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SignalCheck - Android app to monitor your Wi-Fi/2G/3G/4G LTE/5G-NR signal strengths


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Something I've noticed, device is a moto edge plus 2023. Scp doesn't fetch signal information very often when I have it open. when I have cell mapper open in back ground as well, scp updates every 2 to 3 seconds. Is this a bug or a setting not correct?

 

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On 1/17/2024 at 11:30 AM, stealth said:

Something I've noticed, device is a moto edge plus 2023. Scp doesn't fetch signal information very often when I have it open. when I have cell mapper open in back ground as well, scp updates every 2 to 3 seconds. Is this a bug or a setting not correct?

Sorry for the delayed reply, I missed the notification..

SignalCheck doesn't really 'control' how quickly the information refreshes. To oversimplify it, the app listens for signal changes, and displays them as soon as they happen. The rate depends on many variables, including device configuration, power status, radio programming, etc. The biggest driver of updates is flowing data -- if your device is idle and also not moving, not much will change because it's not going to "waste" effort updating signal metrics. But if you are sending/receiving data (streaming audio or video is a big trigger), or your location is significantly changing (drive faster for more frequent updates.. just kidding), you should see more frequent updates.

I don't know the inner workings of Cellmapper, but it's likely designed in a similar fashion; there is no native accessible "force the modem to refresh the information" command that I am aware of, but there could be. If you notice quicker updates when you have Cellmapper running, it could be because Cellmapper is sending/receiving data (I know there is an auto-upload function), or Cellmapper is configured to use more precise location information, so your device is more sensitive to smaller movement. You can adjust SCP location settings under Preferences > Location Settings; if you increase the priority or decrease the update interval, you will get more accurate and more frequent location updates, but be aware that this may increase battery usage.

Hope all that makes sense! Feel free to let me know if I can clarify anything further.

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