TCL - Revision history

Rudxain: Incident I forgot

2026-05-12T06:21:34Z

Incident I forgot

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	===Broken promises of software updates===		===Broken promises of software updates===
	For several years, TCL has failed to fulfill their promise of upgrading many Android phones. So much so that they're blatantly lying about the [[wikipedia:Estimated_time_of_arrival\|ETA]].<ref name=":0">https://reddit.com/r/nxtpaper/comments/1nckzv5/tcl_update_policy</ref>		For several years, TCL has failed to fulfill their promise of upgrading many Android phones. So much so that they're blatantly lying about the [[wikipedia:Estimated_time_of_arrival\|ETA]].<ref name=":0">https://reddit.com/r/nxtpaper/comments/1nckzv5/tcl_update_policy</ref>

			=== Non-compliance with software licenses ===
			TCL refuses to make most of its firmware publicly available. This breaks a [[Google]] contract, and may violate [[wikipedia:GNU_General_Public_License\|GPL]].<ref>https://reddit.com/r/Android/comments/vvnuq6/tcl_has_been_actively_ignoring_my_firmware</ref>

	==References==		==References==
	{{reflist}}		{{reflist}}
	[[Category:Companies]]		[[Category:Companies]]

Rudxain: rm Products, because it's not applicable (yet)

2026-05-12T06:16:59Z

rm Products, because it's not applicable (yet)

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	===Broken promises of software updates===		===Broken promises of software updates===
	For several years, TCL has failed to fulfill their promise of upgrading many Android phones. So much so that they're blatantly lying about the [[wikipedia:Estimated_time_of_arrival\|ETA]].<ref name=":0">https://reddit.com/r/nxtpaper/comments/1nckzv5/tcl_update_policy</ref>		For several years, TCL has failed to fulfill their promise of upgrading many Android phones. So much so that they're blatantly lying about the [[wikipedia:Estimated_time_of_arrival\|ETA]].<ref name=":0">https://reddit.com/r/nxtpaper/comments/1nckzv5/tcl_update_policy</ref>

	~~==Products==~~
	~~{{Ph-C-P}}~~

	==References==		==References==
	{{reflist}}		{{reflist}}
	[[Category:Companies]]		[[Category:Companies]]

Rudxain: Stub -> Incomplete

2026-05-12T06:15:54Z

Stub -> Incomplete

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2026-05-12T06:11:12Z

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	\| Industry = Electronics,Phones,TVs,Home appliances,Finance		\| Industry = Electronics,Phones,TVs,Home appliances,Finance

Rudxain: Cargo

2026-05-12T06:10:39Z

Cargo

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	{{StubNotice}}		{{StubNotice}}{{CompanyCargo
			\| Founded = 1981
			\| Industry = Electronics,Phones,TVs,Home appliances,Finance
			\| Logo = Logo of the TCL Corporation.svg
			\| Type = Public
			\| Website = https://www.tcl.com/
			\| CompanyAlias = TCL,TCL Technology Group Corp,TCL Corporation,TCL Technology
			}}
	'''[[wikipedia:TCL_Technology\|TCL Technology]] Group Corp''' is a Chinese partially [[wikipedia:State-owned_enterprise\|state-owned]] electronics company headquartered in Huizhou, Guangdong province. TCL develops, manufactures, and sells consumer electronics like television sets, mobile phones, air conditioners, washing machines, refrigerators, and small electrical appliances.		'''[[wikipedia:TCL_Technology\|TCL Technology]] Group Corp''' is a Chinese partially [[wikipedia:State-owned_enterprise\|state-owned]] electronics company headquartered in Huizhou, Guangdong province. TCL develops, manufactures, and sells consumer electronics like television sets, mobile phones, air conditioners, washing machines, refrigerators, and small electrical appliances.

Rudxain: Category:Companies

2026-05-12T06:00:49Z

Category:Companies

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	==References==		==References==
	{{reflist}}		{{reflist}}
			[[Category:Companies]]

Rudxain: /* Consumer-impact summary */ UX

2026-05-12T05:42:30Z

Consumer-impact summary: UX

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	*'''User freedom''': Many TCL [[List of phones that do not allow bootloader unlock\|phones have perma-locked bootloaders]].<ref>https://github.com/zenfyrdev/bootloader-unlock-wall-of-shame/blob/aa5ba6136153440d6f45509dfa67d79682800b2c/brands/tcl/README.md</ref>		*'''User freedom''': Many TCL [[List of phones that do not allow bootloader unlock\|phones have perma-locked bootloaders]].<ref>https://github.com/zenfyrdev/bootloader-unlock-wall-of-shame/blob/aa5ba6136153440d6f45509dfa67d79682800b2c/brands/tcl/README.md</ref>
	*'''User privacy''': According to their privacy policy, they will share some telemetry with 3rd-parties.<ref>https://www.tcl.com/global/en/commercial-display/privacy-notice#disclosure-of-your-information-to-third-parties</ref>		*'''User privacy''': According to their privacy policy, they will share some telemetry with 3rd-parties.<ref>https://www.tcl.com/global/en/commercial-display/privacy-notice#disclosure-of-your-information-to-third-parties</ref>
			*'''User experience''': Some of their electronic products, especially [[Android]] phones, have many [[wikipedia:Software_bug\|bugs]].<ref name=":0" /> Some bugs are very disruptive, such as screens "randomly" turning off when brightness is low.<ref>https://reddit.com/r/nxtpaper/comments/1nckzv5/comment/obv34b6</ref>
	*'''Market control''': In 2010, it was the world's 25th-largest consumer electronics producer.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Richards \|first=David \|date=2019-11-24 \|title=TCL Set To Be A Major Global CE & Smartphone Brand, Roadmap Revealed \|url=https://www.channelnews.com.au/tcl-set-to-be-a-major-global-ce-smartphone-brand-roadmap-revealed/ \|access-date=2024-08-11 \|language=en-US}}</ref> It was the second-largest television manufacturer by market share in 2022 and 2023.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Pr \|first=Ani \|date=2024-03-13 \|title=TCL Ranked as Global Top 2 TV Brand and No. 1 in 98 TV Category for Two Consecutive Years \|url=https://theprint.in/ani-press-releases/tcl-ranked-as-global-top-2-tv-brand-and-no-1-in-98-tv-category-for-two-consecutive-years/1999228/ \|access-date=2024-08-11 \|website=ThePrint \|language=en-US}}</ref>		*'''Market control''': In 2010, it was the world's 25th-largest consumer electronics producer.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Richards \|first=David \|date=2019-11-24 \|title=TCL Set To Be A Major Global CE & Smartphone Brand, Roadmap Revealed \|url=https://www.channelnews.com.au/tcl-set-to-be-a-major-global-ce-smartphone-brand-roadmap-revealed/ \|access-date=2024-08-11 \|language=en-US}}</ref> It was the second-largest television manufacturer by market share in 2022 and 2023.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Pr \|first=Ani \|date=2024-03-13 \|title=TCL Ranked as Global Top 2 TV Brand and No. 1 in 98 TV Category for Two Consecutive Years \|url=https://theprint.in/ani-press-releases/tcl-ranked-as-global-top-2-tv-brand-and-no-1-in-98-tv-category-for-two-consecutive-years/1999228/ \|access-date=2024-08-11 \|website=ThePrint \|language=en-US}}</ref>

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	===Broken promises of software updates===		===Broken promises of software updates===
	For several years, TCL has failed to fulfill their promise of upgrading many [[Android]] phones. So much so that they're blatantly lying about the [[wikipedia:Estimated_time_of_arrival\|ETA]].<ref>https://reddit.com/r/nxtpaper/comments/1nckzv5/tcl_update_policy</ref>		For several years, TCL has failed to fulfill their promise of upgrading many Android phones. So much so that they're blatantly lying about the [[wikipedia:Estimated_time_of_arrival\|ETA]].<ref name=":0">https://reddit.com/r/nxtpaper/comments/1nckzv5/tcl_update_policy</ref>

	==Products==		==Products==

Rudxain at 05:35, 12 May 2026

2026-05-12T05:35:47Z

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	'''[[wikipedia:TCL_Technology\|TCL Technology]] Group Corp''' is a Chinese partially [[wikipedia:State-owned_enterprise\|state-owned]] electronics company headquartered in Huizhou, Guangdong province. TCL develops, manufactures, and sells consumer electronics like television sets, mobile phones, air conditioners, washing machines, refrigerators, and small electrical appliances.		'''[[wikipedia:TCL_Technology\|TCL Technology]] Group Corp''' is a Chinese partially [[wikipedia:State-owned_enterprise\|state-owned]] electronics company headquartered in Huizhou, Guangdong province. TCL develops, manufactures, and sells consumer electronics like television sets, mobile phones, air conditioners, washing machines, refrigerators, and small electrical appliances.

	== Consumer-impact summary ==		==Consumer-impact summary==
	{{Ph-C-~~CIS~~}}		*'''User freedom''': Many TCL [[List of phones that do not allow bootloader unlock\|phones have perma-locked bootloaders]].<ref>https://github.com/zenfyrdev/bootloader-unlock-wall-of-shame/blob/aa5ba6136153440d6f45509dfa67d79682800b2c/brands/tcl/README.md</ref>
			*'''User privacy''': According to their privacy policy, they will share some telemetry with 3rd-parties.<ref>https://www.tcl.com/global/en/commercial-display/privacy-notice#disclosure-of-your-information-to-third-parties</ref>
			*'''Market control''': In 2010, it was the world's 25th-largest consumer electronics producer.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Richards \|first=David \|date=2019-11-24 \|title=TCL Set To Be A Major Global CE & Smartphone Brand, Roadmap Revealed \|url=https://www.channelnews.com.au/tcl-set-to-be-a-major-global-ce-smartphone-brand-roadmap-revealed/ \|access-date=2024-08-11 \|language=en-US}}</ref> It was the second-largest television manufacturer by market share in 2022 and 2023.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Pr \|first=Ani \|date=2024-03-13 \|title=TCL Ranked as Global Top 2 TV Brand and No. 1 in 98 TV Category for Two Consecutive Years \|url=https://theprint.in/ani-press-releases/tcl-ranked-as-global-top-2-tv-brand-and-no-1-in-98-tv-category-for-two-consecutive-years/1999228/ \|access-date=2024-08-11 \|website=ThePrint \|language=en-US}}</ref>

	* '''User freedom''': Many TCL [[List of phones that do not allow bootloader unlock\|phones have perma-locked bootloaders]].<ref>https://github.com/zenfyrdev/bootloader-unlock-wall-of-shame/blob/aa5ba6136153440d6f45509dfa67d79682800b2c/brands/tcl/README.md</ref>		==Incidents==
	* '''User privacy''': According to their privacy policy, they will share some telemetry with 3rd-parties.<ref>https://www.tcl.com/global/en/commercial-display/privacy-notice#disclosure-of-your-information-to-third-parties</ref>		This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:TCL\|TCL category]].
	* '''Market control''': In 2010, it was the world's 25th-largest consumer electronics producer.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=~~Richards \|first~~=~~David \|date~~=~~2019-11-24 \|title~~=~~TCL Set To Be A Major Global CE & Smartphone Brand, Roadmap Revealed \|url=https://www.channelnews.com.au/tcl-set-to-be-~~a-~~major-global-ce-smartphone-brand-roadmap-revealed/ \|access-date=2024-08-11 \|language=en-US}}</ref> It was the second-largest television manufacturer by market share~~ in ~~2022 and 2023~~.~~<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Pr \|first=Ani \|date=2024-03-13 \|title=TCL Ranked as Global Top 2 TV Brand and No. 1~~ in ~~98 TV~~ Category ~~for Two Consecutive Years~~ \|~~url=https://theprint~~.~~in/ani-press-releases/tcl-ranked-as-global-top-2-tv-brand-and-no-1-in-98-tv-category-for-two-consecutive-years/1999228/ \|access-date=2024-08-11 \|website=ThePrint \|language=en-US}}</ref>~~

	~~== Incidents ==~~		===Misleading marketing of QLED TVs (2026)===
	~~{{Ph-C-Inc}}~~
	~~This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}} {{PAGENAME}} category].~~

	=== Misleading marketing of QLED TVs (2026) ===
	<blockquote>The second-largest TV maker has to stop calling its QLED TV sets that, as [[Samsung]] cries foul. The misleading advertising claims that TCL TVs use quantum dot technology, but the courts disagree.<ref>https://www.notebookcheck.net/TCL-can-t-advertise-TVs-as-QLED-since-they-lack-in-quantum-dots-and-color-accuracy.1243552.0.html</ref></blockquote>		<blockquote>The second-largest TV maker has to stop calling its QLED TV sets that, as [[Samsung]] cries foul. The misleading advertising claims that TCL TVs use quantum dot technology, but the courts disagree.<ref>https://www.notebookcheck.net/TCL-can-t-advertise-TVs-as-QLED-since-they-lack-in-quantum-dots-and-color-accuracy.1243552.0.html</ref></blockquote>

	=== Broken promises of software updates ===		===Broken promises of software updates===
	For several years, TCL has failed to fulfill their promise of upgrading many [[Android]] phones. So much so that they're blatantly lying about the [[wikipedia:Estimated_time_of_arrival\|ETA]].<ref>https://reddit.com/r/nxtpaper/comments/1nckzv5/tcl_update_policy</ref>		For several years, TCL has failed to fulfill their promise of upgrading many [[Android]] phones. So much so that they're blatantly lying about the [[wikipedia:Estimated_time_of_arrival\|ETA]].<ref>https://reddit.com/r/nxtpaper/comments/1nckzv5/tcl_update_policy</ref>

	== Products ==		==Products==
	{{Ph-C-P}}		{{Ph-C-P}}

	== References ==		==References==
	{{reflist}}		{{reflist}}

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2026-05-12T05:33:42Z

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'''[[wikipedia:TCL_Technology|TCL Technology]] Group Corp''' is a Chinese partially [[wikipedia:State-owned_enterprise|state-owned]] electronics company headquartered in Huizhou, Guangdong province. TCL develops, manufactures, and sells consumer electronics like television sets, mobile phones, air conditioners, washing machines, refrigerators, and small electrical appliances.

== Consumer-impact summary ==
{{Ph-C-CIS}}

* '''User freedom''': Many TCL [[List of phones that do not allow bootloader unlock|phones have perma-locked bootloaders]].<ref>https://github.com/zenfyrdev/bootloader-unlock-wall-of-shame/blob/aa5ba6136153440d6f45509dfa67d79682800b2c/brands/tcl/README.md</ref>
* '''User privacy''': According to their privacy policy, they will share some telemetry with 3rd-parties.<ref>https://www.tcl.com/global/en/commercial-display/privacy-notice#disclosure-of-your-information-to-third-parties</ref>
* '''Market control''': In 2010, it was the world's 25th-largest consumer electronics producer.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Richards |first=David |date=2019-11-24 |title=TCL Set To Be A Major Global CE & Smartphone Brand, Roadmap Revealed |url=https://www.channelnews.com.au/tcl-set-to-be-a-major-global-ce-smartphone-brand-roadmap-revealed/ |access-date=2024-08-11 |language=en-US}}</ref> It was the second-largest television manufacturer by market share in 2022 and 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pr |first=Ani |date=2024-03-13 |title=TCL Ranked as Global Top 2 TV Brand and No. 1 in 98 TV Category for Two Consecutive Years |url=https://theprint.in/ani-press-releases/tcl-ranked-as-global-top-2-tv-brand-and-no-1-in-98-tv-category-for-two-consecutive-years/1999228/ |access-date=2024-08-11 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Incidents ==
{{Ph-C-Inc}}
This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}} {{PAGENAME}} category].

=== Misleading marketing of QLED TVs (2026) ===
<blockquote>The second-largest TV maker has to stop calling its QLED TV sets that, as [[Samsung]] cries foul. The misleading advertising claims that TCL TVs use quantum dot technology, but the courts disagree.<ref>https://www.notebookcheck.net/TCL-can-t-advertise-TVs-as-QLED-since-they-lack-in-quantum-dots-and-color-accuracy.1243552.0.html</ref></blockquote>

=== Broken promises of software updates ===
For several years, TCL has failed to fulfill their promise of upgrading many [[Android]] phones. So much so that they're blatantly lying about the [[wikipedia:Estimated_time_of_arrival|ETA]].<ref>https://reddit.com/r/nxtpaper/comments/1nckzv5/tcl_update_policy</ref>

== Products ==
{{Ph-C-P}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}