T-Mobile retroactively removes status updates related to software updates

tidbits wrote:

syaoran wrote:

HeavenM wrote:

Hey all.

Gracias @gramps28  for supplying that link for the Android update tracker. I did confirm with our teams that OnePlus is still developing the update for the 7T Pro 5G. There is no launch date for the update and it may be after the Android 13 update starts rolling out so that is why the page was removed at this time.  

A few things that I did want to clarify on the update process.

• T-Mobile and other carriers provide requirements to the OEMs that are taken into account during development. The manufacturers build the update and then we test it out before allowing it to be launched to our customers. We can reject an update if it does not meet our standards for quality.
• Starting development on an OS or update does not guarantee that it will be released. There are a ton of factors that can cause the decision to be made not to proceed with testing or deployment and that decision is usually made by the manufacturer unless the carrier tests the final product and say it is not to our standards.

If T-Mobile actually does some testing and I mean, more than just with their bloat and carrier aggregation or a quick 5 seconds of, just to say we did.  I have never seen any evidence of that in open or closed beta sides of OnePlus, LG, or Samsung channels and from talking with T-Mobile's Network Engineering Team.  If I take your word at face value…  T-Mobile clearly needs to do a way better job at this "testing"!  

Their testing is against their network not the actual OS itself.  It's honestly what Sony has been doing when I worked there with my cousin who also worked at Samsung.  Yes all carriers around the world "test" updates.  Most cases they'll test the OS it the sense it works, and most of it will have more to do with carrier connectivity, and security.  Carriers don't see logs, or code for example to even actually test  better than an average joe testing the beta. People are unaware of this.  Often when something passes some companies end up updating some of their apps and don't even bother testing them or push out the update. Just small example.  Google had a problem with Words With Friends 2 which broke a feature for their Pixel Line.  Carriers already tested and approved the update. There are only so much testing that can be done and often there's a deadline often carriers are constrained to.  US carriers are under the thumbs of overzealous customers to push out updates unlike the rest of the world.  

Not really overzealous customers, just provide the written, stated, and implied products services and maintenance you (carriers) said you would when you took my money that's now sitting in your pockets providing funds and updates for your infrastructure and other phones updates. Ever heard of "Mr. Magnuson Moss"?

Just to be clear you= T-Mobile