- The Trump Mobile T1 Phone has missed another promised release date
- Previous announcements had suggested that it would be launched by the end of 2025
- There has been no update on when the device might arrive
US President Donald Trump has made a big deal out of selling a gold-colored Trump-branded “T1 Phone” to his loyal supporters, but so far, no one has anything to show for it despite taking $100 pre-orders for the mystery device. Things haven’t been looking up lately either, with the T1 phone just missing another launch deadline.
When it was announced in June 2025, it was promised that the device would ship in August or September of that year. Those dates came and went without any phones being shipped out to buyers, and the release date was then changed to “later this year” on the product’s website.
The “later this year” phrasing implied that the T1 phone would arrive before the end of 2025. But with 2026 well underway and no sign of the phone on the horizon, it looks like the device that proudly bears Trump’s name is nowhere to be found.
Visit the Trump Mobile website today and you’ll see that the phone is still being promised for “later this year,” with no indication of which year that actually refers to. With the launch date uncertain, it is not known how far the product is from being released.
Missing in action
Technically, the “later this year” text on T1 Phone’s website could still be correct if it now refers to a time later in 2026. But the fact is that the website had promised a 2025 launch date for the phone, which has now been missed.
According to the Financial Times, Trump Mobile customer service told the outlet that the phone was delayed due to the recent US government shutdown. Writing in December 2025, the Financial Times said it was told by Trump Mobile that there was a “strong possibility” the device would not ship by the end of the month – which has now happened.
This is not the first time that Trump Mobile has courted controversy. It has apparently reneged on its flagship promise to have the T1 phone made in America, while its mobile network has thrown up a host of problems and troubling limitations for those who have tried to use it.
Speaking to PBS, International Data Corp. analyst Francisco Jeronimo was skeptical about the phone’s prospects. “We’ve always been pretty skeptical about this phone,” Jeronimo said. “They’re probably finding that building a phone is harder than they thought it would be. Let’s see if this thing comes to life or not.”
With the calendar ticking over to a new year and the phone still absent, it’s anyone’s guess when – or if – it will finally land. Even if it becomes a reality, it may not bear much resemblance to the promises made back when it was first revealed to the world.
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