Replace signal bars with db level in notification area - Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

is there such an app?
Ive been looking everywhere for this and cant find it. Seems it would be something already done since many battery apps do the same thing and show a percentage.
The app would need to simply take the info from the status info on the phone and display it instead of signal bars

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Was thinking about this the other day as well.
I'd also rather see a db or snr number, instead of bars.

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Agree ..
I think its a great idea ...

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bigthermalboy said:
I think its a great idea ...
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Now we just need to find or make it LOL

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I'm definitely very interested in this, hopefully someone can make it a reality!

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Are there any widgets that report dB levels of reception? I agree that replacing the signal bars would be best, but as a stop-gap solution a widget would do perfectly well for me.

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If rooted, it's an option in CM6, at least in the nightly build since 0715. It doesn't replace the signal bars, it's in addition to them.

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A developer has created this on the nexus dev or app forum

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britoso said:
A developer has created this on the nexus dev or app forum
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Any link for thi?

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GNja said:
If rooted, it's an option in CM6, at least in the nightly build since 0715. It doesn't replace the signal bars, it's in addition to them.
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Where is the option as I can't find it on cm6

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fidorulz said:
Where is the option as I can't find it on cm6
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Cyanogen settings -> user interface -> status bar -> check show dbm -> restart phone

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GNja said:
Cyanogen settings -> user interface -> status bar -> check show dbm -> restart phone
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Don't have it in my version

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As I had mentioned, it's available in the nightly builds, at least since 0715 version. I'm running the 0717 version now. I do not believe it was on the RC1 version I had - though I only had RC1 on for about 7 hours.

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GNja said:
As I had mentioned, it's available in the nightly builds, at least since 0715 version. I'm running the 0717 version now. I do not believe it was on the RC1 version I had - though I only had RC1 on for about 7 hours.
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Little off topic but have you noticed worse battery life with cyanogen then stock? I upgraded from stock and wiped everything and seem to get less out of it then stock

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fidorulz said:
Little off topic but have you noticed worse battery life with cyanogen then stock? I upgraded from stock and wiped everything and seem to get less out of it then stock
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I must say that after i rooted and flashed CyanogenMod i have been getting better battery life

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I think mine went from bad to "eh, kind of bad". So a slight improvement.

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GNja said:
I think mine went from bad to "eh, kind of bad". So a slight improvement.
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I wiped everything including the memory card prior to install and have to charge almost 2 times a day. Could the radio have anything to do with it? I installed the latest taiwan one I think
Which are u using I'm using a AT&T n1 btw

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Real Signal
fidorulz said:
is there such an app?
Ive been looking everywhere for this and cant find it. Seems it would be something already done since many battery apps do the same thing and show a percentage.
The app would need to simply take the info from the status info on the phone and display it instead of signal bars
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Check out "Real Signal" on the market - been using it for a little over a week.
It doesn't replace your bars, but it gives you a 2G and 3G "accurate" bar reading on the left of your notification bar, and by sliding your drawer down it will show you the dB levels for the type of signal.
It's a great little utility.

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klopinator said:
Check out "Real Signal" on the market - been using it for a little over a week.
It doesn't replace your bars, but it gives you a 2G and 3G "accurate" bar reading on the left of your notification bar, and by sliding your drawer down it will show you the dB levels for the type of signal.
It's a great little utility.
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Sliding down only shows me some random numbers nothing in terms of db which would normal be like -85 and stuff. Shows like [Signal:20][low:16][High:21]

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GNja said:
As I had mentioned, it's available in the nightly builds, at least since 0715 version. I'm running the 0717 version now. I do not believe it was on the RC1 version I had - though I only had RC1 on for about 7 hours.
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CM6 RC2 has it built in now. So far like this option very much
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