Changelog

Here is CellMapper App Changelog and Checksums.

Android App

5.3.1 (2019-09-18)

  • 5G NR fixes for missing signal strength indicator
  • Disabled some options that no longer work for newer versions of Android
  • Flash LED when recording data

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SHA256: 6A9E1AC530175149F360F45151BCEED1C8DC62CA666814CC19918F050C5B6072

5.3.0 (2019-06-25)

  • Adds 5G NR info for Samsung devices on Android 8.0 / Recording of EN-DC NR (BETA)
  • Add 5G NR frequency calculator
  • Spanish language bug fixes and updated translations for various languages

If you are on a 5G device on a 5G network, please submit a debug report in order to help us better support 5G

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SHA256: c6127517a93818233f28982b9be8d3d5491c8cc4b52e61d03a9d5d4cadda8cd1

5.2.7 (2019-01-31)

  • Login fixes

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5.2.6 (2019-01-03)

  • Fixed login not working on some scenarios

5.2.5 (2018-12-12)

  • New Android 9 API to retrieve provider names for dual SIM devices
  • Display provider name per cell in dual SIM scenario
  • Fixed estimated band data not working
  • Upgraded libraries used by app
  • 5G NR initial detection support
  • Improve speed detection
  • Updated translations

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5.2.3 (2018-10-24)

- Add bandwidth to car mode (if available) - Reduce network usage on map screen

5.2.2

- UI bug (text/translation) fixes

5.2.1 (2018-10-20)

  • Added bandwidth speed recording
  • Target latest API level
  • Fix Essential Phone single digit MNC Android 9 bug
  • Many bug fixes

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5.1.7 (2018-3-15)

215 - SHA1 

146b6192651dea097558f2ab41de9d9dd8a6c714

SHA256 

41114de4d5e0b6ee2df0892b77a271a7694ea39bfbd20c282b1cb519638031a5
  • Fix B71 showing up as B7 on some faulty devices (Galaxy S9)
  • Updated translations

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5.1.6 (2018-2-4)

214 - SHA1 

b154f11855b45de5c7e24b48278edede8b89c710

SHA256 

b0b3b47c443d135e604dff770072691e78e3f0ec6c0ef0df890c391febe9910e
  • App Shortcuts added
  • Allow opening in-app map when clicking a map URL
  • Workaround for multi-PLMN networks displaying wrong PLMN (single SIM phones only)
  • Improved login check for > 7.0 devices

5.1.5 (2017-11-16)

212 - SHA1 

1a5a0f18a517639fe1c55fa6355a2ecd1f35a349

SHA256 

a2e8923b858754889690cfec0216f27c8d2932298d217b37889ac1b1d4892e36
  • Add search for location to the map
  • Remove field test screen reader due to Google demand
  • Disable forcing screen on when mapping CDMA and 2G recording disabled
  • Fix lines not drawing to tower for certain CDMA/LTE devices
  • Crash fixes

5.1.4 (2017-9-10)

207 - SHA1 (2017-10-29) 

c4a3ca4f828f3fd6c5423a16a0c8aa4972fe26bb

SHA256 

3a05361cec198d0dd4620b461fb7f84d4fe6a1a04edac6a2175d97210ba861cf

206 - SHA1 (2017-10-29) 

7963dba1175155ed08e90ebb988bf3083fa5e279

SHA256 

2f781f39c735327bba2d7e13a044419ce19a560658d4e50a3f45f450ea862d9a

205 - SHA1 (2017-10-25) 

d57c95a0935fdbe7aaede85f6a63d665c619fab2

SHA256 

ae9bae43806df4f075b0052a42e7aa9d71e953ce9481f39cb7f3657556f973b7

204 - SHA1 (2017-10-24) 

d53cac30eed06ad425a32e26adeb9832a90e1eb4

SHA256 

8f4141caaa84f07f77a5d6f31be5d6534c2ab2096ef6a70d52de3f31be013d06

203 - SHA1 (2017-10-12) 

794ac33c4b982f4afa9d61fcb93265bff31ad03a

SHA256 

37fc71693c4f02634e71e1c3463e51045b2c1ab131b9368e1f6ce741fec8ab95

202 - SHA1 (2017-10-10) 

0221918c3d505fa9f5a217663e5cc716e53970ca

SHA256: 

bc3d3533d15f03380bfbb62d975d152d99eec867e7e9f26b735d53c0ed25027f
  • Add LTE Band 72/74/75 support for calculator
  • Check login status more often
  • Fixed CDMA signal swapped with LTE sometimes
  • Don't ask for storage permission unless writing to CSV is enabled
  • Code cleanup and bug fixes
  • More translations

5.1.3 (2017-8-23)

201 - SHA1 (2017-9-6) 

a5081966f6de912094e245c4ebfea64d53f13b58

SHA256: 

57b194c07f8ea90b7a8386a2cae7be496e117a2761dc306312efe420c8ef67f2

200 - SHA1 (2017-8-29) 

7c2dcd43d7c7e5ee01a5cd12788c2e0485c8e866

SHA256 

30a722587e4b2ca08f02a806f5b401a7f29543129e58ae58c92a939ff6f8a52c

199 - SHA1 (2017-8-24) 

780418c27b5ad15e09195b69adbfe1659340895e

SHA256: 

23ffb67e9fd051343fd3969191fa90387a66fdd9fb0f7599fc926b178bb3ac7d

198 - SHA1 

5248bd218695cdf42d6723fd323b29530f223d39

SHA256: 

975e49395936e757e0aa40907803ee25b4ff8d4a7c205136b2f49cb5f9f290c6

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  • Fixed offline map losing data
  • Added band selection for tiles on map
  • Added distance to connected tower on map
  • Fix Android O crash
  • Support more LTE bands (such as B71) in frequency calculator and app
  • Bug fixes and more translated text
  • Add setting for LTE timing advance adjustment

5.1.2 (2017-7-25)

197 - SHA1 (2017-7-25) 

4bd42bca2c9b38464f5d5f07dceeef53a115cc15

SHA256: 

8aea0e019ac42e5850fecf60f1955fed5e63cdcf3845ecafdd8e06b3d67939b2

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  • Bug fixes

5.1.1 (2017-5-15)

196 - SHA1 (2017-7-11) 

9e2d74503a441696fe1039d1ff3edf59dac5a4a9

SHA256: 

401f81a4f532e8fbbcf725a0734a40df5476f42d18588c2b4c9bb1761e641e64

194 - SHA1 (2017-6-27): 

 e63ecce2b4daa18c382ce55d5eb89fbdd932d666

SHA256: 

 33555d7be10ed65bea94a2e8be5c75d0a67e72b6b2766ae64f6b47c4f35da396

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193 - SHA1 (2017-5-23): 

 45461793195b74b7c385c9b61486597f29c09cd6

SHA256: 

 05844ab884c0affe2885a7a2904016c9b26814004bd51be6f700969c77653509

192 - SHA1 (2017-5-17): 

 3aa4ebb59c6b5e5bddf88953113e767654e0e5ce

SHA256: 

 7c3893d6cc0722b7def2fb9c129496429a0801ae2b59529d3a0fd3d023842b07

191 - SHA1 (2017-5-15): 

 8c56ff2dde240b8781d30fd02a8049af0bbee67e

SHA256: 

 be76d8bd354ef5699f3ac9eb157a2f4fdc59b2fe92d382b8eb4c6946a2a2a2f4
  • Show provider name on car mode screen
  • Fix some dual SIM phones reporting bad network type for 2nd SIM
  • Fixed LTE-A not being detected on some devices
  • Fixed bad data recorded on some devices during handover
  • Bug fixes

5.1.0 (2017-4-12)

SHA1 (2017-4-18): 

 0b9469a9e0699f25d9af50b8c4f0c84309254b9b

SHA1 (2017-4-12): 

5e60d16f4aeb522647a518c5bf6a4539d731d13c
  • Tap to select country on map
  • Support more network types
  • Optimized for Android 7.1.1 (round icon, shortcuts)
  • App Shortcuts (WIP)
  • UI Improvements
  • Better filtering for bad data during handoff
  • Network subtypes now displayed for new API
  • Fixed missing provider name for dual SIM phones (new API)
  • Read DC-HSPA+ on some Sony devices
  • Add GSM Timing Advance
  • Implement new Android permission model
  • Make map clustering optional
  • Added more tower info per tower
  • Crash fixes
  • More translations

5.0.9 (2017-3-8)

SHA1: 

 f5903d3d101815d71b3087cdeca6ae6d53e73998
  • Make data purging optional
  • Change upload icon to indicate both live upload and automatic upload on wifi
  • Open GPS settings dialog if GPS is not enabled/in correct mode
  • Prompt to user to contribute on first run
  • Detect LTE-A without using data
  • Towers now clustered on map
  • Bulgarian translation
  • Device specific fixes and crash fixes

5.0.8 (2017-1-31)

SHA1: 

 8c4b71f2f5961a0d2a22ca301781132fda6f0b2c
  • Fix OxygenOS killing CellMapper randomly
  • Purge uploaded data from local database automatically
  • Fixed upload wont work until app is restarted in some cases
  • Enable check GPS age by default (can be disabled under settings)
  • Fixed some translations (Estonian and Romanian) crashing during upload
  • Read LTE CA on Android 7.1 (if active)
  • UI fixes for bad data/rounding error being displayed
  • CDMA improvements (shows reported tower location on map) and removes LTE data mixed in

5.0.7 (2016-12-16)

SHA1: 

 40a5ee99c5f9484b91129cb3b31b854fa2838ef0
  • Dual SIM visual improvements
  • Removed unused components to reduce file size/increase performance
  • Tutorial for new users
  • Frequency converter supports iDEN, CDMA, and LTE band 45,46, and 67
  • Car mode now immersive (hides system controls)
  • Many new translations to different languages
  • Performance improvements for cells page

5.0.6 (2016-11-16)

SHA1 

 cbf0d8ee8ff578e6512a560ce6c5ebd02ac8a899
  • Frequency calculator added for GSM/UMTS/LTE
  • Many CDMA improvements/fixes
  • Fix screen reader crashes on Samsung devices
  • Fixed frequency calculations on cells screen off by few MHz
  • Root logcat reader wrong frequency read fix for Samsung devices
  • German translation

5.0.5 (2016-10-25)

SHA1: 

 60c4842cf07475b55f6ea42df9ef0cac8fcc1ad9
  • Car mode
  • More translations
  • Wifi Auto Upload feature
  • Tower Search
  • Added estimated bandwidth for some providers
  • Fix for non-root Field Test reader relating to CA for Samsung devices / update rate
  • Field Test Reader reads NSG data now (2G/3G: Frequency, LTE: MIMO/Bandwidth/Timing Advance)

5.0.4 (2016-09-28)

SHA1: 

 346838bdf424e51e74dafef3eb64a04664c0cd5c
  • Filter map towers by LTE band

5.0.3 (2016-09-19)

SHA1: 

 bca29974308636dfce185cb29d93545eb8f26aa3
  • Enable 4.2+ CellID API by default on more devices
  • Disable legacy dual SIM support with new 4.2+ CellID API enabled (not compatible with one another) to fix OnePlus 2 and other devices

5.0.2 (2016-09-5)

SHA1: 

 b0b133eb11585d8b92199a55bcb694a382df322a
  • Don't stop recording data in call (4.2+ CellID API only)
  • Fixed an issue with root Qualcomm method returning wrong frequency when switching form 4G->3G
  • Fixed frequency calculations rounding issue
  • Fixed up band names for 3G to better match industry standards
  • Fixed a bug on the user statistics page
  • Made some upload error messages more clear

5.0.1 (2016-08-24)

SHA1: 

 72410a6fdcf5a86e6cd4090be252529d22dae68b
  • Fixed Exit notification button not working on some devices
  • Added the option to keep the screen on either bright or dim
  • Estimated bands now works for 2G/3G as well
  • Bug fixes relating to crashes
  • Fixed map showing dummy bands for some towers
  • Reduced the number of network connections for some features
  • Statistics on the side menu now update

5.0.0 (2016-08-22)

  • Major UI changes
  • Read frequency (2G - ARFCN/3G - UARFCN/4G -EARFCN) on Android Nougat
  • Faster data uploads and networking
  • Geofencing (exclude area from mapping automatically)
  • Map UI updates and stability fixes
  • More accurate Qualcomm frequency reading (root)
  • Account statistics in app
  • Many other bug fixes
  • Supports Android 2.3 and higher
  • Ads for helping fund further development of CellMapper

4.1.6 (2016-04-13)

  • Ability to read ARFCN/UARFCN/EARFCN on Android N Preview 2 (NPC91K and later)
  • Mediatek dual SIM fixes for older devices
  • Fix for debug reports not working on some devices
  • Allow disable 2G/3G/4G mapping.

4.1.5 (2016-03-29)

  • Ability to read Samsung / Nexus 6 field test mode data without root (must enable it under Android Settings -> Accessibility -> Services -> CellMapper Field Test Reader). Requires field test mode to be running on foreground to work
  • Fixed CDMA being logged as LTE on some devices that report both the LTE and CSFB network
  • GPS fix for some low-memory devices

4.1.4 (2016-03-01)

  • Fixed LTE PCI is always 0 on some Qualcomm based devices

4.1.3 (2016-02-22)

  • Fixed Nexus 6 recording invalid data issue
  • Fixed Qualcomm field test data showing for non-LTE networks
  • Options to show hex values instead of decimal
  • Updated CSV output to record frequency and PCI/PSC

4.1.2 (2016-02-12)

  • Add ability to read LTE Frequency on certain Qualcomm devices (root required)
  • Add estimated band for some providers (LTE for now, will support UMTS and GSM in future)
  • Display band in notification if EARFCN known
  • Made offline map better
  • Fixed crash when using field test mode on some Samsung devices
  • Removed upload dialog, now upload later runs in the background

4.1.1 (2015-11-9)

  • Fixed crash on map view when out of service
  • App now displays out of service
  • Improved login error text

4.1.0 (2015-10-28)

  • Fixed button backlight on more devices
  • Read more info from Samsung field test mode 3G
  • Fixed double notifications if Wear support is enabled on Android < 4.3
  • Add signal strength bars to map
  • Removed buttons from login form when already logged in
  • Fixed crash of "locally calculated" maps when no data is present
  • Fixed CellMapper running on background when when exited
  • Add cell info to map page
  • Add more info to Debug option
  • Add line graph per cell to graph signal strength over time
  • Fixed SIM card number not showing on some Samsung/Huawei devices
  • Move about dialog to Settings screen
  • Add send debug info to bottom of Settings screen
  • Try fix Huawei Dual Sim Support
  • Fix Samsung S6 / S6 Edge LTE PCI
  • CDMA fixes
  • Map UI tweaks
  • Retrieve EARFCN from rooted Sony devices (experimental)

4.0.9 (2015-6-11)

  • Added RNC-ID/BSIC to main display
  • Added full Cell Identity for UMTS on main display
  • Integrated account into side menu
  • Map now saves last location for faster startup
  • Map now saves last manually selected network as the default select for the Change Provider screen
  • Wear text legibility fix on lower resolution devices

4.0.8 (2015-5-17)

  • Fixed Nexus 7 (2013) wrong Mobile Country Code detected

4.0.7 (2015-5-4)

  • Fixed white buttons with no text on Account screen
  • Improved Finnish translation

4.0.6 (2015-4-5)

  • Added option to read data from Samsung Field Test mode. Requires root on 4.1 and higher (enable under Settings -> "Read logcat for Samsung Field Test data")
  • Require permission to "read log files" due to above
  • Support Samsung multi-window
  • Added Android Wear notifications and controls

4.0.5 (2015-3-5)

  • Fixed bad MNC reported on Nexus 7 3G (2012) when using new CellID API
  • Added Finnish translation
  • Add ability to log in/register in app to gain credit for mapping

Previous versions

  • Added option to start on boot
  • Fixed crash on main screen on certain devices
  • Fixed bug on some Huawei devices where signal reading was always -113 dBm
  • Dual SIM support for certain Qualcomm, MediaTek, and Samsung Duos devices
  • Major rewrite of backend code that deals with CellID information to support dual SIM and hidden APIs
  • New UI
  • Added First/Last seen dates on map
  • Fixed crash when enabling/disabling map
  • Improved map style with crisper fonts and graphics and fixed many visual issues such as tiles re-loading and OSM maps covering up coverage areas
  • Fixed bugs present in 4.0.1

Site

20.10.2018

  • Added Download and Upload Speed support

13.6.2018

27.5.2018

22.4.2018

  • CellMapper Site Bootstrap theme updated to 4.0.
  • FontAwesome updated to 5.0
  • Added more icons to website.

7/2017

  • New map started developing
  • Login on Freshdesk and Wiki now integrated to CM Account. One simple login to all site's.
  • Added LTE bands 48,67,68,69,70, and 71 to frequency calculator
  • Added Visual Editor on Wiki

15.4.2017

  • New profile page.
  • Small improvements

9.4.2017

  • New theme
  • Translations on website
  • Lots of bug fixes.

6.4.2017

  • New design
  • eNB ID calculator
  • Change Password feature when logged in
  • Password Reset and registeration change's. Now required email verify.
  • New instructions

29.3.2017

  • Big changes on register system: Email verification, now when create new account need verify email.

3/2017

  • New band selection on webmap
  • Signal tiles per band on few supported providers
  • CSV upload closed due abuse
  • Login / Registeration small improvements

5-6.1.2017

  • Login and logout improvements. Now login automatic redirect same place on map.
  • Timezone detection on map (Chrome and Edge)
  • Small bugs fixes

5.12.2016

  • CellMapper migrate to new server. It not change generation process but now map is faster.

26.11.2016

17.11.2016

  • OpenStreetMap on our Cellular Map page removed becauce it's violates Googel maps APIs terms of service. 

11.10.2016

  • Added LTE MIMO info to Cellmapper

4.10.2016

  • Filter LTE-A only towers (under filters)
  • Display carrier aggregation Band and RX/TX frequency (for both 2nd and 3rd carrier)

1.9.2016 - 30.9.2016

  • Fix Edge support on map, now network selection first choice is 4G LTE.
  • Added "Only Show My Contributions" - feature
  • Added "Only Show Verified Towers" and "Only Show Unverified Towers" feature
  • Make url automatic refreshing with current settings and location.
  • Added Estimated Bandwith Feature

31.8.2016

  • We've added a new feature to the map. You can now view tower move history by clicking "history" to the right of the last user to update the tower location.

21.5.2016

  • Added CAT9 Support to Map. Before supported on Mobile Map. More info here.

26.2.2016

  • Added green marker for moved towers

25.2.2016

  • Made provider/country selectable by clicking/tapping on the country on the map
  • Tower search now searches all towers within the database (supports both decimal or hex notations)
  • Clicking on coverage now scrolls to cell info
  • Moved some filtering to server for faster response
  • Made tile loader faster
  • Added "Clear All" option to the map
  • Animated many transitions

25.11.2015

  • Added band 65, 66, 252, and 255 to EARFCN calculator

10.11.2015

New features on the website map, as suggested by users in this community:

  • Search by cell tower ID in current view
  • Select All/None for Regions and Bands
  • Count of towers per Region in the Regions section

1.11.2015

  • UARFCN translation for band XXVI (26) and XXXII (32) now supported

28.10.2015

  • Now all selected options, except regions, are saved when you use the "link back" functionality.

23.10.2015

  • Now you can restore tower to the calculated location. There is a new button right below "delete towert" on side menu

11.10.2015

  • Fixed unicode display issue on for network name

6.10.2015

29.9.2015

28.9.2015

  • New filter on the map. Now you can display towers with Bandwidth information only. Bandwidth is currently only reported on rooted Samsung phones.

25.9.2015

  • Site moved new server.

9.9.2015

  • New feature: LTE bandwidth is now displayed on the map for rooted Samsung users.