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Is there a way to leave bluetooth on while turning cell service off - a near airplane mode?
Newer phones do not automatically turn off bluetooth when you enable airplane mode. On yours:
Turn airplane mode on
Then turn Bluetooth on
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Salvage Android Phone as Linux-Server (radio/wifi hardware broken)
I solved by myself so I'm sharing so it might be useful for others.
Deeper disable wifi/radio = recompile android Linux Kernel disabling wifi/radio drivers
First I tested the Lineage OS custom ROM for ...
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Can I really tell where the tower is that I'm connected to?
From app blogs Methodology explains how they collect data
Crowd Sourcing (already pointed in comments)
Monitoring users who installed app continuously
So, the accuracy pretty much depends on how ...
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How to disable RIL on Android?
1. how to stop rild
note: tested on android 4.4
try1
kill -9 `pidof rild`
it'll auto start a new rild
try2
stop service rild
not work for me.
try3
stop ril-daemon
this worked, found it from /etc/...
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How can I find out which bands my phone supports
For those having rooted snapdragon-based device there is an easy way to obtain LTE bands supported by radio hardware. Free app found at https://t.me/ru_fieldtest_modemcaps/5 could show you explicit ...
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Is it possible to force an app to use cellular data instead of WiFi?
NetGuard and AdGuard will both allow you to accomplish your stated goal. Both apps allow you to specify whether each installed app on your Android device can use WiFi, cellular data, or both (try ...
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Is it possible to force an app to use cellular data instead of WiFi?
Yes you can do this. On my phone you go into Connection Settings and in Data Usage you can choose which app to make a "Mobile Data Only" app.
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How to find nearest cell tower location?
On most non-Samsung phones you can dial number
*#*#4636#*#*
and get a detailed report of the cell tower including in some cases for CDMA towers the actual Latitude and Longitude:
For other towers ...
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APN Settings: What Does Each Setting Do?
Found this as part of a search that lead me here:
Name (APN)
A user-chosen name to apply to this APN configuration. This name has no effect at all on the connection, and is only used as a label.
APN
...
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How to read signal strength of all frequencies received by antennae
Here is my output in /dev:
RMX1911:/ $ ls /dev
ls: /dev/event-log-tags: Permission denied
ls: /dev/.coldboot_done: Permission denied
ls: /dev/cgroup_info: Permission denied
__properties__ ...
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Can I install an uncertified eSIM profile provisioned by myself on Android?
In order for your handset to establish secure communications with the SM-DP+ and then download and install a eSIM profile, the SM-DP+ will require 3 certificates signed by the GSMA's certificate ...
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No service on Blackview BV 5500 Pro with Lineage 17.1
Update
So, actually, I've tried to install magisk, which I believe is the culprit.
Following the documentation, since this model does not have Ramdisk memory, I've patched the recovery.img file using ...
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Can I use a US SIM card on my xiaomi Note 8?
Try and see.
To control the sims
Settings
Connections
Sim Manager
You can enbale / disable them here.
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Why do cell phones don't really turn off (unless battery removed)?
A telephone that is not in contact with the local cell phone tower cannot detect an incoming call. When someone places a call to your phone, you probably want to get notified that your phone is ...
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app or widget or other solution for turning just cellular radio off/on
Well you can always use Tasker.
More information on how to use tasker at: https://tasker.joaoapps.com/userguide/en/index.html
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Can an android phone be converted to SDR using its radio hardware interfaces?
It is very hard because usually radio drivers are proprietary
But there is Nexmon project that turn nexus 5 into SDR
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