Sometimes your phone’s signal strength can get frustrating, hence hindering your productivity. In this article, we’ll show you a few steps that you can take to help boost your mobile device’s signal strength. Of course, there are a few factors that can affect the signal strength of your device, hence dampening its performance.
Some of the steps to improve your phone’s signal strength involve tweaking some settings on the device. Others however include taking practical steps to use certain external devices to help improve your signal strength. With the various steps that this article will show you, you can pick the option that best suits you and use it to improve the signal on your smartphone.
Most of the time, a bad signal on your device is a result of poor network coverage. At such times, you just need to wait for your network provider to restore network coverage. But when your bad signal coverage is not a result of network coverage, you can take a few steps to improve your device’s network.
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Toggle Aeroplane mode on and off
This is a cheeky move that you must have tried before, but some people feel that it doesn’t help. Well, this move helps to reset your device’s network and should be one of the first steps to take once your mobile service starts getting laggy. By toggling Aeroplane mode on and back off, you restart your device’s cellular network, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth modems.
This will force the modem to search for the best signal to connect to, hence improving your network coverage. You’re to take this step if you’re using cellular networks on your mobile device. To do this:
- Swipe down from the control panel of your Android or iOS device
- Now turn on the Aeroplane mode icon
- Wait for a few seconds, then turn it back on
- This will restart your network and give you better signal coverage
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Switch your device’s cellular data option
Whether you’re using an iPhone or an Android device, you can switch your cellular data option to get more network coverage. This option is ideal for those who use 5G devices. All 5G devices have the option to switch to 4G when there is no stable 5G connection in the area to ensure that the device stays online.
While this action is often automated by the device itself, users can switch their device’s cellular option manually. Doing this will help the device connect to a 4G connection when there is a lag on the 5G network. To do this, take the steps below:
For Android users:
- Scroll down from your device’s control panel
- Press and hold your data toggle icon
- This will bring you to the Network and Internet settings page
- Now select the preferred network option
- A list of the connection options available to your device will appear (5G, 4G, 3G, and 2G)
- Switch from 5G to 4G to let your device switch to 4G connectivity
For iPhone users:
- Open your device settings page
- Tap on the mobile service option
- Next, select “Mobile Data Options”
- Select the “Voice and Data” option
- Now switch from 5G to 4G or any preferred connection for better network coverage
Taking either of the steps above will help you to improve your device’s network. If you try both options above and your network coverage remains poor, there are a few things that you can do to help remedy the situation. You can restart your device, move to a different location, wait for the network to get better, or purchase a device that can boost your network coverage.
Such devices are called cellular boosters, and they help to boost weak signals. In a different article, we will look at some of the best cellular boosters that you can purchase for your house or office. These devices alongside the steps listed in this article will help you to improve your device’s signal strength.
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