to break the chain of security for EVERYONE! Sure TMO protects itself as best as possible, but security is an illusion since it only takes one oddball (a hacker with a new idea no one else thought to protect against) to accidentally break it...😉. I personally am all about personal responsibility, however, sometimes its best to remember we're NOT alone.

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?

I doubt you are even aware of all the things you agreed to when you connected your phone to the T-mobile network, so, no, suing is not a viable option. However, what kind of computer are you using? Bluetooth has recently received a number of security updates due to a Mother Load of recently uncovered security flaws. Have you updated your computer? The Bluetooth drivers?  Personally, I use KDE Connect to connect my phone & PC; it's soooooo much faster! 😉

@sweetpeach must work for TMobile. 

Obviously, I’m missing a paycheck! 😱😂

I don't know how old these posts are, but as of Aug 2021, the problem is still the same.  Obviously T-mob and Samsung don't give a ____ and they are in the pocket of some larger gummint or corporate entities. We're just the customers.  We don't mean jack. 

The problem i have is the updates throttle devices as they get older I recently did an update and it took out my fast charging and my battery life the reason I know this is because it was fine before the update and then after it took six hours to charge my phone and only three for the battery to be empty the problem is these big cell phone company send out these updates and purposefully throttle the speed of the phone and do other things to make this phone feel old so you go and get a new one just like they did with the light bulb we could have light bulbs that last forever but the big light bulb company thought that was bad for business so they designed the light bulb to only last so long before they burn out that way you have to buy a new light bulb intern making the light bulb company more money look it up I don't mind updates I just don't want one every month I would rather then put them all together every 6 months or every 3 months and do it that way

Latest update made my phone less usable and is complete crap.  Nuked all my color coded calendar entries in month view. Made it so spotify stops play shortly after my screen shuts off, meaning i have to carry my phone around all the time and wake it up constantly to listen to music at work. This is bs and dumb as sht.

Justme7719 wrote:

Latest update made my phone less usable and is complete crap.  Nuked all my color coded calendar entries in month view. Made it so spotify stops play shortly after my screen shuts off, meaning i have to carry my phone around all the time and wake it up constantly to listen to music at work. This is bs and dumb as sht.

make sure Spotify is fully up to date to match with your phones new update..my V60 ran into this a while back and i ended up getting a update from Sprotify in the Play Store that ended up fixing it..

as for the color change up on your calendar that might have been a change up on whoever the OEM was..same thing though..go into the Play Store and see if they have an update for it..and two..click on the calendar app and then hit up the comments...filter it to whatever phone you have and see if you spot the same complaints in there..