T-Life is slowly rolling out a Screen Record feature, but what exactly is it for?

Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR 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 may be intended for app usage analysis or troubleshooting, its silent and default rollout has raised 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. Late last week, some iPhone 16 users began noticing a new Screen Recording setting within the T-Mobile T-Life app, as first reported by Ok_Theory5606 on Reddit. I initially missed this news over the long Memorial Day weekend, but while catching up on Reddit today, I saw that this feature has since started appearing on a handful of other devices (as noted in this thread), including several Android models like the Galaxy S25 and Galaxy S23 Ultra. So, what exactly is this Screen Recording feature? It might be easy ... Read full article.