How to boost signal strength of your iPhone/Android smartphone
Many of us using iPhone or Android device face the issue of bad signal strength or no signal in our smartphones.
This leads to issues like call drops, slow internet speed, poor voice quality, stuck text and email messages and more.
As smartphones have become an integral part of our lives, poor signal reception can be frustrating. It, at times, also affects our productivity. So, if you are also facing such issues with your cellular connection, here are 5 tips and tricks you can use to boost the signal strength.
1. Remove any type of cover, case or hand blocking the antenna of the smartphone
Using a cover/case on your smartphone gives added protection but at the same time, it may affect the signal reception strength. This is especially in case of thick and rugged cases. Make sure you hold a phone in such a way that it does not block the antenna bands of the device.
2. Remove obstructions between your smartphone and the cell tower
You must be wondering, how can you remove the obstruction between the cellphone and cell towers. Your cellphones receive the signal from cell tower constantly and the signal coming from the tower already goes through several obstructions and they can get weakened by the time it reaches your smartphones.
Here are a few things you can do to remove the interference
• Move near to a window or an open area.
• Move away from any object or wall made of metal or concrete.
• Keep your smartphone away from the electronic equipment and metal objects.
3. Conserve your cellphone battery
Smartphones are designed to save battery when it is low and while finding signal our cell phones consume battery. So, when smartphone's battery is low, chances are it may find it difficult to search the signal.
So, in such cases, we should turn off apps, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and other connectivity options not in use.
4. Check your SIM card for any damage or dust
Sometimes we feel that the signal strength of the phone has dropped all of sudden. This can also be due to dust or any other kind of damage caused to the SIM card. The signal strength highly depends on the SIM card we are using. Dust is something that enters into our smartphone no matter what sort of precautions we take. So, it's advisable to take out your SIM card clean it and put it back. This can help improve the signal strength.
If this does not help, we can get our SIM card replaced as well. As in such cases, it's possible that your SIM card is damaged. So, getting a new SIM card from service provider can fix the problem.
5. Switch back to 2G or 3G network
In some areas, we see that the signal strength of the 4G network weak. Our mobile phone are designed to make the network mode switch automatically when the signal reception of a particular mode is weak, however, the devices keep on pushing the priority network mode and this may result in frequent call drops.
To fix this, we can manually select the network mode in the settings of our phone.
For Android users: Go to connection settings -> Mobile networks -> Network Mode -> Choose 2G only or 3G only option.
For iPhone users: Go to Settings -> Cellular -> Cellular data options -> Disable the ‘ Enable 4G’ toggle.
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This leads to issues like call drops, slow internet speed, poor voice quality, stuck text and email messages and more.
As smartphones have become an integral part of our lives, poor signal reception can be frustrating. It, at times, also affects our productivity. So, if you are also facing such issues with your cellular connection, here are 5 tips and tricks you can use to boost the signal strength.
1. Remove any type of cover, case or hand blocking the antenna of the smartphone
Using a cover/case on your smartphone gives added protection but at the same time, it may affect the signal reception strength. This is especially in case of thick and rugged cases. Make sure you hold a phone in such a way that it does not block the antenna bands of the device.
2. Remove obstructions between your smartphone and the cell tower
You must be wondering, how can you remove the obstruction between the cellphone and cell towers. Your cellphones receive the signal from cell tower constantly and the signal coming from the tower already goes through several obstructions and they can get weakened by the time it reaches your smartphones.
Here are a few things you can do to remove the interference
• Move near to a window or an open area.
• Move away from any object or wall made of metal or concrete.
• Keep your smartphone away from the electronic equipment and metal objects.
3. Conserve your cellphone battery
Smartphones are designed to save battery when it is low and while finding signal our cell phones consume battery. So, when smartphone's battery is low, chances are it may find it difficult to search the signal.
So, in such cases, we should turn off apps, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and other connectivity options not in use.
4. Check your SIM card for any damage or dust
Sometimes we feel that the signal strength of the phone has dropped all of sudden. This can also be due to dust or any other kind of damage caused to the SIM card. The signal strength highly depends on the SIM card we are using. Dust is something that enters into our smartphone no matter what sort of precautions we take. So, it's advisable to take out your SIM card clean it and put it back. This can help improve the signal strength.
If this does not help, we can get our SIM card replaced as well. As in such cases, it's possible that your SIM card is damaged. So, getting a new SIM card from service provider can fix the problem.
5. Switch back to 2G or 3G network
In some areas, we see that the signal strength of the 4G network weak. Our mobile phone are designed to make the network mode switch automatically when the signal reception of a particular mode is weak, however, the devices keep on pushing the priority network mode and this may result in frequent call drops.
To fix this, we can manually select the network mode in the settings of our phone.
For Android users: Go to connection settings -> Mobile networks -> Network Mode -> Choose 2G only or 3G only option.
For iPhone users: Go to Settings -> Cellular -> Cellular data options -> Disable the ‘ Enable 4G’ toggle.
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