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Cell Widget on Windows Pc

Developed By: Dieter Thiess

License: Free

Rating: 4,4/5 - 1.239 votes

Last Updated: April 17, 2024

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 2.2.4
Size 2.6 MB
Release Date December 04, 23
Category Tools Apps

App Permissions:
Allows applications to open network sockets. [see more (12)]

What's New:
2.2.2- Android 13 support2.2.0- 5G Support2.1.0- Targeting Android 11- Fixes2.0- Hungarian translation (by Egyed Ferenc)- Dutch translation (by Carulez)- Fixes... [see more]

Description from Developer:
Small widget showing:
- Operator Name
- MCC (mobile country code) and MNC (mobile network code)
- Speed (HSDPA, EDGE, LTE...)
- LAC (Location Area Code)
- Cell-ID
- Current dBm

E... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Cell Widget and install on Windows PC. Cell Widget is free Tools app, developed by Dieter Thiess. Latest version of Cell Widget is 2.2.4, was released on 2023-12-04 (updated on 2024-04-17). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 50,000. Overall rating of Cell Widget is 4,4. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 1,239 users, 110 users had rated it 5*, 927 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Cell Widget on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Cell Widget on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Cell Widget on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Step By Step Guide To Install Cell Widget using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "Cell Widget" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install Cell Widget on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "Cell Widget" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 2.2.4 , 2.2.2.

Download Cell Widget 2.2.4 on Windows PC – 2.6 MB

Download Cell Widget 2.2.2 on Windows PC – 2.8 MB

Small widget showing:
- Operator Name
- MCC (mobile country code) and MNC (mobile network code)
- Speed (HSDPA, EDGE, LTE...)
- LAC (Location Area Code)
- Cell-ID
- Current dBm

Each information can be hidden.

- Configurable Text color, size and opacity.
- Optional notification
- Notification without widget
- Action configurable when touching widget or notification

Other Features:
- Auto collect new cells. Cells are named with the celltower location, but the name can be changed.
- Option to flag certain cells as home cell. When enabling notifications and connected to a cell which is flagged as home cell, the notification icon becomes a house. This can be useful for people who can make cheaper phone calls when they are in a certain area. The cells have to be flagged manually since there is no way to do this automatically.
- Show cell position on map
- First seen and last seen time for each collected cell
- Import/export cell database
- Toggle flightmode (up to Android 4.2)

Permissions:
- INTERNET: Cell location lookup
- ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION: For getting LAC and cell id
- ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE: Detect if device is in flightmode/offline
- READ_PHONE_STATE: Get Operator/MCC/MNC
- WRITE_SETTINGS: Toggle flightmode (on devices lower than Android 4.2)
- WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE: Export database
- READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE: Import database

Available languages
- english
- german
- swedish (by Göran Helsingborg)
- spanish (by DigiGato)
- bulgarian (by Stefan Stefanov)
- greek (by Filippos Grigoriadis)
- sinhalese (by Anil Weerasooriya)
- dutch (by Carulez)
- hungarian (by Egyed Ferenc)

Ideas? Questions?
Contact me: dieter.thiess@gmail.com
2.2.2
- Android 13 support

2.2.0
- 5G Support

2.1.0
- Targeting Android 11
- Fixes

2.0
- Hungarian translation (by Egyed Ferenc)
- Dutch translation (by Carulez)

- Fixes for Android 5 and lower
- Operator Logos

- Targeting Android 10
- Needs to run as foreground service
- Band and frequency support
- New notification icon
- Country flags
- Fixes

Please report any problems to dieter.thiess@gmail.com
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows an application to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting.
Allows an app to access approximate location.
Allows an app to access precise location.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows read only access to phone state, including the phone number of the device, current cellular network information, the status of any ongoing calls, and a list of any PhoneAccounts registered on the device.
Allows an application to read or write the system settings.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows an app to create windows using the type TYPE_APPLICATION_OVERLAY, shown on top of all other apps.
Allows access to the vibrator.
Permission an application must hold in order to use ACTION_REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS.
Allows an application to read from external storage.