Can I replace the signal strength bars with dBm in CM7 Nightlies? If so, how?
No, I don't want an app that adds a notification, I just want to replace the existing bars with the dBm.
CM6 had this in later versions, but I don't think it has been added into CM7 yet, so is there another way to do it?
this would be awesome, anyone want to take it up?
Yeah, it would be nice... I don't want to have to waste screen space on a widget.
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Ok:
1. Is there a way to get an actual 4G Gauge? On other roms, I can simply look on my notification bar and see the strength of my 4G connection, but on cm7 theres only an inactive icon.
2. Why does the wifi, 4g, and signal strength icons sometimes go from green to white?
Just curious, thanks.
1.You should be able to see the strength on it
2. White means its connected, but no data, when it turns green you have data
dw3bb10 said:
Ok:
1. Is there a way to get an actual 4G Gauge? On other roms, I can simply look on my notification bar and see the strength of my 4G connection, but on cm7 theres only an inactive icon.
2. Why does the wifi, 4g, and signal strength icons sometimes go from green to white?
Just curious, thanks.
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Think it means its downloading data or connecting. No need to worry. And there are some themes out there that help with the 4g thing.
I am running CM 7.0.2.1 with Chad's 4/19 kernel. My Dinc gets 2/4 bars signal strength on 3g and 3/4 on 1x at home while my wie's Env 2 shows 4/4 on both. So I decided to try a the new 2.15.10.05.06 radio and the 9.01 radio. Both updated with no problems. My dBm changed little, if any. (77-85%) I'm now running 2.15.10.05.06 and seems to be snappier. The signal strength bars are still less than my wife's though. Why am I not seeing the same amount of bars as my wife? (I don't know how to check her dBm) I did a *228. I get four bars at work but not at home like my wife. (Same problem at our lake house) Is there anything I can do to make sure I get the best possible signal strength? Should I try more radios?
How many bars your phone or her phone has doesn't really mean anything. It varies from phone to phone and signal strength isn't reported properly just by looking at the bars. Checking your dbm is the only way to really see where your signal is and some people seem to report better reception with different radios although it never seemed to make much of a difference to me. I'd check out www.dougpiston.com for radios, try em out, and look at your dbm, GPS lock speed/accuracy, and data speed to determine which works the best for what you need.
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Is there any way to update the PRL on CM 7? I'm at 52297 and I've seen where the latest is 52299.
I think the custom menus might only be accessible from sense roms, so #228 might be the only thing you can do in cm7. You could restore a sense backup, update prl, then restore your cm7 backup? There might be another way to do it, I'm not sure cause I've never messed with my prl.
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I feel stupid asking this question.
Im not even worried about my signal strength but the bars seem to be extremely inaccurate.
I have seen people talking about their -dbm level of their signal, but I cant figure out how to check it. Is there a way to change the bars to dbm and if there is how? If not how do I check it?
Thanks!
Settings>About Phone>Status As far as an easy way to watch it you might check out some of the signal widgets from the market.
Voice vs. 3G Data Signal ( bar ) : Are these separted in any status bar mods?
Is it possible?
I've never seen one that separates them, however AOSP roms will always show the 3g strength instead of voice strength.
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I've never seen one that separates them, however AOSP roms will always show the 3g strength instead of voice strength.
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Well that is good to know. And explains the discrep I notice when driving, would like to see these broken out somehow though
Hey,
When making calls you are only using 1x and that is many times what your signal strength is, "Except as noted above by Sitlet ASOP which use the bars as 3g". When you are using data on lets say a sense rom you know its going through because you see the 3g on your status bar going. Now there are apps out there which allow you to see the signal strength in decibels and that would be the best way to determine your actual signal strength via 3g 1x 4g etc, but to answer your question I have never seen any mods that do this for you!
Hope I helped if I did please hit the thanks!
Stevo
I've seen screen shot where people seem to have this.. but I just got my OP7T (used the OP migration too to move from OP6), and I do not have any "bars" in my status bar to indicate cell signal strength.
Tmobile, USA.
I *can* add the upload/download speed to the status bar... but again, normally you have the 1-5 bars of cell reception strength.
I can't find anything wiich clearly says there were purposely removed.
I'm on build 10.0.7.HD65AA
thanks!
Mike
EDIT: I can add my own bars thru an app like LTE Discovery.. but again, I thought this was part of the stock OS?
EDIT2: ok, solved.. Status bar.. Icon manager... Cellular data.