T-Mobile, a telecommunications brand that offers wireless services, is the third-largest wireless carrier in the US. T-Mobile requires phones purchased through them to be used on their network for 40 days before unlocking.

T-Mobile locks you into its service for that period, but a few smartphones—for instance, the Samsung and Google Pixel—can be unlocked immediately. Yes! You read that currently, you can immediately unlock your Samsung and Pixel devices without even waiting for 40 days. This is possible due to a sudden glitch. 

It is being speculated by the report, which states that a user on Reddit hints that there appears to be a glitch that’s permitting people to unlock their Samsung and Pixel devices. This glitch seems beneficial for the Galaxy S24 Ultra, Galaxy S23, Galaxy Z Flip 5, Galaxy Z Fold 5, Flip 2, Fold 5, Pixel 7, and Tab A9 Plus. 

With this glitch, Pixel users can avoid a time-consuming process, like downloading the T-Mobile Device Unlock (Pixel) from the Play Store and then following the basic steps to unlock their Pixel device. On the other side, Galaxy users also discovered that it can be unlocked from the carrier branding through easy steps. To unlock the Samsung Galaxy device, users have to open the Settings app, go to Connections, click on More Connection Setting, choose Network Unlock, and then request a temporary unlock. Then request a temporary unlock. After completing these steps, wait some time and click on Permanent Unlock to finish. 

However, this glitch is letting users of the devices mentioned above unlock their devices without performing all these actions. 

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Android users should get ready to stay upgraded longer. Qualcomm is busily gearing up to enhance the user experience of older smartphone owners as it is working on making it easier for OEMs to keep smartphones with older Qualcomm chipsets up to date. 

Phone manufacturers (OEMs) are doing a pretty good job of keeping older devices updated with security patches and new Android versions. As compared to the previous time, when two years of major updates were standard, this is a big change.

Undoubtedly, the Korean brand ‘Samsung’ was the one that promised to offer longer software support for the first time, and that pushed other brands, especially Google, to offer more Android OS major updates and security updates. 

Chris Patrick, SVP and General Manager of Handsets at Qualcomm, disclosed in an interview with Android Authority that Qualcomm has been setting up a few things that should make it easier for Android OEMs to deliver software updates.

He also added that Qualcomm has been working with Google and Android OEMs for the past few years “to change the structure of inline code—to kind of change the machinery for how we do those updates.”

It seems that these changes should abstractly minimize the friction Android smartphone companies face while keeping their devices updated with the latest software. It seems that by the end of this year, Qualcomm will announce something to add an extra layer of upgrades that should make things even better.

However, the executive has yet to reveal an exact release date or schedule, but it’s expected that it could make an announcement at the Snapdragon Summit 2024 in October. 

The next-generation flagship Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 chip is also expected to launch at this event. This chipset is supposed to be used in the Galaxy S25 series and other flagship Android smartphones and tablets. Once, two years of major OS updates were a huge thing for smartphones, but now it’s not the case anymore, even for cheap smartphones.

Last year, Google announced that it would provide seven years of Android OS and security updates to its Pixel devices. Samsung also adopted this seven-year software policy earlier this year with the Galaxy S24 series. It’s expected that Qulacomm’s announcement will upgrade the speed at which Android updates arrive. 

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Apple introduced the Vision Pro XR headset earlier this year. Now it is reportedly looking forward to requiring a tethered iPhone or Mac for its cheaper Vision headset to rival the Samsung VR headset. 

Apple seems to be pushing ahead with a budget-able headset, but it’s possible Apple could take a hint from the Samsung Gear VR by requiring a tethered companion device. The new report says that Apple’s cheaper Vision headset is codenamed N107. The brand could price it at $1,500 to $2,000 and was originally slated to launch as soon as late 2025. 

It is reported that Apple might be having trouble reducing the cost of its mixed headset. The brand may consider compromising to achieve this on multiple aspects, for instance, by removing the external EyeSight display, reducing the resolution, or maybe other specifications of the internal screens, using a less powerful processor, or reducing the quality of the see-through view of the real world. Apart from these, there are also a few more unspecified additional cost-reducing measures. 

Reportedly, Apple is planning to make the cheaper Vision headset reliant on the tethered Mac computer or iPhone. The journalist stated that “that would let Apple save money on the processing power and components needed to make the Vision Pro a fully standalone product.”

Although it’s not the first time we have seen an XR headset being reliant on a smartphone,. Gear VR by Samsung asks users to slide their device into the headset, with the smartphone offering both the display and processing power.

A cheaper Vision headset that required an iPhone or Mac would still have its internal screen, though. The tipster reported that Apple is continuously setting up a second-generation Vision Pro headset. The latest device is said to feature a faster chip and upgraded external cameras. 

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