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I was able to get this installed now on my 12 Pro with the iOS 14.3 jailbreak.  A fun part is that I was able to then install a tweak called CarPlayEnable and now I can have CellularInfo showing up on my car's entertainment system to check out new LTE bands.

Still wish I knew enough to work on getting the actual signal levels to display, but I was able to get another tweak called SignaldBm installed to replace the signal bars with the RSRP level in the status bar, so that works for now.

Anyone get this app working on the new 13.5 jailbreak?  I installed it because I figured what the hell, might as well try.  Installs and shows the LTE band and GCI, but no RSRP or SNR info displays.

On 12/19/2019 at 12:29 PM, mikejeep said:

What the!? Haha.. that's interesting and should help me narrow down what's going on. I did see your reports, but there were no errors.

Works on Verizon too. Looks like your padding code doesn't like GSM carriers. Ha. 😆

21 hours ago, mikejeep said:

 

 

Hmm, that's strange.. it works fine on my LG G2, Pixel 3, and Pixel 4. If anyone experiencing this not working could set a padding value, back out of the Preferences, and send me a diagnostic report with a note about the padding when you have a chance. Maybe there's an error being quietly thrown I can look at. Not sure if there will be anything there, but I'm not sure what else to try. Thanks!

Want some more interesting news?

So I activated my Google Fi eSIM to check out Sprint and USCC service upgrades in my area.  On my Pixel 4 XL, when connected to Sprint the padding works.  As soon as it switches to USCC or T-Mobile the padding is gone.

My main SIM is AT&T and it also does not have the padding.

Correction:  It works when on USCC too.  Not AT&T or T-Mobile though.

8 minutes ago, mikejeep said:

 

 

Hmm, that's strange.. it works fine on my LG G2, Pixel 3, and Pixel 4. If anyone experiencing this not working could set a padding value, back out of the Preferences, and send me a diagnostic report with a note about the padding when you have a chance. Maybe there's an error being quietly thrown I can look at. Not sure if there will be anything there, but I'm not sure what else to try. Thanks!

You should have one from me. 

20 hours ago, dkyeager said:

You are correct at least on my unlocked Moto G7 power with Android 9.  On my LG V20 with Android 8 it works fine.

Weird.  Yeah it isn't working on my Pixel 4 XL.  Android 10 obviously.

Am I crazy or does the padding not work?  No matter what I put in there as a value (0-100) it looks the exact same and the text starts at the absolute left.

Signalcheck's CA reporting seems to be much more accurate with my P4XL than my old P3aXL that I was using off and on - at least on AT&T.  Obviously it is still early - I have only had the P4XL for about 27 hours, but so far so good.

With the 3aXL, I would keep seeing values getting stuck and it showing CA active where I live even though AT&T only has a single 5x5 B12 carrier at the moment.  Hasn't happened once so far with the new device.  

3 hours ago, crazy_vag said:

Take a selfie with both in a dark room so maybe with just one light on.  Use non-wide camera on Pixel 3.  Let me know if scene renders brighter on Pixel 3 vs Pixel 4.  Don't use night mode, but you can use the max HDR setting.  

I take lots of selfies at dark restaurants and bars, so liked that Pixel 3 front and rear cameras had nearly identical capabilities. 

I don't have a P3 - sorry. 

Got my P4XL today from Amazon. Feel free to ask any questions. Not on Sprint anymore though so I can't answer any specific network related questions though. 

Hey Mike. Random thought. It has probably already come up before...

But would it be possible to add some optional left padding to the information displayed?  When I had a S10 I ran into glare issues with the stuff on the far left because of the curved display. Also now on my Pixel 3a XL I have a screen protector that distorts the edges of the screen a bit too. 

Just wondering. A rather small thing in the grand scheme of things but thought I'd ask since it *might* be a simple addition. 

Pixel 3a XL on Q beta 4 has been great. So nice having the bandwidth and CA values appearing on SCP. So far everything it has been reporting has checked out too. Smooth sailing. 👍

On 5/9/2019 at 1:25 PM, mikejeep said:

Thanks for the update and the diagnostic report you sent! Glad to see it's working well. I see there wasn't any valid bandwidth info being reported.. did you ever see bandwidth info on Q, or did it take a step back? Hard for me to keep track of everyone's individual experience.

If you have a chance, it might help if you could submit a bug report to Google. I sent them one, but I have a Pixel 3 on Pie; a 2XL on Q would give them another example. I took mine with the SCP diagnostic screen showing the LTE cellInfo since part of the report is a screenshot. To generate a bug report, either go to Settings > System > Developer Options > Take bug report or try pressing and holding Power+VolUp+VolDown (I find that method to be tricky). Once it finishes generating, upload it to Google Drive, grant shared access to "android-bugreport@google.com", and post the link as a comment on the Android Issue I created here: https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/131532224

Anyone else who is willing to take the above steps is welcome to do the same. The more data they have, the better chance there is that it will be fixed. Even if you don't want to send a bug report, please at least 'star' that issue when you can -- it only takes a moment!

Thanks,
-Mike

I'm on a Pixel 3a XL with the Android Q beta 3 installed.  So far all seems good.  No issues that I can tell.  I even have the bandwidth values reporting (I think correctly, I'll keep an eye on it).  👍

I scooped up a 3a XL Unlocked variant from BBY (but I'm on AT&T now).  Feel free to ask any questions. 

Currently using it as a secondary phone to switch to off and on, but honestly I haven't experienced any stutters or slowdowns so far.  Might just sell my other devices to make some money off of this and wait and see what comes this fall from Google and Apple.

11 hours ago, mdob07 said:

Hey Mike, Looks like your changes worked. On 4.514b I'm now seeing W-CDMA info and SNR is back on both of my devices. Don't worry about the status bar icon in the GSM shot, I think I took the screen shot a soon as I cycled airplane mode. I'm 99.9% sure it was populated as I was watching it switch from GSM to HSPA. 

I've also got a question on the custom alerts, I have one set for 67086 to get an alert when I connect to J Block AWS as the primary carrier since AT&T is just starting to open it up here for uplink connections. I hadn't gotten an alert for it all day until after I installed 4.514b. Now I'm getting the alert everytime I connect to the Shepherdsville tower even though I don't show that I have ever connected to it yet except as downlink with CA. Is that the way it is supposed to work? If so that's fine, I just wanted to know. It shows up in the neighbor cell list. 

7 hours ago, mikejeep said:

Is this still occurring with the Alpha update I sent you last night?

-Mike

Ahh - there's an alpha update.  I left the Android world for iOS for a couple years.  Makes sense.  I thought i was going crazy earlier this morning because I couldn't get my beta version to update to 4.514b from 4.513b - ha.  

Glad to hear the HSPA signal values and SNR are back.  

Mike - any update on when we might see the LTE bandwidth feature on more 9.0 devices?  I'm currently also using an AT&T S9+ like mdob07, I believe.  

I ended up returning the S10e and grabbing a S10+. Missed the screen size after coming from an iPhone XS Max. While not a fan of the curved display, a case helps mitigate some of my issues with it. Also the FPS seems better now that I've sort of figured it out. 

Went with a navy blue leather case from Samsung. I like it. Slim, feels nice in the hand and will get grippier as it ages. Pretty much no drop protection, but I haven't shattered a phone screen in probably 8 years and I normally run my phone's without a case *knock on wood*. 

2 minutes ago, danlodish345 said:

That's how much battery I lost in 47 minutes

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That's with 43 minutes of screen on time...  Seems kind of reasonable.  You are on pace for over 7 hours of screen on time.  

It looks like that is with you never putting down the phone... haha

4 minutes ago, danlodish345 said:

I have the regular S10 I'm not pleased with the battery life. But the phone itself is fantastic.

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Interesting... The S10 and S10e get about the same battery life with my usage (had the regular S10 for about 5 days before exchanging)...

Yesterday I got through the whole day (started at 6AM) with about 12% left at 11PM when I put it on the charger.  That was with close to 6 hours of screen on time (still playing with the new toy) and lots of GPS usage plotting some cell sites on Cellmapper.  

I sit here at work with 78% left at 2PM (again started the day at 6AM) with about 1:15 in screen on time so far.  A much more typical day usage wise for me.

5 hours ago, mmark27 said:

I've had spotty data for sure, but I had spotty data occasionally with my S9+. I'm betting whatever issue on this phone was the same with the S9. Hopefully they get it sorted, that would be wonderful. Also, I hope they fix WiFi calling too. It's been a little annoying with these bugs on what is overall an excellent phone. All software based, so I'm sure they'll sort them out by Christmas. 

Maybe this has been posted here, but I was reading over in Reddit about this app: 

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jamworks.bxactions

It works awesome to make that Bixby button actually useful. If you follow the instructions and give it deeper access via connection to computer, it works on lock screen and such (no root needed or any funny business, just a couple adb commands). I've got mine set to sound toggle and flashlight when screen is off, and screenshot while screen is on. Also can use the in-pocket detection to make sure you don't trigger things inadvertently. Very slick app. 

If you are cheap and don't want to pay for the pro version, there is also an app called "Button Mapper" that does a lot of the same things from what I have read.  That's what I'm currently using.

Edit:  Nevermind - pocket detection is also extra on this app.  I just don't use it, so didn't look before.

I actually bought a Samsung phone for the first time ever... Never thought I'd see the day, ha.

Anyway - I initially bought the regular S10 but wasn't a fan of the FPS or the curved display, so I exchanged it for a S10e.  Like this little phone a lot too.  Great display, pretty good battery life (averaging 5-5 1/2 hours of screen on time which is pretty good compared to my past Android experiences), great cellular performance on AT&T, super fast WiFi, and I love me some traditional fingerprint scanners, ha.  

Only real gripes so far are the slightly higher placement for the power button/FPS and the lack of good screen protectors/accessories at this point in time. 

I was actually using an iPhone XS Max before this phone because the wife and I went in on a BOGO deal last fall (if I was going to have to pay for her to get a new phone, might as well get another for free).  Got bored of iOS (along with the shitty Intel modem and cellular issues), so I had to go back to an Android.  If there's one thing I miss about the iPhone it is the incredible battery life.  I would literally go 2 to 3 days without charging that thing, but oh well.  As long as a phone gets me through a full day, it doesn't really matter. 

Well good luck guys...  I picked up a Max on Verizon and I am seeing definitely worse cell reception.  Tried posting photos on Macrumors and I either get ignored or told it is "fake news".  What a lovely society we live in now... Ha

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/iphone-xs-and-xs-max-owners-complain-of-wi-fi-and-lte-connectivity-issues.2142500/page-4#post-26562175

3 hours ago, ingenium said:

Can you get access to an Android phone for an hour to drive around? If you change the logging interval to every second from the default of every 5 seconds, you'll get 2000 data points really quickly.

 

It might be worth getting a phone on FreedomPop if you want to continue using CellMapper. You can get a cheap Android phone for $20 and there's no monthly cost of service if you disable all the auto top ups and downgrade to the free plan. 1GB/month free with friends maxed out, throttled to 1 Mbps. So it's perfect for a logging device. One of their Motorola devices and the Kyocera Hydro Icon both support band locking too, which helps with hunting.

 

Getting the phone through them puts you on Sprint service. If you order just the SIM (they often have deals for $1 or $0.01 for the SIM) then you're on AT&T. AT&T's free tier maxes out at 700 MB/month

 

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Did not know about this...  Just signed up for a $0.01 SIM card to continue testing AT&T around here (they are actively expanding in my area).  I just can't forget to switch from the free month promo to the free plan before it expires.  Thanks for sharing!

4 hours ago, WiWavelength said:

The real Pixel 2 XL:

https://www.theverge.com/2017/11/2/16598218/google-pixel-2xl-htc-u11-plus-design-plans-change

AJ

If we got that phone but with a Samsung provided OLED it would've been just about perfect...

3 hours ago, imex99 said:

Them return it and get over it....one of the best phones out!

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I had the 2 XL and ended up returning it and getting a smaller 2.  Same performance (better RF on Verizon by 4-8 dBm in a number of low signal places). No issues with the OLED like I had on the 2 XL and a slightly more manageable for factor (yes the bezels are a little much). 

I like it though. I was able to get it for $550 (Best Buy had a sale) vs the $850 for the XL. The XL is definitely not worth $300 more than the smaller 2. Probably not even worth the $200 premium. 

I have my 2 XL but on Verizon. If anyone has any questions let me know.