Signal SaysFor Android phones
Your signal, in words.
Signal Says shows your phone’s signal strength as a word you can read at a glance, instead of tiny bars: in your status bar, on a home-screen widget and in quick settings. Keep it plain, or make it say whatever you like.
- No ads, no account, no tracking
- Nothing leaves your phone
Poor.Medium.Strong.
Or, if you prefer, “Absolute #@!%”.
Nothing leaves your phone
There’s no account to make, no ads and no tracking. Signal Says doesn’t even need the internet. Your labels and your signal diary stay on your phone, and they’re gone if you uninstall.
Read the privacy policyQuestions
Is Signal Says free?
Yes. The status bar label, widgets, quick settings tile, signal diary and the built-in labels are all free, with no ads. A one-off payment of 99p unlocks writing your own labels and the ready-made suggestion sets.
Does it work on iPhone?
No. Signal Says is for Android phones running Android 7.0 or later. iPhones do not let apps read the signal strength, so it cannot be made for iOS.
Will it drain my battery?
Hardly at all. Android tells the app when the signal changes, so it is not constantly checking. Most of the time it is simply waiting.
How accurate is it?
It uses Android's own signal level, the same one your phone uses to draw the bars, so the words always match what the bars would say. On 5G it also follows the network type your status bar shows.
Can it show my signal strength in dBm?
Yes. Alongside the label, the notification and the app show the signal level, the network type (such as 4G or 5G) and the signal in dBm whenever your phone reports it.
Can I make it swear?
Your labels are yours, so write whatever makes you laugh. The ready-made sets keep the language mild, and one says it all with #@!% instead.
Does Signal Says collect my data?
No. There is no account, no ads and no tracking. Your labels and your signal diary stay on your phone and are never uploaded.
More answers on the help page.
Coming soon to Google Play
Signal Says is in final testing. It needs Android 7.0 or later.
Email me when it’s out