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Motorola is bringing its Signature 27 flagship phone to the US market, reportedly powered by a Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 chipset with an upgraded camera system and audio. Unlike some rivals, the phone will be sold through AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile stores along with several MVNOs, alongside trade-in and financing offers.
Google has begun expanding Gemini's agentic capabilities with a '@Call for me' feature that lets the AI phone businesses to check hours, availability or pricing, or make reservations. The tool is limited by design: it cannot make payments or share credit card details, though it can share a user's name and contact information, meaning users must take over calls to complete sensitive transactions.
A poster on Hacker News describes over a year of calls that never register on their iPhone as missed calls, occurring across carriers, locations, wifi calling settings, and contact types. Switching from Verizon to T-Mobile did not resolve the issue, and troubleshooting steps like resetting network settings had no lasting effect. The poster speculates that carriers may be deprioritizing voice call reliability as fewer subscribers depend on traditional calling.
The triangle symbol appearing on some Samsung Galaxy phones indicates that Data Saver mode is active, a feature found in Settings > Connections > Data usage that is off by default. When enabled, only the app currently in use can access the internet, while background apps lose their connection and cannot perform tasks like uploading video.
According to The Mobile Report, T-Mobile is preparing to add new subscriber perks that could include Apple Music, YouTube, SiriusXM, Paramount Plus, ESPN Plus, Xbox Game Pass, Google AI, and DoorDash's DashPass. The launch was originally expected on September 23 but has reportedly been delayed to October 1, and T-Mobile has not officially confirmed the plans.
Apple's new iPhone Handoff feature, which shifts a phone number between two iPhones automatically, requires carrier support. AT&T told CNET its focus remains on other innovations and pointed to existing eSIM transfer tools instead of committing to Handoff. T-Mobile currently supports the feature for $5 monthly, Verizon plans to add it by year-end, and Telekom Germany and EE are involved internationally.
Samsung has begun pushing the stable One UI 9 update, based on Android 17, to Galaxy S26 Ultra units in the United States. Reports from T-Mobile Galaxy S26 Ultra owners on Reddit show the update carrying a 4.1GB download and the September 2026 security patch, though it's unclear whether AT&T variants are receiving it yet.
Adobe released its Premiere mobile video editing app on the Google Play Store, extending a tool that debuted on iOS last year. The free app supports a range of Android phones, including foldables like the Pixel 11 Pro Fold and Galaxy Z Fold 8, allowing editing in both open and closed configurations.
An Entrepreneur analysis highlights how small businesses near World Cup 2026 host stadiums—bars, vendors, jersey shops and parking operators—saw sales rise 4.1% in June, outpacing 1.8% growth in non-host cities, largely due to a 16.7% jump in spending by visiting fans. The piece notes that nearly 500 terabytes of data flowed through host stadiums during the tournament, forcing local businesses to upgrade their own connectivity to handle surges in mobile ordering, digital payments and foot traffic.
T-Mobile has partnered with India's Jio to enable the world's first 5G standalone roaming link between their networks. This allows T-Mobile customers traveling to India, and Jio customers visiting the US, to connect directly to each carrier's full 5G standalone infrastructure instead of falling back to older network types.
Apptopia data shows Meta's new AI app Muse recorded 1.8 million iOS downloads in the U.S. and Canada during its first 12 days, versus 1.3 million for ChatGPT in the same window after its 2022 debut. Muse also topped ChatGPT in daily active users at a comparable stage, with 642,000 U.S. daily users versus ChatGPT's 231,000, and has climbed to the No. 1 spot on the U.S. App Store.
A new explainer addresses whether food truck operators are required to use a commissary kitchen, noting that rules vary by state and county. It says states like California mandate listing a commissary for permitting, Washington enforces strict requirements, while some states like Ohio allow fully self-contained trucks to skip the requirement. The guide advises operators to check directly with their local health department rather than assume rules from other states apply.