# HINT Control — Simple access to your gateway > Cross-platform T-Mobile Home Internet gateway management and control. (iPhone/iPad app by Zachary Wander.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hint-control/id6449951339 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Zachary Wander](https://appshunter.io/developer/1691198174) - Category: Utilities - Price: Free - Rating: 4.15/5 from 87 App Store ratings · 41 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 15.0 · 104 MB - Languages: Afrikaans, Arabic, Catalan, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German and 19 more - Released: 2023-12-05 - Data updated: 2026-07-06 - Monetization: free - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hint-control/id6449951339/reviews.md ## What is HINT Control? HINT Control is a cross-platform app for accessing and managing your T-Mobile Home Internet gateway, with some extra features compared to the official app. Features include advanced statistics, WiFi radio control, SSID management, and band steering, with more to come as more is discovered about the gateways. HINT Control currently supports the Arcadyan KVD21, the Arcadyan TMOG4AR, the Sagemcom Fast 5688W, the Sercomm TMOG4SE, and the Noka 5G21. The Askey LTE gateway is not supported at this time. This app is NOT affiliated with T-Mobile. HINT Control is open source and also available for other platforms. Check out the downloads and source code at https://github.com/zacharee/ArcadyanKVD21Control/. ## Key features - Advanced statistics - WiFi radio control - SSID management - Band steering - Gateway access ## Recent user reviews (10 of 41) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hint-control/id6449951339/reviews.md ### 5/5 — Great for turning off WIFI radios *2026-03-23* 10 / 10 would recommend. Probably can do a lot more but it’s all I needed. T mobile you should just have had this on your life app … ### 5/5 — Very Useful and Informative *2026-03-01* Very useful app to use alongside the T-Mobile G4AR! Very happy with the “Reboot” shortcut action! I have this scheduled with an automation to trigger at a certain time once a month and it works great! ### 4/5 — Great utility for T-mobile gateways *2026-01-17* Really useful app. Great for setting up and checking T-mobile gateway connection. It needs one additional feature however, the ability to set an automatic reboot on a daily, weekly or monthly schedule. The ability to trigger a reboot on a connection loss would be a nice feature also. ### 4/5 — Please add Beacon Interval and more Transmit Power control *2025-09-20* Please add Beacon Interval control and more Transmit Power control, in order to reduce the amount of EMF to lowest possible. For example, I want on 5GHz Beacon Interval = 3000ms Transmission Power: 8mW (This is plenty for an apartment or small home) And on 2.4 GHz Beacon Interval: 2000ms Transmit Power: 21mW The 50% Transmit Power reduction is better than nothing, but more control is needed, preferably Advanced Control with a number input. I saw you had a slider. Why did you get rid of that? And there is nothing to control the constant pinging of the beacon interval. There needs to be a way to make that longer so that it's not constantly blipping. ### 3/5 — new G5AR *2025-08-19, version 1.14.1* This version will not work with the newly released G5AR T-Mobile gateway. ### 5/5 — Great *2025-08-13, version 1.14.1* This is a great app. T-Mobile should offer these options themselves. Pretty sad. ### 5/5 — Tmobile KVD21 *2025-08-13, version 1.14.1* Reset your modern first. Afterwards connect your Apple, android device with Ethernet cable and turn off your WiFi and roaming mode off. Then simply turn off 2.5 and 5.0 ghz radio frequency off and click save. ### 3/5 — Got strange error after setting change *2025-06-25* I tried to change my WiFi settings (change one access point to WPA2 instead of WPA2/WPA3) but after making the change I was getting this error when connecting to the wifi. “This network is operating on Wi-Fi channels in use by several other nearby networks. Restarting your wireless router may allow it to automatically choose the best channel to use, and may resolve this problem.” Not sure how this happened. Could be user error (if so, I’m sorry). I did factory reset and didn’t try Hint again. Too bad, looks like a great app. ### 5/5 — Way Better than the T-Life App *2025-05-25* For once an app that works as soon as you enter a password. I understand that it is designed for other platforms as well but it would be nice if the user could put names to the unknown devices or even clarify further the named devices. I know AT&T allowed that on their internet when I was with them in the past. ### 2/5 — Better than T-Life, but not a silver bullet. *2025-04-07* The app has a bad UI bug on the page that you manage SSIDs. The page has a few settings that you can’t see because they are hidden when the page collapses. It you tap the encryption mode, the page expands to reveal toggles for 2.4 and 5G, as well as a “hidden” option. But you can’t toggle them because it only allows you to select from the dropdown menu. ## Frequently asked questions about HINT Control ### What does HINT Control do? HINT Control is a cross-platform application designed to provide users with enhanced access and management capabilities for their T-Mobile Home Internet gateway. It offers features beyond the official app, allowing for more detailed control over your home network. ### What are the key features of HINT Control? Key features include advanced statistics for monitoring your internet performance, WiFi radio control, SSID management for customizing your network name, and band steering to optimize device connections. More features are planned as further gateway information becomes available. ### Is HINT Control free to use? Yes, HINT Control is a free application. It is also open source, and the source code is available for review and download on GitHub. ### What T-Mobile gateways are supported by HINT Control? Currently, HINT Control supports the Arcadyan KVD21, Arcadyan TMOG4AR, Sagemcom Fast 5688W, Sercomm TMOG4SE, and Noka 5G21 gateways. The Askey LTE gateway is not supported at this time. ### How can I get HINT Control? You can find downloads and the source code for HINT Control on its GitHub repository. The app is available for multiple platforms, offering a consistent experience across different devices. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 1.16.0 — 2025-09-06 * Add explanations for some signal values. Tap the ⓘ next to a label. * Don't encode 6GHz WiFi data in JSON sent to gateway if it's null. * Replace Transmission Power sliders with discrete options for 50% and 100%. * Update translations. ### 1.15.0 — 2025-08-19 * Migrate to using a database instead of JSON for storing snapshots. * Make expanded Snapshots graph zoomable/pannable. * Don't show "Supported Bands" field if the supported bands are empty. * Support gateways with 6GHz WiFi. ### 1.14.1 — 2025-06-21 - Allow disabling 5GHz WiFi after acknowledging warning. - Fix translations not being used. - Add donation button to footer in about screen. ### 1.14.0 — 2025-06-16 * Add a theme selector and an OLED theme. * UI tweaks. * Crash fixes. * Update translations. ### 1.13.4 — 2025-01-18 - Fix a crash triggered by enabling snapshots. - Fix some issues with chart Y-axis range calculations. ## Apps similar to HINT Control | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [ProxMobo – Proxmox VE & PBS](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/proxmobo-proxmox-ve-and-pbs/id6447794447) | 4.9 (433) | Free | Utilities | | [glinet](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/glinet/id1523245996) | 3.8 (19) | Free | Utilities | | [OpenSpeedTest-Server](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/openspeedtest-server/id1579499874) | 4.7 (13) | Free | Utilities | | [Pocket Geek Home](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pocket-geek-home/id1410854379) | 4.3 (310) | Free | Utilities | | [PairVPN](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pairvpn/id1347012179) | 4.6 (539) | Free | Utilities | | [Orb.net](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/orbnet/id6477840170) | 4.6 (34) | Free | Utilities | ## Related topics [hint control](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/hint-control) · [hint control app](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/hint-control-app) · [hint](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/hint) · [hint app](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/hint-app) · [lmk mobile control](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/lmk-mobile-control) · [tm2 interface](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/tm2-interface) · [tm2sign](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/tm2sign) --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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