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T-Mobile Direct Connect on Windows Pc

Developed By: T-Mobile USA

License: Free

Rating: 3,5/5 - 366 votes

Last Updated: February 23, 2025

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 12.3.1.40
Size 27.6 MB
Release Date June 29, 24
Category Communication Apps

App Permissions:
Allows an application to record audio. [see more (28)]

What's New:
Our latest version of Direct Connect is now MCPTT ready. Talk with your T-Mobile sales team about the new features and getting enrolled. [see more]

Description from Developer:
The T-Mobile® Direct Connect® app brings push-to-talk (PTT) communications to Apple smartphones and iPads. The T-Mobile Direct Connect app enables push-to-talk communications with... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download T-Mobile Direct Connect and install on Windows PC. T-Mobile Direct Connect is free Communication app, developed by T-Mobile USA. Latest version of T-Mobile Direct Connect is 12.3.1.40, was released on 2024-06-29 (updated on 2025-02-23). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 500,000. Overall rating of T-Mobile Direct Connect is 3,5. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 366 users, 119 users had rated it 5*, 204 users had rated it 1*.

How to install T-Mobile Direct Connect on Windows?

Instruction on how to install T-Mobile Direct Connect on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install T-Mobile Direct Connect on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Step By Step Guide To Install T-Mobile Direct Connect using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "T-Mobile Direct Connect" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install T-Mobile Direct Connect on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "T-Mobile Direct Connect" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

Discussion

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The T-Mobile® Direct Connect® app brings push-to-talk (PTT) communications to Apple smartphones and iPads. The T-Mobile Direct Connect app enables push-to-talk communications with Direct Connect devices including best-in-class features such as 1-to-1 Direct Connect calling and Group Connect calling all with the convenience of touchscreen controls.

T-Mobile Direct Connect services should be added onto your T-Mobile lines of service before attempting to activate the application.

Please make sure to turn on and allow location/GPS, access to contacts, and push notifications.

Features:

T-Mobile® Direct Connect® on 5G, 4G LTE and Wi-Fi

1-to-1 Direct Connect Calls

Quick Group Calls up to 10 members

Group Connect Calls up to 30 members created in app

Talkgroup Calls up to 250 members created from CAT Tool

Broadcast Calls up to 500 members

Push-To-X Secure messaging – send pictures/videos, texts, files, audio messages and location

Direct Connect now has additional tiers of PTT services:

Our existing standard tier of features (Direct Connect, Group calling, broadcast calling, secure messaging)

Business Critical (Emergency Calling, Area Based Dynamic Talkgroups & Large Talkgroups up to 3,000 members)

Mission Critical PTT (Talkgroup & User profiles, Talkgroup affiliation, remote user check, user enable/disable, operational status messaging, ambient & discreet listening, MCX Talkgroups)

Note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
Our latest version of Direct Connect is now MCPTT ready. Talk with your T-Mobile sales team about the new features and getting enrolled.
Allows an application to record audio.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows an app to access approximate location.
Allows an app to access precise location.
Allows an application to read the user's contacts data.
Allows an application to initiate a phone call without going through the Dialer user interface for the user to confirm the call.
Allows read only access to phone state, including the phone number of the device, current cellular network information, the status of any ongoing calls, and a list of any PhoneAccounts registered on the device.
Allows the app to answer an incoming phone call.
Allows an application to send SMS messages.
Required to be able to access the camera device.
Allows an application to write the user's contacts data.
Allows access to the list of accounts in the Accounts Service.
Allows applications to connect to paired bluetooth devices.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.
Allows applications to change network connectivity state.
Allows applications to change Wi-Fi connectivity state.
Allows an application to modify global audio settings.
Allows access to the vibrator.
Allows an application to broadcast sticky intents.
Permission an application must hold in order to use ACTION_REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Allows an application to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting.
Allows an application to expand or collapse the status bar.
Allows an application to read or write the system settings.
Allows applications to discover and pair bluetooth devices.
Allows applications to write the sync settings.
Allows an app to create windows using the type TYPE_APPLICATION_OVERLAY, shown on top of all other apps.