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In AT&T's infinite wisdom, they removed the menu option for switching between the 3G and 2G/Edge networks. I found the following on the forums on how to force 3g or 2g on the Captivate.
Enter the Phone app.
Dial *#*#197328640#*#*
Select [1] DEBUG SCREEN
Select [8] PHONE CONTROL
Select [4] UE STATE CONTROL
If you want 2G, select:
[3] CHANGE RAT TO GSM
If you want 3G, select:
[2] CHANGE RAT TO WCDMA
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Do any of you android developers have the ability to create a widget that does this for us? Something simple like press it once and you are in 2G, press it again and you are back to 3G? I'd pay $2 for that (or buy you a couple beers if you live in Denver.)
Backstory: I get HORRIBLE 3G reception at the office. So my phone tries desperately to find the 3G network with very little love. So I don't get 3G speeds but my battery gets drained. Edge works awesome at the office and is fine for getting emails and synching. I'd like to easily go to Edge in the office and then turn it back to 3G when I go out for lunch or go home. I've looked through the market and have not found something that does this in a simple way. If you read this and would be interested in such a widget, please add a comment so developers can see demand beyond me.
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gdselzer said:
In AT&T's infinite wisdom, they removed the menu option for switching between the 3G and 2G/Edge networks. I found the following on the forums on how to force 3g or 2g on the Captivate.
Do any of you android developers have the ability to create a widget that does this for us? Something simple like press it once and you are in 2G, press it again and you are back to 3G? I'd pay $2 for that (or buy you a couple beers if you live in Denver.)
Backstory: I get HORRIBLE 3G reception at the office. So my phone tries desperately to find the 3G network with very little love. So I don't get 3G speeds but my battery gets drained. Edge works awesome at the office and is fine for getting emails and synching. I'd like to easily go to Edge in the office and then turn it back to 3G when I go out for lunch or go home. I've looked through the market and have not found something that does this in a simple way. If you read this and would be interested in such a widget, please add a comment so developers can see demand beyond me.
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here u go its the service menu option
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=748859
The OP just detailed the process for switching the radios in their post... They know how to do that already. What they are looking for is a widget that can do this so you don't hebert to fumble around jun the service menu.
I'll add five bucks to they put somebody can get it done.
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This would be awesome if someone could make it happen. The SGS info works really well and did make it easier, but it's still somewhat of a hassle going through all those menus.
Yeah...that's better, but still not what I was looking for. I hadn't seen that app yet, so thanks for pointing it out. I'd still like a widget that allows me to toggle 2G/3G with the push of a button.
mesasone said:
The OP just detailed the process for switching the radios in their post... They know how to do that already. What they are looking for is a widget that can do this so you don't hebert to fumble around jun the service menu.
I'll add five bucks to they put somebody can get it done.
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Sorry If I didnt make that clear, but my post is a program that gets you to the service menu without entering it manually,Yes you still have 2 do the steps but easier as far as getting into the service menu. I do understand that you are looking for a 1 button switch back and forth and hopefully someone will find it or make 1.
I have tried using the APN on/off widget, but found it ineffective. Wish some one could come up with an widget that Actually works on ALL AT&T ANDROID DEVICES as AT&T disables the toggle between 3G and Edge feature.
Smoda widget kind of does what you want, although I think it may disable data all together.
Can't be done unless you root your phone and install a custom ROM. Thats why you can't find a widget to do it.
I've written Toggle 2G that can do exactly what your asking for and combined with the Locale app can even do it automatically. But will require installing a custom ROM on your phone.
Cheers,
MB
P.S. I live in Centennial, so I'll take you up on your beer offer if this helps
Edit: I haven't done much research on the Captivate, so I don't know if there are any ROMs that will work.
@sfernadez:
I have been using that app for a while now... it makes it slightly more convenient, but it's not the simple 2G/3G toggle that we are looking for.
All of the widgets and apps that are supposed to do this just turn data off altogether on the Captivate.
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did this widget ever get made?!?!?! i need it
Hasn't been tested on the Captivate, as far as I know, but it's worth a shot.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=739530&highlight=edge+toggle
vunuts said:
Hasn't been tested on the Captivate, as far as I know, but it's worth a shot.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=739530&highlight=edge+toggle
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It's been a while since anyone has posted any updates here! is there any news if this had been tested to work on the Captivate Glide? there had not been any custom roms developed as of yet for this device.
I'm using the ICS leak 213, and the CDMA-only option has disappeared. Any ideas how to disable 4g? I've got access to the programming menu, but there I'm lost.
harudha said:
I'm using the ICS leak 213, and the CDMA-only option has disappeared. Any ideas how to disable 4g? I've got access to the programming menu, but there I'm lost.
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LTE OnOff in the market, dials into the support menu (or whatever it's called) where you can change the radio. A bit of a pain, but better then having a dead battery 6 hours into your day.
This doesn't work on the Droid 4, the only option is to turn off the radio entirely.
harudha said:
This doesn't work on the Droid 4, the only option is to turn off the radio entirely.
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Works for me just fine. It's not a widget, just a short cut. Select the drop down arrow about half the way down to see the different bands.
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I'm not real up on the ICS leaks, I am still running GB, but I dl'd "4g toggle" from the market and it works awesome.
Thanks, I didn't see there was a menu there.
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Thanks, I didn't see there was a menu there.
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no problem, glad to help.
Thx for this thread I've been trying to figure out how to disable 4g. I downloaded the 4g toggle but it just links me back to my original choices of global gsm or lte/cdma. Any further ideas?
splant said:
Thx for this thread I've been trying to figure out how to disable 4g. I downloaded the 4g toggle but it just links me back to my original choices of global gsm or lte/cdma. Any further ideas?
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You need lte onoff as I stated earlier. Motorola has seen fit to remove the option in settngs to run on cdma only. the app I listed takes you into a support menu allowing you to select the bands through a drop down.
Widgets will most likely not work as the setting is in the framework and is not easily changed.
zPacKRat said:
You need lte onoff as I stated earlier. Motorola has seen fit to remove the option in settngs to run on cdma only. the app I listed takes you into a support menu allowing you to select the bands through a drop down.
Widgets will most likely not work as the setting is in the framework and is not easily changed.
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Works perfectly! Many thanks:good:
So I have been playing around with the LTEOnOff and was wondering if there was any information on the different types of radio's we can choose from.
EDIT:Since I poster this I found a neat webpage with a lot of information about the different radio signals.
http://www.cdg.org/resources/acronyms.asp
Just in case anyone was interested
i miss the quick access to disable my mobile data/LTE/4G connection on the S5. S4 had it right at the top. Best i can find is a widget called 'Data ON-OFF'. Couple other apps/widgets would turn it off, but not back on. i would have to go into the settings, more networks, mobile networks, and check the box by mobile data.
anyone know of a way to get this in the drop down menu in the top? On the S4 it was just a swipe and touch on the 'mobile data' button.
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i miss the quick access to disable my mobile data/LTE/4G connection on the S5. S4 had it right at the top. Best i can find is a widget called 'Data ON-OFF'. Couple other apps/widgets would turn it off, but not back on. i would have to go into the settings, more networks, mobile networks, and check the box by mobile data.
anyone know of a way to get this in the drop down menu in the top? On the S4 it was just a swipe and touch on the 'mobile data' button.
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Not w/o root access. You can follow these steps though:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2713752
thanks. widget works pretty good, just have to exit the program instead of bringing down the drop down menu. its like AT&T wants you to use up your data plan
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yes, follow this tutorial http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2721550
And it will add the disable/enable data to your notification panel and quick toggles. Some carriers have removed that quick toggle from the panel.
Note that this will just disable/reenable all data, if you need to specifically disable like LTE only and fall back to 4G, you will need a app like phone info from the app store.
ngravatt said:
i miss the quick access to disable my mobile data/LTE/4G connection on the S5. S4 had it right at the top. Best i can find is a widget called 'Data ON-OFF'. Couple other apps/widgets would turn it off, but not back on. i would have to go into the settings, more networks, mobile networks, and check the box by mobile data.
anyone know of a way to get this in the drop down menu in the top? On the S4 it was just a swipe and touch on the 'mobile data' button.
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disable LTE
risestar2 said:
yes, follow this tutorial http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2721550
And it will add the disable/enable data to your notification panel and quick toggles. Some carriers have removed that quick toggle from the panel.
Note that this will just disable/reenable all data, if you need to specifically disable like LTE only and fall back to 4G, you will need a app like phone info from the app store.
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But with our AT&T phones not able to root would we be able to do that? In the tutorial it mentions needing root. Thats why I am asking
Yeah, I forgot that you are all locked sown on AT&T variants. You'll need to wait for a root method and then this will work.
dcarlson01 said:
But with our AT&T phones not able to root would we be able to do that? In the tutorial it mentions needing root. Thats why I am asking
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I use tasker to automate that for specific situations where I have wifi not sure if that helps
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Anyone have a widget to toggle advanced calling?
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Cowbell_Guy said:
Anyone have a widget to toggle advanced calling?
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I would also be interested in this
Yeah, I think it's essential. Call quality sucks on advanced calling, and for important calls, I want an option to quickly switch to 1x calling
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Anyone else have any ideas?
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This would be great. I am also looking to get tasker to toggle it for me when I am connected to my home wifi (and others) Since you only need it when you have no wifi.
Sounds like a tasker problem
squallz506 said:
Sounds like a tasker problem
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Do tell? I'm really hoping there is a way to do this
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Cowbell_Guy said:
Do tell? I'm really hoping there is a way to do this
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I suppose it's not available in tasker after all. Weird BC I thought nothing was off limits in the app http://forums.androidcentral.com/android-apps/538920-how-can-tasker-programed-toggle-hd-voice-lg4-widget.html
So unless you're a developer, I suppose there is nothing you can do to get a volte widget.
I know this is an old thread, but I came across it because I was looking for the same feature. I have Verizon, and I have a Network Extender in my house to get normal service. Well, one of the downsides of using an Extender is that you have to have your Advanced Calling turned off to connect to it. Because I want to toggle it on and off frequently, I wanted a widget on my desktop. So I found a solution after trying a few apps.
Solution:
1) download app called "Quick ShortcutMaker"
2) on top, change search from "incremental search" to "normal search"
- this is easier, because you would think you could access it through settings, but you can't because its not there
3) type in "advanced calling" and search, you'll get two matches
4) choose the 2nd one which is labeled "Phone -> Advanced Calling -> com.android.phone/com.android.phone.VzwAdvancedCallingSettings
5) put that shortcut on your desktop and now you have a quick toggle to jump to that page and turn it on and off. Its not an official toggle, but it does save you several screens
PS: you can do the same for WiFi calling. Just make sure when you search that you search for "Wi-Fi calling", the hyphen is important. It's also under the phone category.
ErockGineer said:
I know this is an old thread, but I came across it because I was looking for the same feature. I have Verizon, and I have a Network Extender in my house to get normal service. Well, one of the downsides of using an Extender is that you have to have your Advanced Calling turned off to connect to it. Because I want to toggle it on and off frequently, I wanted a widget on my desktop. So I found a solution after trying a few apps.
Solution:
1) download app called "Quick ShortcutMaker"
2) on top, change search from "incremental search" to "normal search"
- this is easier, because you would think you could access it through settings, but you can't because its not there
3) type in "advanced calling" and search, you'll get two matches
4) choose the 2nd one which is labeled "Phone -> Advanced Calling -> com.android.phone/com.android.phone.VzwAdvancedCallingSettings
5) put that shortcut on your desktop and now you have a quick toggle to jump to that page and turn it on and off. Its not an official toggle, but it does save you several screens
PS: you can do the same for WiFi calling. Just make sure when you search that you search for "Wi-Fi calling", the hyphen is important. It's also under the phone category.
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I just upgraded my Vz network extender to the new 4G model. It supports advanced calling. It also fixed a problem that I had sending DTMF to an IVR system.
I sold my old 3G network extender on eBay.
swieder711 said:
I just upgraded my Vz network extender to the new 4G model. It supports advanced calling. It also fixed a problem that I had sending DTMF to an IVR system.
I sold my old 3G network extender on eBay.
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I wasn't aware of a 4G model. I would like to look into this. Could you share with me the manufacturer and model # of it? I can't seem to find on google.
Update: never mind, think I found it...this one right: https://www.verizonwireless.com/accessories/samsung-4g-lte-network-extender/
ErockGineer said:
I wasn't aware of a 4G model. I would like to look into this. Could you share with me the manufacturer and model # of it? I can't seem to find on google.
Update: never mind, think I found it...this one right: https://www.verizonwireless.com/accessories/samsung-4g-lte-network-extender/
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That's the one that I have. Purchased directly from Verizon.
ErockGineer said:
I know this is an old thread, but I came across it because I was looking for the same feature. I have Verizon, and I have a Network Extender in my house to get normal service. Well, one of the downsides of using an Extender is that you have to have your Advanced Calling turned off to connect to it. Because I want to toggle it on and off frequently, I wanted a widget on my desktop. So I found a solution after trying a few apps.
Solution:
1) download app called "Quick ShortcutMaker"
2) on top, change search from "incremental search" to "normal search"
- this is easier, because you would think you could access it through settings, but you can't because its not there
3) type in "advanced calling" and search, you'll get two matches
4) choose the 2nd one which is labeled "Phone -> Advanced Calling -> com.android.phone/com.android.phone.VzwAdvancedCallingSettings
5) put that shortcut on your desktop and now you have a quick toggle to jump to that page and turn it on and off. Its not an official toggle, but it does save you several screens
PS: you can do the same for WiFi calling. Just make sure when you search that you search for "Wi-Fi calling", the hyphen is important. It's also under the phone category.
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Awesome!!!! Been looking for this a long time. Still having trouble with my junk advanced calling. Works great even though says for older operating system. Now You have to add the widget to home screen first and then select it to add shortcut. So happy!!!!!!!!!!
Someone knows how to lock a specific LTE band after Android Pie update?
For example locking the device to use only lte band 4
Thanks
jd14771 said:
you could do that in oreo?
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Yes, using Shorcut Master App or with the app in this video:
https://youtu.be/7HeB8LvQpag
AlEjAnDrO812 said:
Someone knows how to lock a specific LTE band after Android Pie update?
For example locking the device to use only lte band 4
Thanks
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yes u can
Here are the steps-
1. Open quickshortcutmaker app
2. Goto call settings and then goto last call settings
3. Goto band selection by clicking 3 dots and now your favorite band is selected.
http://shorturl.at/orEHJ
AlEjAnDrO812 said:
Someone knows how to lock a specific LTE band after Android Pie update?
For example locking the device to use only lte band 4
Thanks
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Yes : download activity launcher
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.szalkowski.activitylauncher
Then stretch for "hidden", and open the app that go to a phone icon named hidden something.
Then, in the hamburger menu choose the band selection mode, pick the bands you want to lock to, then activate it
go back to "Network mode" from the hamburger menu and pick "band selection mode".
That's all
Nastrahl said:
Yes : download activity launcher
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.szalkowski.activitylauncher
Then stretch for "hidden", and open the app that go to a phone icon named hidden something.
Then, in the hamburger menu choose the band selection mode, pick the bands you want to lock to, then activate it
go back to "Network mode" from the hamburger menu and pick "band selection mode".
That's all
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Not work with the last updates i even installed the app with the right permissions but samsung removed the service, something called hns or so that's why no known methods work yet.
Brightergk said:
Not work with the last updates i even installed the app with the right permissions but samsung removed the service, something called hns or so that's why no known methods work yet.
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try my method
Brightergk said:
Not work with the last updates i even installed the app with the right permissions but samsung removed the service, something called hns or so that's why no known methods work yet.
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Strange, I'm actually using it right now.
The app needs no permission.
Nastrahl said:
Strange, I'm actually using it right now.
The app needs no permission.
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Mate,thanks but i am on android 9 with note 9 rooted with the last updates and samsung removed that hidden network app with the last updates. I installed it manually as a system app yet it didn't work .I mean the root permissions in the file system not the typical permissions apps ask for camera,contacts etc when installing or launching. Also I heard something called "hns" removed with the updates and that's why it doesn't work if i even install that app manually.
You can also read what i've comment about this issue in this topic,just look at the last messages.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-9/help/band-lock-android-9-t4070045
Brightergk said:
Mate,thanks but i am on android 9 with note 9 rooted with the last updates and samsung removed that hidden network app with the last updates. I installed it manually as a system app yet it didn't work .I mean the root permissions in the file system not the typical permissions apps ask for camera,contacts etc when installing or launching. Also I heard something called "hns" removed with the updates and that's why it doesn't work if i even install that app manually.
You can also read what i've comment about this issue in this topic,just look at the last messages.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-9/help/band-lock-android-9-t4070045
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Sorry I went full retard on this one. I indeed didn't check on which thread in which forum I'm on, so yeah I'm so wrong and off topic...
Nastrahl said:
Sorry I went full retard on this one. I indeed didn't check on which thread in which forum I'm on, so yeah I'm so wrong and off topic...
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No problem friend thanks a lot for your try.
Will this work for unrooted stock oreo to lock data from switching towers constantly?
I have a N9600 (TGY) device and I tried to manually select bands using instructions from this video:
youtube.com/watch?v=K-DN0q64lRw
I have the latest version of Android 10 available for this device.
I decided I'd rather NOT fiddle with these settings further and reverted everything... Now after a reboot, my device refuses to connect to the network. For example, I cannot make a phone call... Only after going to "Call Settings & Selecting "Automatic", I'm able to make phone calls again.
Any idea how to set everything back to default settings? I don't like the fact that the phone cannot make calls after a reboot as of now ... I'm using this device on AT&T, so what should the default selection be?
Thanks
maxie.maverick said:
I have a N9600 (TGY) device and I tried to manually select bands using instructions from this video:
youtube.com/watch?v=K-DN0q64lRw
I have the latest version of Android 10 available for this device.
I decided I'd rather NOT fiddle with these settings further and reverted everything... Now after a reboot, my device refuses to connect to the network. For example, I cannot make a phone call... Only after going to "Call Settings & Selecting "Automatic", I'm able to make phone calls again.
Any idea how to set everything back to default settings? I don't like the fact that the phone cannot make calls after a reboot as of now ... I'm using this device on AT&T, so what should the default selection be?
Thanks
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isn't Automatic default Settings ? Or am i missing something ?
N1NJATH3ORY said:
isn't Automatic default Settings ? Or am i missing something ?
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I had to do a reset of all network settings... Looks like everything is back to normal. Fingers crossed...
AlEjAnDrO812 said:
Someone knows how to lock a specific LTE band after Android Pie update?
For example locking the device to use only lte band 4
Thanks
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This app lets you lock 5G/LTE/4G/3G/2G bands on most Samsung phones running the latest One UI updates: https://www.reddit.com/r/samsung/comments/g49ocr/app_samsung_band_selection_app/
After much headache with this issue, I found a method that works where the "Band Selection" menu doesn't work (this method is confirmed working on my Galaxy Note 8). Thanks @fasho:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/how-to-lock-lte-band.3681480/#post-74325453
TL;DR: Get org.vndnguyen.phoneinfo (from an apk mirror as it is no longer available on the play store), and then run ServiceMode as root. Follow the linked instructions further to disable unwanted LTE bands.