T-Life is slowly rolling out a Screen Record feature, but what exactly is it for? (Updated)
A new Screen Recording setting in T-Mobile’s T-Life app is rolling out to more devices, raising privacy concerns.
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- A new “Screen Recording” setting has appeared in the T-Mobile T-Life app, first for iPhone 16 users and now slowly rolling out to some Android devices.
- While the feature is intended for app usage analysis in order to improve the T Life experience, it is on by default. Needless to say, this sparks some privacy concerns in the community.
- T-Mobile has not yet provided an official explanation, so users are advised to disable the setting until more information is available.
Update: While T-Mobile has yet to respond back to us directly, CNET was able to get in contact with a T-Mobile rep, which provided the following official statement:
“To help us give customers who use T-Life a smoother experience, we are rolling out a new tool in the app that will help us quickly troubleshoot reported or detected issues,” the spokesperson said. “This tool records activities within the app only and does not see or access any personal information. If a customer’s T-Life app currently supports the new functionality, it can be turned off in the settings under preferences.”
