From Newsgroup: comp.mobile.android

The article is recent but it doesn't specify Android or iOS specifically.
Yet the "T-Life" app is on both Android & iOS app stores.

Disable These Two Settings to Stop T-Mobile From Harvesting Even More of
Your Data*
<https://lifehacker.com/tech/turn-off-these-two-t-mobile-privacy-features>
"Don't give away anything you don't have to."

Apparently T-Mobile recently added two new privacy settings that are turned
on by default in the "T-Life App" if you let T-Mobile install it for you.
a. Fraud and Identity Theft Protection
b. Sharing Certain Financial Information

Fraud and Identity Theft Protection
a. Uses your data (like account activity, device info, texting/calling
patterns, and interactions with suspicious URLs) to detect fraud.
b. T-Mobile may share this data with third parties
c. Sounds helpful, but the lack of transparency about who gets
your data is a potential red flag

Sharing Certain Financial Information
a. Allows T-Mobile to share your financial data (e.g. payment history,
creditworthiness) with affiliates and non-affiliates for marketing.
b. This one's especially invasive, IMHO.

You can disable both settings via the T-Mobile Privacy Center:
Option A: Using the T-Life App
a. Open the app and go to the Manage tab.
b. Tap the gear icon in the top-right corner.
c. Scroll to Privacy & Policies > tap Get Started.
d. Find the toggles and switch them off.

Option B: On the Web
a. Visit the T-Mobile Privacy Center and log in.
b. Locate the toggles for:
c. Share your data to help protect you against fraud and identity theft
d. Share certain information used to manage financial offerings
e. Turn them off for each line on your account
(settings aren't account-wide

Apparently the "T-Life App" replaced T-Mobile App", based on this...
<https://www.androidcentral.com/apps-software/the-old-t-mobile-app-is-officially-gone-for-good-time-to-download-t-life>

Here are the App Store links, but I don't suggest you install it.
<https://apps.apple.com/us/app/t-life/id1111876388>
<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tmobile.tuesdays>

Unlike system apps, T-Life is considered optional. T-Mobile lets users
decide whether to uninstall it, especially since it involves account access
and privacy settings. Removing (or not installing) T-Life means T-Mobile
has fewer direct channels to collect behavioral or account-level data from
your device.

Note: Muntashirakon shows I have uninstalled or disabled all the T-Mobile
apps that came with my system (or that came with any subsequent updates).
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On 07/15/2025 00:13, Marion wrote:

The article is recent but it doesn't specify Android or iOS specifically.
Yet the "T-Life" app is on both Android & iOS app stores.

Disable These Two Settings to Stop T-Mobile From Harvesting Even More of
Your Data*
<https://lifehacker.com/tech/turn-off-these-two-t-mobile-privacy-features>
"Don't give away anything you don't have to."

Apparently T-Mobile recently added two new privacy settings that are turned on by default in the "T-Life App" if you let T-Mobile install it for you.
a. Fraud and Identity Theft Protection
b. Sharing Certain Financial Information

Fraud and Identity Theft Protection
a. Uses your data (like account activity, device info, texting/calling
patterns, and interactions with suspicious URLs) to detect fraud.
b. T-Mobile may share this data with third parties
c. Sounds helpful, but the lack of transparency about who gets
your data is a potential red flag

Sharing Certain Financial Information
a. Allows T-Mobile to share your financial data (e.g. payment history,
creditworthiness) with affiliates and non-affiliates for marketing.
b. This one's especially invasive, IMHO.

You can disable both settings via the T-Mobile Privacy Center:
Option A: Using the T-Life App
a. Open the app and go to the Manage tab.
b. Tap the gear icon in the top-right corner.
c. Scroll to Privacy & Policies > tap Get Started.
d. Find the toggles and switch them off.

Option B: On the Web
a. Visit the T-Mobile Privacy Center and log in.
b. Locate the toggles for:
c. Share your data to help protect you against fraud and identity theft
d. Share certain information used to manage financial offerings
e. Turn them off for each line on your account
(settings aren't account-wide

Apparently the "T-Life App" replaced T-Mobile App", based on this...
<https://www.androidcentral.com/apps-software/the-old-t-mobile-app-is-officially-gone-for-good-time-to-download-t-life>

Here are the App Store links, but I don't suggest you install it.
<https://apps.apple.com/us/app/t-life/id1111876388>
<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tmobile.tuesdays>

Unlike system apps, T-Life is considered optional. T-Mobile lets users
decide whether to uninstall it, especially since it involves account access and privacy settings. Removing (or not installing) T-Life means T-Mobile
has fewer direct channels to collect behavioral or account-level data from your device.

Note: Muntashirakon shows I have uninstalled or disabled all the T-Mobile apps that came with my system (or that came with any subsequent updates).

Thank you. While I was in there I updated all the marketing
preferences. You have to change all these settings for each line on
that account.

The settings are all buried quite deep. I can see people never knowing
or noticing them.
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On Tue, 15 Jul 2025 09:38:32 -0400, badgolferman wrote :

Thank you. While I was in there I updated all the marketing
preferences. You have to change all these settings for each line on
that account.

The settings are all buried quite deep. I can see people never knowing
or noticing them.

Hi badgolferman,

Thanks for responding so that everyone knows more information than I did.

I knew you might be interested as both you and I received free phones from T-Mobile way back in spring of 2021 (where since then we both received new iPhones from T-mobile, although I'm still on the 3 Androids - actually 5).

I don't have the app, for whatever reason, likely because I debloat on
Android, but I have to check the iPhone which one of my kids have since
they're still on my plan even though they're married with kids, given I
didn't want to change the grandfathered price and terms as they were.

Thanks for letting us all know we have to change the settings, line by
line, which is obnoxious (and they know that when they designed the GUI).

Did you change the settings on the T-Mobile T-Life app or in the web page?
I'm presuming you changed the settings on the app itself on the iPhone.

Thanks for responding though, as the whole goal is to help everyone we can.
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On 07/15/2025 12:02, Marion wrote:

On Tue, 15 Jul 2025 09:38:32 -0400, badgolferman wrote :

Thank you. While I was in there I updated all the marketing
preferences. You have to change all these settings for each line on
that account.

The settings are all buried quite deep. I can see people never knowing
or noticing them.

Hi badgolferman,

Thanks for responding so that everyone knows more information than I did.

I knew you might be interested as both you and I received free phones from T-Mobile way back in spring of 2021 (where since then we both received new iPhones from T-mobile, although I'm still on the 3 Androids - actually 5).

I don't have the app, for whatever reason, likely because I debloat on Android, but I have to check the iPhone which one of my kids have since they're still on my plan even though they're married with kids, given I didn't want to change the grandfathered price and terms as they were.

Thanks for letting us all know we have to change the settings, line by
line, which is obnoxious (and they know that when they designed the GUI).

Did you change the settings on the T-Mobile T-Life app or in the web page? I'm presuming you changed the settings on the app itself on the iPhone.

Thanks for responding though, as the whole goal is to help everyone we can.

I did both. I modified two lines using the app and the third line using
the web interface.


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From Newsgroup: comp.mobile.android

On Tue, 15 Jul 2025 13:00:40 -0400, badgolferman wrote :

Did you change the settings on the T-Mobile T-Life app or in the web page? >> I'm presuming you changed the settings on the app itself on the iPhone.

Thanks for responding though, as the whole goal is to help everyone we can.

I did both. I modified two lines using the app and the third line using
the web interface.

Thanks for letting people know, as you have apparently different options in
the web page (I never log into any account on the web so I wouldn't know).

For others to know, you have to do it for *each line* (apparently).
Sneaky bastards know what they're doing when they designed these things.

Bear in mind the word "share" in marketing speak means "sell" (AFAIK).
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