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03-25-2012, 05:25 PM #1MMi Staff Writer
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[Review] Bars - More Accurate Signal Strength Indicator
Do you feel like the iPhone’s signal indicator is too liberal on its readings? Does the signal strength seem a little too high for the cellular performance you’re getting? A new free jailbreak tweak dubbed Bars by iOS developer phoenix3200 promises more accurate signal strength indicator readings by allowing fractions of the bars to appear to indicate more precise and conservative readings.
As you can see pretty clearly from the images above, not the entire fourth bar is being shown. Instead, just a fraction of it is. Depending on your signal strength, Bars will chop your signal strength indicator bars down to size to give you the correct signal reading instead of inaccurately giving you an entire set of, for instance, 4 bars if you have about a 3.5 bar signal. In other words, it shows every little increment. It doesn’t just work with the fourth bar; it works with all of the last three. If you're still confused, the image below will give you an idea of what Bars does and how dynamic its signal readings are:
Bars is a great free jailbreak tweak. Not only does it help your iPhone do something better, but it also gives you a more realistic feeling for your atmosphere by letting you know how much signal strength you’re truly getting at any point in time. This jailbreak tweak proves that the iPhone is capable of much more accurate signal readings and makes us wonder if there's something going on between the carriers and Apple to give the signal strength a more liberal reading.
I highly recommend Bars for any iPhone users who want a more accurate signal reading. If you aren't one to really care too much about your signal strength, then Bars probably isn't for you. Bars was created for the curious mind looking to learn more about their signal strength by providing you a way to toy around with it more often. It's free, so give it a try.
UPDATE: Bars will now work fine on non-retina devices.
Name: Bars
Price: FREE
Version: 0.2.1
Requirements: iOS 5
Repo: BigBoss
Developer: phoenix3200
Editor's Rating: / 4.5/5
Sources: phoenix3200Last edited by Anthony Bouchard; 03-25-2012 at 08:38 PM.
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03-25-2012, 05:38 PM #2Livin the iPhone Life
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This is actually quite cool. You can see it move in real time. This is how it should be, STOCK!
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03-25-2012, 05:52 PM #3
What wallpaper is that?!? I really want to download it can someone help?
Last edited by osnap; 03-25-2012 at 06:04 PM.
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03-25-2012, 05:57 PM #4
Why a partial on bar 5 when bar 4 is not complete? I don't get it? Cute, but not mathematically correct.
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03-25-2012, 06:01 PM #5
I see someone's charging with Bolt installed.
Love that tweak too!
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03-25-2012, 06:06 PM #6
cool stuff
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03-25-2012, 06:14 PM #7
Can anyone please upload the wallpaper?
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03-25-2012, 06:16 PM #8yes please i really want it!
Originally Posted by Nikhil_99
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03-25-2012, 06:16 PM #9
very cool, but what RAM resources are used for this? Does it function in much the same way as WinterBoard? Anything that messes with system .png's files I have learned to stay away from. WinterBoard is the devil! Sorry Jay -- still love ya tho man!
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03-25-2012, 06:19 PM #10
Can you guys do a "What's on my iPhone" segment?
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03-25-2012, 06:24 PM #11The water droplets? That's a stock iPhone wallpaper. Originally Posted by Nikhil_99
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03-25-2012, 06:28 PM #12To me the 4th bar is full and a partial on the 5th not sure what your seeing Originally Posted by LearningMan
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03-25-2012, 06:29 PM #13You made me paranoid enough to check my .gif. I don't see whatever you're seeing. Originally Posted by LearningMan
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03-25-2012, 06:33 PM #14
I think he is referring to the 2nd pic at the top. Bars 3 and 4 are even and the 5th has a sliver of a bar.
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03-25-2012, 06:34 PM #15Not that one that is a diff one. Originally Posted by TheOrioles33
Can someone upload it?
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03-25-2012, 06:37 PM #16 Wallpaper
The wallpaper is called "iDrops" and can be found at deviantart.com. Originally Posted by osnap
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03-25-2012, 06:37 PM #17thats inpulse wallpaper Originally Posted by TheOrioles33
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03-25-2012, 06:38 PM #18Oh yeah. You're right. Originally Posted by osnap
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03-25-2012, 06:46 PM #19Livin the iPhone Life
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Nice tweak IMHO
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03-25-2012, 06:58 PM #20Very true...such a shame...i loved my white icon labels... Originally Posted by klouud
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