Hi guys, I have an Atrix 4g 4.1.8.3 Rooted. Are their anyways to change your network icons so you can tell whether your actaully on HSPA+ vs. Regular 3G. Are their any ROMS that can do it?
Thanks!
That would be awesome.
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Should have posted this in the theme section, would have gotten more response. I am sure Mr. Clown will be happy to move it for you.
yes I will, but please read before posting.
I don't know but I believe my atrix says 3G when that is all that is available instead of H+
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Yes this is possible
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Can someone set this up? I am very interested!
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You can easily do this yourself if you're rooted.
Download the Framework Assistant from this thread - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1060199
Follow the directions to copy the framework from your phone to your computer
Extract the framework-res.apk with a program like winzip or winrar
Go in and edit the stat_sys_data icons to look how you like; just maintain the image size and name. The image names tell you what type of connection they represent.
Zip the file back up as framework-res.apk ** Set the compression level to Store of zero so that it is not compressed, failing to do so will brick your phone
Use the Framework Assistant to put it back on your phone
Any image editor will allow you to change these images as you like; or you could download and theme out there, extract the framework-res.apk from it with winzip, and copy those images into your framework.
However, do not go editing any images that end with .9.png, these are specially coded and you will mess them up if you edit them in an extracted framework-res.
Thanks for the reply!
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Are you sure that will work?. I flashed some themes that claim to properly show HSPA, 3G or EDGE (like Vivid or Tangerine) but they only show 3G or EDGE. The HSPA icon is never shown.
It would be great if this issue could be fixed.
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Are you sure that will work?. I flashed some themes that claim to properly show HSPA, 3G or EDGE (like Vivid or Tangerine) but they only show 3G or EDGE. The HSPA icon is never shown.
It would be great if this issue could be fixed.
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The themes just replace the stock images in the framework-res drawable folder, they don't modify the way the phone monitors the network connection. The problem with the stock images is that H represents both 3G and HSPA. just replace the HSPA with 4G and add a 3G image for the 3G connections and that's it.
The problem may be that you aren't getting HSPA in your area, I know my phone is usually in 3G.
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jimbush3 said:
The themes just replace the stock images in the framework-res drawable folder, they don't modify the way the phone monitors the network connection. The problem with the stock images is that H represents both 3G and HSPA. just replace the HSPA with 4G and add a 3G image for the 3G connections and that's it.
The problem may be that you aren't getting HSPA in your area, I know my phone is usually in 3G.
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I have HSPA in my area. That's not the problem.
The Vivid theme does have all the required icons. But it never displays HSPA.
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I have HSPA in my area. That's not the problem.
The Vivid theme does have all the required icons. But it never displays HSPA.
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I'm using the Vivid theme (1.3b) and it displays the H logo when I'm in a good HSPA area. If I bounce between HSPA and UMTS a lot, the phone will only show the 3G signal.
Sounds like you may not be getting a solid HSPA signal.
Run *#*#4636#*#* the go into Phone Information and see what Network Type you're on.
Mine shows HSPA and as you can see in the screenshot, I get the H icon.
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You're right. Phone only sees UMTS.
I had HSPA with my Captivate. I have to admit it used to switch between HSPA and UMTS a lot, but it did show HSPA frequently.
I'm using the 4.1.4.2 Telstra radio, and data speeds seems to be much faster than the AT&T 4.1.8.3 radio.
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So I have recently been poking through the framework-res.apk and its fairly clear that there is a data icon for hspa. I have never seen it on the taskbar even when (I'm fairly sure) I am on hspa.
Does anyone's phone use the h symbol? And if not where is the xml or whatever that controls it. I was unable to find anything in framework-res (or twframework) that calls the data icons...
Have I overlooked something? Does anyone with experience from other devices know where the control xml is for those devices (g1, nexus)?
Thanks!
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Gomjabar said:
So I have recently been poking through the framework-res.apk and its fairly clear that there is a data icon for hspa. I have never seen it on the taskbar even when (I'm fairly sure) I am on hspa.
Does anyone's phone use the h symbol? And if not where is the xml or whatever that controls it. I was unable to find anything in framework-res (or twframework) that calls the data icons...
Have I overlooked something? Does anyone with experience from other devices know where the control xml is for those devices (g1, nexus)?
Thanks!
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3G is HSPA. I don't know what tells it to use it. I recall in early CyanogenMod 5.x there was some bug in it that made the H icon occasionally display. I believe they also ended up removing the icon from the framework.
Even HSPA+ is still 3G (they just got more out of HSPA), but the vibrant doesnt support the changes to HSPA+ protocol, so we would never see it if that is when it is supposed to show.
If you really wanted to see the H icon, you could replace the 3G icon with the H in the framework-res.
While hspa is technically 3g it is an evolution of umts, the original 3g, which is still in use many places. Hspa offers more (about 5x) bandwith than utms and it would be nice to know if I was on an hspa network rather than an umts network without having to go to about phone>status to find out.
On other phones, many custom roms enable the switch to the h icon when on hspa. Our community has yet to do this mod. I was hoping someone could point me at the right xml to get this going....
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The froyo rom shows the h in the status bar....
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While hspa is technically 3g it is an evolution of umts, the original 3g, which is still in use many places. Hspa offers more (about 5x) bandwith than utms and it would be nice to know if I was on an hspa network rather than an umts network without having to go to about phone>status to find out.
On other phones, many custom roms enable the switch to the h icon when on hspa. Our community has yet to do this mod. I was hoping someone could point me at the right xml to get this going....
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I doubt that can be changed with just xml. the code for it, i would think, lies somewhere in framework-res. check out the cyanogenMOD codebase or even AOSP.
I believe once were on the official 2.2 for our phones we will have for sure access to it. Guy at the tmo store said the vibrant wont use it til the g2 is launched
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I've Gotten The H Symbol On My Phone With The Stock ROM, I Was Traveling And It Popped Up, I Was Like And Then I Was Like And Then It Went Away And I Was Like
But When I Talked To A T-Mobile Employee He Said It'll Pop Up When HSPA+ Is In Service, The G2 Has A H+ Symbol
But yea i agree it would be nice to know if anyone might actually be on it already cause somtimes the 3g is.reallu movin good
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To test if you are on hspa or umts go to settings, about phone, status... The stock rom does not show the h in the status bar..
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Thanks for the tip checked it and actually accurately changes
Or you could download signal widget...I use it in the kansas city area and works good shows edge and all the way up to hsda and hspa...it will even switch to wifi and show accurate signal...just a quick fix for now if you like to know what network speed is and so on
Yea sent from this mobile thinggy =p
Gomjabar said:
So I have recently been poking through the framework-res.apk and its fairly clear that there is a data icon for hspa. I have never seen it on the taskbar even when (I'm fairly sure) I am on hspa.
Does anyone's phone use the h symbol? And if not where is the xml or whatever that controls it. I was unable to find anything in framework-res (or twframework) that calls the data icons...
Have I overlooked something? Does anyone with experience from other devices know where the control xml is for those devices (g1, nexus)?
Thanks!
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i downloaded an app called "mobile signal widget" and it showes when im oh the "H" speed
I don't get good 3G at my house and when I'm on edge in get almost full bars. How can I shut off 3G/4g? I did the 4636 thing and selected gsm only but I still see h+. What am I doing wrong ? Is there another way? App?
When change it I just back out by the back button...is there a diffremt way I should do it to save the gsm settings only?
Thanks
dvigue said:
I don't get good 3G at my house and when I'm on edge in get almost full bars. How can I shut off 3G/4g? I did the 4636 thing and selected gsm only but I still see h+. What am I doing wrong ? Is there another way? App?
When change it I just back out by the back button...is there a diffremt way I should do it to save the gsm settings only?
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Ok .. sigh... first off... the "bars" you are referring to indicates cell strength(voice calls/SMS) not data speed or strength. I think the atrix shows h+ no matter what as on my nexus it would change to H when using hsdpa and 3g for when on 3g and likewise for edge and even g **edit that's a cyanogen mod**. NOW as for switching to 2g only and disabling 3g it is ( settings> wireless & networks> mobile networks> select network = your choice) no need for *#*#4636#*#*
On another note if your getting slowdown on 3g try a restart... 2g is not going to be any faster.
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Besides going through the different setting menus, there are widgets available in the market that will act as a shortcut to the last (or semi-last) preference. I have it configured in Extended Controls
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Ok .. sigh... first off... the "bars" you are referring to indicates cell strength(voice calls/SMS) not data speed or strength. I think the atrix shows h+ no matter what as on my nexus it would change to H when using hsdpa and 3g for when on 3g and likewise for edge and even g **edit that's a cyanogen mod**. NOW as for switching to 2g only and disabling 3g it is ( settings> wireless & networks> mobile networks> select network = your choice) no need for *#*#4636#*#*
On another note if your getting slowdown on 3g try a restart... 2g is not going to be any faster.
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ok...Sigh...
i know what the bars mean. what i am saying is, i get a way better signal at home/work with EDGE. i want to be able to shut off 3g, like i use to be able to on my iphone to save battery, and i jsut dont need the connection at home and work.
i went to the settings, and mobile networks is greyed out? how can i get into that menu?
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Besides going through the different setting menus, there are widgets available in the market that will act as a shortcut to the last (or semi-last) preference. I have it configured in Extended Controls
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will it shut off 3g? and just keep EDGE? i have done it manually, but it does not seem to work?
no matter how many times i go into the 4636 screen and select GSM ONLY it goes right back to GSM/WCDMA
and i am so sick of looking service when it switches over from EDGE to 3g for ONE bar. what am i doing wrong? why cant i get it to STAY on EDGE>..this no service thing is making me wonder if i want to return this phone..
dvigue said:
no matter how many times i go into the 4636 screen and select GSM ONLY it goes right back to GSM/WCDMA
and i am so sick of looking service when it switches over from EDGE to 3g for ONE bar. what am i doing wrong? why cant i get it to STAY on EDGE>..this no service thing is making me wonder if i want to return this phone..
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Try the widget call Extended Control and disable it. Good luck
dvigue said:
ok...Sigh...
i know what the bars mean. what i am saying is, i get a way better signal at home/work with EDGE. i want to be able to shut off 3g, like i use to be able to on my iphone to save battery, and i jsut dont need the connection at home and work.
i went to the settings, and mobile networks is greyed out? how can i get into that menu?
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I forgot that I had to unlock my phone for it to work (canada, go figure) maybe thats why mine isn't greyed out.
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After selecting 2g only mode, my Atrix still gets 4g speeds...
I am running the same phone under AT&T with 4.5.141. I rooted the phone and enabled the greyed out preference pane to select 2g only. Regardless of if I select 2g only there, and if I use the *#*#4636#*#* code, I can run speedtest and get 4g speeds .... Do I just need to go the cyanogen mod? Are there other preference panes that I need to edit? I am jealous of all of you out there who have successfully whipped their Atrix 4g!
Motorola Atrix 4g (v1) AT&T with 4.5.141
You will have to flash the n_1.100.00r radio
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Guys, I am trying to understand how to change my mobile network access on the phone.
I am on the ATT version of the SGS2 and have repeatedly used
*#301279# -->Change HSPA Revision--->R99-HSPA off, but I continue to display the H+ in the status bar. My speed tests don't change at all with regard to the selection I make (1,2,3). Am I doing something wrong? Am I supposed to "save" the settings after I make the selection?
I live in South Florida and we have H+ here, so I am really not sure what is going on. The phone also displays my network as UTMS and I have NEVER seen 3G in the status bar. I am using my old sim from my Iphone 3gs with data unlimited plan with the correct (4g) APNs.
Any ideas guys?
Dsg2003gt said:
Guys, I am trying to understand how to change my mobile network access on the phone.
I am on the ATT version of the SGS2 and have repeatedly used
*#301279# -->Change HSPA Revision--->R99-HSPA off, but I continue to display the H+ in the status bar. My speed tests don't change at all with regard to the selection I make (1,2,3). Am I doing something wrong? Am I supposed to "save" the settings after I make the selection?
I live in South Florida and we have H+ here, so I am really not sure what is going on. The phone also displays my network as UTMS and I have NEVER seen 3G in the status bar. I am using my old sim from my Iphone 3gs with data unlimited plan with the correct (4g) APNs.
Any ideas guys?
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I`a m not on the AT&T network so i can`t advice you myself but i would look on the thread of Designgears on xda as he`s on your network to. If you don`t see anything about apn-settings post a question on XDA and you`ll get answers. Or google around for your settings and look on the AT&T website.
Hope you find your answers
Also just to clarify, I'm trying to get the phone in 3g only mode.
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I just got Galaxy S2 att but I am in Europe, and since I don't use phone only for calls & sms I wonder if there is an option to permanently set phone to use GSM only?
I know the trick with ...4636... menu, where I can set to use gsm, but when I restart my phone it goes back to umts again.
Is there some hack to open that menu in "mobile networks" or should I use international rom?
I'd find what db it edits when you do that then make init.d script to make that edit every time you boot.
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I'd find what db it edits when you do that then make init.d script to make that edit every time you boot.
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can you explain me how to do it?
thanks
The phone should technically revert to edge. You see the phone by default is set to 3g prefered meaning in these situations in which roaming in another country and the frequency bands do not match or cannot find 3g in the area that in which your phone uses "att". It would in this case revert to a lower spectrum until it finds one your phone uses. So in this case it should be automatically reverting to edge when you hopped off the plane, boat, canoe, whatever.
gotjpeg said:
The phone should technically revert to edge. You see the phone by default is set to 3g prefered meaning in these situations in which roaming in another country and the frequency bands do not match or cannot find 3g in the area that in which your phone uses "att". It would in this case revert to a lower spectrum until it finds one your phone uses. So in this case it should be automatically reverting to edge when you hopped off the plane, boat, canoe, whatever.
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I have 3g signal but it's love, and i have seen posts that 3g uses more battery, so since i don't use data i want be able to force phone to use gsm only.
I have tried *#*#4636#*#* but it won't switch to gsm, stays at 3g.
I got the same problem, dude. Still find no way...Using UNNAMED 2.2.1...
You can check you wireless setting menu--> Mobile network to see if there is an option for you to choos Use 2G only.
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I got the same problem, dude. Still find no way...Using UNNAMED 2.2.1...
You can check you wireless setting menu--> Mobile network to see if there is an option for you to choos Use 2G only.
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unfortunately there is no option to choose 2g because that menu option is gray, i can't even open it.
i am also using unnamed 2.2.1
Try *#2263# and in menu choose gsm only, then it will use only gsm network. Bu again, when you restart the phone it goes back to umts
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What file i need to edit to do that? Maybe in the modem FW itself?
Is there a tool for band selection like was.in sgs 1? I want HSPA Plus specificly
Thanks
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deliad said:
What file i need to edit to do that? Maybe in the modem FW itself?
Is there a tool for band selection like was.in sgs 1? I want HSPA Plus specificly
Thanks
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There isn't any, you change from 3g / h / h+ depending on your network and location.
Only thing you can do is switch network mode to "wcdma only"
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There might be some option to do that to force HSPAP ONLY Just need to find where actually stored the configuration of the band selection.
From the network side, i get full coverage of HSPAP in my area, its just some algorithm / configuration that cause to the band to be changed due to threshold
I need to disable ability to get to other bands than HSPAP
Maybe flash so different modified modem, but this i prefer less from touching configuration that can just disable the other network types.
I found some section on the build.prop that called ril
but still didn't found something that reach the thing i want to solve.
I think if we will do that solution it will make the phone to have more battery life because there is nothing that.always searching for another a bit closer in dBs band, the phone stays on the band you want and you also get high speed
Please ROM teams, if you can help me to do that, i think it would be useful thing for all of us here
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Why do you WANT to force HSPAP? I only get HSPAP when I'm downloading files otherwise I'm on HSDPA
That indeed would be interesting to know how to force HSPAP mode. I would like to know how to do that. Been researching but did not find anything so far.