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Simple trick to increase coverage: Lying to users about signal strength
Poking around in Android the other day I found this nugget in Carrier Config manager ; a flag (KEY_INFLATE_SIGNAL_STRENGTH_BOOL) to always report the signal strength to the user as one bar higher than it really is.
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Networking & InternetTech Industry & Business2025
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| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 3, 2025 | Simple trick to increase coverage: Lying to users about signal strength by tsujamin | 439 | 181 |
