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T-Mobile apologizes and removes ads from notification bar

By Alan Friedman

Published: Mar 30, 2012, 11:54 PM

T-Mobile Android

T-Mobile apologizes and removes ads from notification bar

"During a recent software update, a message to promote T-Mobile’s free VIP Zone was mistakenly sent to certain customers and appeared on the notification bar for some Android devices. After T-Mobile was made aware of this mistake, the company stopped the notifications. T-Mobile apologizes for the inconvenience this may have caused customers."

Never underestimate the power of the media. On Friday afternoon, we told you that some of T-Mobile's Android toting customers were receiving ads in their notification bar. By late Friday evening, the carrier was saying that it was all a mistake and that it has corrected the problem. Additionally, the nation's fourth largest carrier apologized "for the inconvenience."

So we have to give kudos to T-Mobile for the speed at which the carrier saw what was going on, figured out what caused the problem, and made the necessary correction. For all of you T-Mobile customers who were upset about having to read an advertisement on their notification bar, you shouldn't be seeing them anymore.

source: T-Mobile via TmoNews

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Alan, an ardent smartphone enthusiast and a veteran writer at PhoneArena since 2009, has witnessed and chronicled the transformative years of mobile technology. Owning iconic phones from the original iPhone to the iPhone 15 Pro Max, he has seen smartphones evolve into a global phenomenon. Beyond smartphones, Alan has covered the emergence of tablets, smartwatches, and smart speakers.

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