Hello. I updated the Android Beta and it seems I don't have that one mega-useful icon on the top screen that tells me if the signal is strong enough to make a call. Anyone had this very thing? Seems no one in the world noticed and it seems so weird to me.
If anyone knows how to make it appear again... well, very appreciated :')
shishimaru1000 said:
Hello. I updated the Android Beta and it seems I don't have that one mega-useful icon on the top screen that tells me if the signal is strong enough to make a call. Anyone had this very thing? Seems no one in the world noticed and it seems so weird to me.
If anyone knows how to make it appear again... well, very appreciated :')
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Well I have one signal icon now on beta 3 but I'm using dual sim and there is no way I can add other icon
shishimaru1000 said:
Hello. I updated the Android Beta and it seems I don't have that one mega-useful icon on the top screen that tells me if the signal is strong enough to make a call. Anyone had this very thing? Seems no one in the world noticed and it seems so weird to me.
If anyone knows how to make it appear again... well, very appreciated :')
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Looks like a conscious design decision to only show your current internet connection whether it be wifi or carrier.
Dropping down the shade reveals your carrier connection strength if currently on wifi.
I can't get it to appear with the standard System UI tweaker either. In a way it makes sense, in another way it is annoying.
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Hi. New here. I'm wondering if there is an application that will make my Touch Pro display the actual signal strength at the top rather than the bars.
I've done a fair amount of searching and haven't seen anything much but maybe I'm not looking in the right place.
Thanks!
nactownag said:
Hi. New here. I'm wondering if there is an application that will make my Touch Pro display the actual signal strength at the top rather than the bars.
I've done a fair amount of searching and haven't seen anything much but maybe I'm not looking in the right place.
Thanks!
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Actually, it's not quite that simple. The display of 'bars' is actually the result of a fairly complicated algorithm, that takes into account signal strength, quality, and transmission diagnostics. And it isn't the same for all providers either. Each cell provider installs their own application/algorithm to determine and display bars. There was an article about this on the Wired site a few months (or so) ago. And here's one that's similar...
http://www.switched.com/2008/01/15/what-do-cell-phone-signal-bars-really-really-mean/
Well i found a fix for our problems with network icons! Hope Everyone enjoys it!.
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Taskbar icons for our phones can have interesting effects. A few work, but most ether 1/2 work or fail miserably.
Currently i have only found 1 set of icons that work 100%
[url=http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=624874] Dusk Taskbar [/url].
Currently i am using this taskbar
[url=http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=626188] Dark Ninja's Android Taskbar[/url]
This one is working like 3/4% with only the only the signal bars not working(tho it doesn't look bad)
Has anyone determined why some work and others dont? I have very little experience with taskbar icons tho i plan to jump in soon...
Another taskbar now works 100% (minus bluetooth)
8/3/10 [Released] HTC Hero/Desire/Legend Taskbar For WM6.5/WM6.5.X W|VGA
idk how/why it works but i plan to find out .
Good job, it looks very clean. The only issue is that my BattClock doesnt match the multi-shade toolbar anymore
Change your theme then change it again and it will change the taskbar color.
I finally found a fix for our taskbar issues, cab in first post.
Sweet!
Great Job Jug6ernaut,
Mind if I add this one to Expo/IQ Tweaker?
fix for icons
finally a fix for the signal bars that would not change from stock white, one thing though, the signal strength will never show more than two bars, yet can open up the manager where you can turn bt, wifi etc on or off, and the signal strength is stronger than what the taskbar icon shows. example icon shows 1 or 2 bars where it should be showing 4 or 5 bars. do i need to change a registry value or what? any help much appreciated. thanks a lot.
3g sig
actually its just when the phone is showing 3g that the signal bars act wierd. it will show 2 bars when the signal should be 4 bars. when the strength actually is 5 bars it will show 4bars, never just 3bars. during a call the signal strength showing will be correct. any help?
Strange, mine seems about the same as the LG bars (IQ) but I’m almost always showing as being on “H” (HSPA+) and not “3G” (HSPA) so I’m not sure. With the taskbar I’m using, I did have to change one reg. setting for the battery as it was off by 1% (big deal) but that was it.
I'll play around with mine and see if I can replicate the problem.
signal
maybe im using the wrong fix, i have tried several taskbars, always no change to the stock white signal icon. then i used the fix above and the icons were all there, just the signal bars did not show the actual sig strength that say the comm manager showed. it was one and two bars like it should then the signal at 3 actual would still show only 2 and only 2 for an actual signal of 4 then when the signal hits 5 the bars will jump and show 4? while im on a call the signal strength is accurate. i do not know. it was hard to get the signal icon to change from stock and now the signal strength is not right. my phone is att pure wm6.5 stock rom etc.
Ahhhh…. This fix is specific to the LG Expo and IQ (I Think), that be part of your problem.
woodhole said:
Ahhhh…. This fix is specific to the LG Expo and IQ (I Think), that be part of your problem.
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no it should work on all phones. All this fix does is take away a reg key that tells the system to use an alternate dll. His pure should be in same as our expo.
When i ahve time ill make up another cab 4 u to try.
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no it should work on all phones. All this fix does is take away a reg key that tells the system to use an alternate dll. His pure should be in same as our expo.
When i ahve time ill make up another cab 4 u to try.
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I stand corrected
I have compared my signal strength bar to the one that shows on S2U2 and they both show the same signal strength (even on 3G).. so mine seems to confirm it's working correctly.
woodhole said:
I stand corrected
I have compared my signal strength bar to the one that shows on S2U2 and they both show the same signal strength (even on 3G).. so mine seems to confirm it's working correctly.
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well this fix has nothing to do with the how many signal bars actually get shown, only which dll is being used to show them.
when i have time(i know same old story xD) ill go have a look at the stock dll and compare to the ones we are using. it is possible that the entries are different which would cause it to show the wrong ones. but i dont think so.
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fellows i cannot tell you how much i appreciate the effort, i figured the fix would be ok to use on my pure, just dont know why the correct bars will not show on taskbar icon. as i said when on a call the correct number of bars show on icon and comm manager, again thanks for any help. i will be glad to try whatever you can figure out.
using the new radio, my bars constantly disappear and then-theyll reappear until they disappear again.. its super annoying to see(to me anyway). i flashed the prior version 2.42.01.04.27, and it does not happen.
i noticed it happening when i would initiate a data connection, for example with facebook. i open fb, says loading, the bars disappear..then reappear in about three seconds...
anyone notice this on the NEW sw version? im using nfinites stock odex rom the .7 sw version. maybe the new radio doesnt agree with the old sw version? i dont know, im just spit ballin here...
any insight is appreciated.
thank you
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using the new radio, my bars constantly disappear and then-theyll reappear until they disappear again.. its super annoying to see(to me anyway). i flashed the prior version 2.42.01.04.27, and it does not happen.
i noticed it happening when i would initiate a data connection, for example with facebook. i open fb, says loading, the bars disappear..then reappear in about three seconds...
anyone notice this on the NEW sw version? im using nfinites stock odex rom the .7 sw version. maybe the new radio doesnt agree with the old sw version? i dont know, im just spit ballin here...
any insight is appreciated.
thank you
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Yeah, mine did the same thing I ended up just flashing back to the old one.
any insight is appreciated.
thank you
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There are a lot of people reporting problems with the new radio, but there are
also a lot who have had no issues with it. I have access to two cdma hero
phones where I'm at, and flashed them both with identical roms, kernels, and
radio basebands. The only difference between the two phones is the installed
apps. That being said, the phone I use loses signal constantly, even on the old
baseband, where the other phone does not, even when sitting next to eachother
. The new radio definitely has issues, but some of these phones act different
than the rest, too.
tailsthecat3 said:
i noticed it happening when i would initiate a data connection, for example with facebook. i open fb, says loading, the bars disappear..then reappear in about three seconds...
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Our phones really have 2 signal strengths. One for the network and one for data. When you're using data, I believe the bars switch to show the signal strength for data, which is usually worse for me too. I'm using CM6.1
If you're curious, this app Real Signal can show you both of these signal strengths in real time.
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Our phones really have 2 signal strengths. One for the network and one for data. When you're using data, I believe the bars switch to show the signal strength for data, which is usually worse for me too. I'm using CM6.1
If you're curious, this app Real Signal can show you both of these signal strengths in real time.
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thanks. checking out this app now...
c00ller said:
Our phones really have 2 signal strengths. One for the network and one for data. When you're using data, I believe the bars switch to show the signal strength for data, which is usually worse for me too. I'm using CM6.1
If you're curious, this app Real Signal can show you both of these signal strengths in real time.
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That is exactly right. 3g and 2g (data and network) signal shows up differently, hence the fluctuation when you send a text, make a call, etc.
i understand the evdo/1x.
i hate it.
when i receive a text or call it blasts to 1x real quick.
in the case of my original post, i start in 3g(evdo), bars get gray while displaying the 3g icon, then in a couple seconds they bocome colored and show some sort of signal...
couple older cdma phones i used to have i was able to increase the tx power, the power given to the antenna. is there any way to increase the poser given to the antenna?
thank you
p.s i hope i am being clear...maybe ill take some vid of it actually happening
tailsthecat3 said:
i understand the evdo/1x.
i hate it.
when i receive a text or call it blasts to 1x real quick.
in the case of my original post, i start in 3g(evdo), bars get gray while displaying the 3g icon, then in a couple seconds they bocome colored and show some sort of signal...
couple older cdma phones i used to have i was able to increase the tx power, the power given to the antenna. is there any way to increase the poser given to the antenna?
thank you
p.s i hope i am being clear...maybe ill take some vid of it actually happening
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You are... I don't know if there's a way to change that
I have a weird problem with my galaxy s. Normally my phone reception is strong and shows 5 bars but then sporadically it drops to 0 bars and I have no connection. This happens even when I don't touch the device. However I do notice that when I touch it the signal drops slightly. When I was in a train yesterday it dropped all the time. My father has the same provider as me with his iphone 4 and is not experiencing any drops so that shouldnt be the issue.
This problem seems rather recent after installing darky's rom v.7 and 8, but I'm not sure if that's whats causing the probem. Any ideas? I would hate to send back my phone. Could it also be a sim card problem for some reason?
Try to switch to GSM mode only.. I noticed my signal is about 50% lower if my network mode is set to auto instead of GSM mode.
the signal does seem a bit stronger you're right! thx for that
I'm not sure if it fixes the problem though because it could jump from strong signal to no signal in a split second..
Changed the ROM and got problems does that not give you the answer .
Cannot send back the phone as with a non standard ROM warranty is invalid .
I would flash back to Eclair via ODIN the use Kies to update to your providers current firmware .
jje
well it makes no sense that changing a rom that works well for everyone would be a cause of a weird problem like this. I gotta say though that since changing the option that EarlZ mentioned helped and I haven't seen a drop yet, so lets hope that fixed it.
Metusion said:
well it makes no sense that changing a rom that works well for everyone would be a cause of a weird problem like this. I gotta say though that since changing the option that EarlZ mentioned helped and I haven't seen a drop yet, so lets hope that fixed it.
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Does not work well for everyone if you read the multiple complaints .
Thats the nature of rom building a work in progress .
Easy way to test is as always to revert to original rom .
jje
I've noticed that when using Mobile data internet connection (I use 3g only because my card doesn't support LTE) goes lower or completely to the 0 level, everything seems to work, but the notification just goes insane most likely. After I turn airplane mode for a while and disable it immediately it catches more signal as it should do all the time. It happens even on the latest 6.0.1 radio. Anyone had this issue out should I consider it as a hardware issue. Would be glad if someone gave me some feedback.
I also have the same bug with 6.0.1, it is a software bug not a hardware issue.
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I also have the same bug with 6.0.1, it is a software bug not a hardware issue.
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Good to hear that I'm not the only one, have you seen a thread reporting it to Google already? Maybe it is worth to let them know.
adamczyk777 said:
Good to hear that I'm not the only one, have you seen a thread reporting it to Google already? Maybe it is worth to let them know.
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https://forums.motorola.com/posts/f7b51bd9bf
https://www.google.com.tr/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=nexus+6+bar+signal
Yeah but my issue is a bit diffrent because I can acces internet with no problems, only the icon seems strange. There are no exclamation marks also.