Cellular

How to manage 5G cellular data consumption on your iPhone

Apple allows you to control whether things like iOS software updates or TV shows and movies should take full advantage of 5G cellular data on the iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max. Follow along with us as we show you how to control whether FaceTime, TV, Music and third-party apps should use more cellular data for enhanced experiences or reduce their cellular data consumption.

Signal Reborn maps out all nearby cell towers that your jailbroken iPhone uses

If you’ve been jailbreaking iPhones for as long as I have, then you probably remember a pair of classic apps dubbed Signal and Signal 2 by the highly talented developer and hacker PlanetBeing. These apps allowed users to see various cellular towers on a map, and moreover, it showed the user which cellular tower(s) that their iPhone was currently connected to. But that was a long time ago…

SmartNetwork helps you manage your iOS device’s network connections

Your iPhone and iPad are wireless communication devices that use either Wi-Fi or cellular connections to maintain a continuous flow of data to and from the device. But wouldn’t it be nice if Apple gave users more control over their handset’s network parameters?

Those looking to obtain more fine-grained control over their iPhone or iPad’s wireless networking may take a liking to a newly released jailbreak tweak called SmartNetwork by iOS developer Elias Sfeir. As the name implies, this tweak offers a suite of features that let you manage your handset’s connections more effectively.

NetworkManager gives iPhone users more control over cellular radio selection

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As you move from one part of town to the next, your iPhone intelligently moves from one cellular connection to another in an effort to maintain the highest-quality internet connection that it can. Unfortunately, sometimes the iPhone favors slower connections with a higher signal over faster connections with a lower signal, and this can impact performance.

Those who’d like to have more control over their handset’s cellular network selection might take a liking to a newly-released jailbreak tweak dubbed NetworkManager by iOS developer NoisyFlake, as it lets you switch between preferred network type(s) on the fly.