How to Replace Your iPhone Signal Strength Bars With Numbers

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Jens Pedersen - May 1, 2013 at 3:27pm

Even works on a non jailbroken Iphone 4s, nice! i did not know that :)

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CoryD81 - October 19, 2012 at 2:58pm

Just go to settings and Erase all settings, worked for me and I had the problem some of you did not being able to JUST have bars back. I had to toggle them back in each app or screen, but even after trying Mike's advice it didnt work. Setting reset was what did it for me! Now I just have to go back a repersonalize some things which isnt too big of a deal

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mike sanders - September 22, 2012 at 4:37am

simple instructions thanks I wasn't happy with the numbers now back to bars ono.

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NissanTuner - June 15, 2012 at 5:18am

Still works on iOS 6.0b1! Also, to change back and forth I just has to tap on the numbers/bars.

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Michael - May 15, 2011 at 12:47pm

You can REVERT THE NUMBERS BACK TO BARS by tapping on the top left corner of your screen, when you are on your HOMESCREEN (not in field test mode!). From that moment forward, you can toggle between bars and numbers straight from your iPhone\'s homescreen.

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xntrick - May 9, 2011 at 8:26am

Woah, looks like I\'ll leave my signal strength bars alone

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Prettygirlswag - May 8, 2011 at 11:36pm

My question is does it stay like that Becuz I got it to do it but soon as I went back to my normal screen it went back regular. I would prefer the numbers than signal bars any day

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Dan - May 8, 2011 at 10:18pm

In order for you to disable it. make sure you have sbsettings instaled. Open that up, Tap on more on the bottom left corner, Then click \"System Options\" and switch off \"Numeric GSM\".. That worked for me so far!.

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Bender - February 26, 2012 at 10:28pm

Awesome! That worked for me

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Mike - May 8, 2011 at 4:00pm

This is how i fixed the issue with the numbers NOT going away after following directions to \'undo\' the tweak. The tutorial is iffy, careful. The steps below should be done in the event you did both steps above and see the numbers instead of bars popping back and fourth. Do the keypad code and hit send and open Field Test app. Tap the -00 numbers to get blue bars back,(leave field test open!) hold sleep/wake until \'slide to power off\' appears, then hold home till you see field test close. Do not power down. Then... Open field test AGAIN (using keypad method again) you\'ll see numbers instead of bars again, with field test open, tap -00 numbers to reveal bars, again... Yes. Then... Hold sleep/wake till power off dialogue appears again, then hold home till field test closes. Fixed. (reposted from above)

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Sanjaya Amaratunga - May 22, 2011 at 7:16am

Unfortunately it wont work. As soon as you open an app or something it changes to number but when you exit the app it revert back to bars. Would you please tell a way to totally get rid of this \"numbers\". Thanks

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iDarkRed - May 22, 2011 at 9:29am

Reset your iPhone\'s settings, worked for me.

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Toublack - May 8, 2011 at 2:31pm

It does work (JBen iPhone 4, 4.3.3 here). And I actually notice that it is possible to toggle between numbers and bars with a finger tap/touch.

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