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[[wikipedia:T-Mobile_US|'''T-Mobile US, Inc.''']] is an American wireless network operator headquartered in Bellevue, Washington. Its largest shareholder is [[wikipedia:Deutsche_Telekom|Deutsche Telekom AG]], a company partially owned by the Federal Republic of Germany,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shareholder structure |url=https://www.telekom.com/en/investor-relations/share/shareholder-structure |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251219163520/https://www.telekom.com/en/investor-relations/share/shareholder-structure |archive-date=19 Dec 2025 |access-date=13 Apr 2025 |website=www.telekom.com}}</ref> which owns and operates telecommunications networks in several other countries.<ref>{{Cite web |title=SIGNIFICANT SUBSIDIARIES |url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/946770/000104746906003393/a2168127z20-f.htm#bk1005_significant_subsidiaries |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080916094348/https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/946770/000104746906003393/a2168127z20-f.htm#bk1005_significant_subsidiaries |archive-date=16 Sep 2008 |access-date=13 Apr 2025 |website=SEC}}</ref> T-Mobile is the second largest wireless carrier in the United States, with 127.5 million subscribers as of September 30, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=T-Mobile Delivers Industry-Leading Growth in Customers, Service Revenues, Profitability and Cash Flows in Q3, Raises 2024 Guidance Across the Board |url=https://s29.q4cdn.com/310188824/files/doc_financials/2024/q3/TMUS-Q3-2024-Earnings-Release.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241024003053/https://s29.q4cdn.com/310188824/files/doc_financials/2024/q3/TMUS-Q3-2024-Earnings-Release.pdf |archive-date=24 Oct 2024 |access-date=13 Apr 2025 |website=s29.q4cdn.com}}</ref>
'''{{Wplink|T-Mobile US|T-Mobile US, Inc.}}''' is an American wireless network operator headquartered in Bellevue, Washington. Its largest shareholder is {{Wplink|Deutsche Telekom|Deutsche Telekom AG}}, a company partially owned by the Federal Republic of Germany,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shareholder structure |url=https://www.telekom.com/en/investor-relations/share/shareholder-structure |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251219163520/https://www.telekom.com/en/investor-relations/share/shareholder-structure |archive-date=19 Dec 2025 |access-date=13 Apr 2025 |website=www.telekom.com}}</ref> which owns and operates telecommunications networks in several other countries.<ref>{{Cite web |title=SIGNIFICANT SUBSIDIARIES |url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/946770/000104746906003393/a2168127z20-f.htm#bk1005_significant_subsidiaries |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080916094348/https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/946770/000104746906003393/a2168127z20-f.htm#bk1005_significant_subsidiaries |archive-date=16 Sep 2008 |access-date=13 Apr 2025 |website=SEC}}</ref> T-Mobile is the second largest wireless carrier in the United States, with 127.5 million subscribers as of September 30, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=T-Mobile Delivers Industry-Leading Growth in Customers, Service Revenues, Profitability and Cash Flows in Q3, Raises 2024 Guidance Across the Board |url=https://s29.q4cdn.com/310188824/files/doc_financials/2024/q3/TMUS-Q3-2024-Earnings-Release.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241024003053/https://s29.q4cdn.com/310188824/files/doc_financials/2024/q3/TMUS-Q3-2024-Earnings-Release.pdf |archive-date=24 Oct 2024 |access-date=13 Apr 2025 |website=s29.q4cdn.com}}</ref>


==Incidents==
==Incidents==
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The United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division required that Sprint sell several billion dollar assets to [[wikipedia:Dish_Network|Dish Network]] prior to merging with T-Mobile.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wagner |first=Alex |date=26 Jul 2019 |title=Justice Department officially approves T-Mobile and Sprint’s merger |url=https://www.tmonews.com/2019/07/justice-department-approves-t-mobile-sprint-merger/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190727074552/https://www.tmonews.com/2019/07/justice-department-approves-t-mobile-sprint-merger/ |archive-date=27 Jul 2019 |access-date=13 Apr 2025 |website=Tmo News}}</ref>  
The United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division required that Sprint sell several billion dollar assets to [[wikipedia:Dish_Network|Dish Network]] prior to merging with T-Mobile.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wagner |first=Alex |date=26 Jul 2019 |title=Justice Department officially approves T-Mobile and Sprint’s merger |url=https://www.tmonews.com/2019/07/justice-department-approves-t-mobile-sprint-merger/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190727074552/https://www.tmonews.com/2019/07/justice-department-approves-t-mobile-sprint-merger/ |archive-date=27 Jul 2019 |access-date=13 Apr 2025 |website=Tmo News}}</ref>  


As of September 30, 2024, a T-Mobile filing with the SEC indicates multiple ongoing legal cases and consumer [[class action]] cases alleging antitrust activities, chiefly as it relates to T-Mobile's acquisition of Sprint.<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 Sep 2024 |title=Note 13 – Commitments and Contingencies |url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1283699/000128369924000142/R22.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250813110605/https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1283699/000128369924000142/R22.htm |archive-date=13 Aug 2025 |access-date=30 Mar 2026 |website=SEC}}</ref>
As of September 30, 2024, a T-Mobile filing with the SEC indicates multiple ongoing legal cases and consumer {{Wplink|class action}} cases alleging antitrust activities, chiefly as it relates to T-Mobile's acquisition of Sprint.<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 Sep 2024 |title=Note 13 – Commitments and Contingencies |url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1283699/000128369924000142/R22.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250813110605/https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1283699/000128369924000142/R22.htm |archive-date=13 Aug 2025 |access-date=30 Mar 2026 |website=SEC}}</ref>


===Data breaches===
===Data breaches===
On April 1, 2025, users of a T-Mobile tracking device and app called SyncUP were subsequent to an account leak that included the profile photo, name, and exact location of accounts (primarily children).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.404media.co/t-mobile-shows-users-the-names-pictures-and-exact-locations-of-random-children/|title=T-Mobile Shows Users the Names, Pictures, and Exact Locations of Random Children|first1=Jason|last1=Koebler|first2=Emanuel|last2=Maiberg|work=404media|date=2025-04-02|access-date=2025-04-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250402173915/https://www.404media.co/t-mobile-shows-users-the-names-pictures-and-exact-locations-of-random-children/|archive-date=2025-04-02|url-status=live}}</ref> Similarly to the [[Wyze]] incident in September 2023, the location of random child accounts from different states were shown on a parent's phone.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gizmodo.com/t-mobile-bug-reveals-names-images-and-locations-of-random-children-2000584451|title=T-Mobile Bug Reveals Names, Images, and Locations of Random Children|first=Lucas|last=Ropek|work=Gizmodo|date=2025-04-03|access-date=2025-04-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250404171959/https://gizmodo.com/t-mobile-bug-reveals-names-images-and-locations-of-random-children-2000584451|archive-date=2025-04-04|url-status=live}}</ref>
On April 1, 2025, users of a T-Mobile tracking device and app called SyncUP were subsequent to an account leak that included the profile photo, name, and exact location of accounts (primarily children).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.404media.co/t-mobile-shows-users-the-names-pictures-and-exact-locations-of-random-children/|title=T-Mobile Shows Users the Names, Pictures, and Exact Locations of Random Children|first1=Jason|last1=Koebler|first2=Emanuel|last2=Maiberg|work=404media|date=2025-04-02|access-date=2025-04-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250402173915/https://www.404media.co/t-mobile-shows-users-the-names-pictures-and-exact-locations-of-random-children/|archive-date=2025-04-02|url-status=live}}</ref> Similarly to the [[Wyze]] incident in September 2023, the location of random child accounts from different states were shown on a parent's phone.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gizmodo.com/t-mobile-bug-reveals-names-images-and-locations-of-random-children-2000584451|title=T-Mobile Bug Reveals Names, Images, and Locations of Random Children|first=Lucas|last=Ropek|work=Gizmodo|date=2025-04-03|access-date=2025-04-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250404171959/https://gizmodo.com/t-mobile-bug-reveals-names-images-and-locations-of-random-children-2000584451|archive-date=2025-04-04|url-status=live}}</ref>


===Screen Recording via T-Life App===
===Screen Recording via T-Life App===
{{Main|T-Mobile T-Life app screen recording controversy}}
{{Main|T-Mobile T-Life app screen recording controversy}}
Users of T-Mobile’s T-Life app discovered a hidden screen recording feature enabled by default. This issue is currently limited to iPhone 16 devices.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Kellen |date=2025-05-27 |title=T-Mobile’s T-Life App has a “Screen Recording Tool” Turned on and It’s Freaking People Out (Updated) |url=https://www.droid-life.com/2025/05/27/t-mobile-t-life-screen-recording-tool-turn-off/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250725131114/https://www.droid-life.com/2025/05/27/t-mobile-t-life-screen-recording-tool-turn-off/ |archive-date=2025-07-25 |access-date=2025-08-20 |work=Droid-Life}}</ref>
 
Users of T-Mobile's T-Life app discovered a hidden screen recording feature enabled by default. This issue is currently limited to iPhone 16 devices.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Kellen |date=2025-05-27 |title=T-Mobile’s T-Life App has a “Screen Recording Tool” Turned on and It’s Freaking People Out (Updated) |url=https://www.droid-life.com/2025/05/27/t-mobile-t-life-screen-recording-tool-turn-off/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250725131114/https://www.droid-life.com/2025/05/27/t-mobile-t-life-screen-recording-tool-turn-off/ |archive-date=2025-07-25 |access-date=2025-08-20 |work=Droid-Life}}</ref>


===IMEI linking on Metro by T-Mobile===
===IMEI linking on Metro by T-Mobile===
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==References==
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