What’s New
Every build.
Every day.
What changed in North Towers on each platform: TestFlight builds for iPhone, iPad and Mac, the Google Play closed beta for Android, and Web App updates by day. Newest first.
TestFlight builds
Every build uploaded to TestFlight, by build number. Builds up to 118 are version 1.0.0, Builds 119–121 are 1.0.1 and Build 122 onward is 1.0.2; App Store releases are marked.
120 builds- New filter sets: save your current filters under a name, with a suggested name such as “Rogers, Bell · n78” filled in, and switch between sets at the top of Filters.
- On the map, touch and hold the Filters button to switch sets; when your filters match a saved set, its name appears above the search row.
- After changing a set’s filters, update the set or save it as a new one from Filters. If the name is already used, choose Replace or Keep Both.
- Filter sets sync with iCloud and are backed up with your favourites. On a keyboard, ⌘1–⌘9 switch to your first nine sets.
- Search for a set’s name in Spotlight, or ask Siri “Apply [set name] in North Towers”, to open the map with that set’s filters. Sets are also available in the Shortcuts app.
- Tap a database update notification to go straight to the database update page.
- Filters counts and the map update faster with the full Canadian database, and site details open more smoothly.
- Fixed a crash that could occur at launch. System alerts use their standard colours, and the search row no longer lights up under open menus.
- Dragging the Filters sheet down no longer pauses after you select bands such as Canadian n77 R17.
- Filters respond faster with the full Canadian database.
- New Canadian n77 R17 band filter (3650–3980 MHz) finds sites whose n77/n78 channels overlap this range, and works with Any/All and your other filters (thanks to Jacob for the feedback and suggestions).
- Tapping the Last reading card opens the Connected site page instead of starting Field Test again; use the read action for a new reading.
- iPhone Duo inner display in landscape: the site panel’s content fills the panel even after it changes width, carrier names no longer break letter by letter, and Bands, Cells and detail pages use the full width.
- Inner display flat in portrait: sites and tools open in the standard resizable sheet; tabletop keeps the panel below the fold.
- Inner display in landscape: re-centre sits with the map controls, and the selected band card and the Apple Maps legal link are centred between the panel and the map controls.
- Outer display: the band card matches the site sheet’s width, and folding with a site open no longer leaves the sheet stuck with a squeezed Bands list.
- An eye button next to the coordinates hides or shows the coordinates and distance; touch and hold still works.
- Canadian n77 notices are centred within band rows.
- Quieter microwave lines with thinner dashes, softer carrier colours and smaller endpoint rings, plus compact round 6 GHz pins.
- Connected site matching checks, in order: PLMN + TAC + Cell ID; TAC + Cell ID within 10 km; PLMN + Cell ID within 10 km; then Cell ID within 10 km.
- Partial matches need a recent location, and ambiguous results stay unresolved instead of picking a site at random.
- Older TAC-only results stay visible but are marked unverified until refreshed; your shortcut keeps working.
- Redrawn microwave lines and endpoint labels, including at steep 3D viewing angles.
- More compact Related sites and links, with clearer return destinations and record counts.
- A compact Canadian n77/78 notice for frequencies above 3650 MHz, with a tappable explanation of the R17 device requirement (thanks to Jacob for the feedback and suggestions).
- Standard iPhones and the Duo outer display stay in portrait; the Duo inner display and iPad still rotate.
- Traditional Chinese throughout the app: it follows a Traditional Chinese system language, or choose 繁體中文 in Settings.
- Composition shows GSM, HSPA, LTE, 5G DSS and 5G NR as separate, consistently coloured bars, with a more compact legend.
- Tap a technology in the legend to filter it; your customized filters are kept.
- Total bandwidth Min/Max now counts only the selected bands and technologies, without counting repeated sectors twice.
- Related sites and links: move between cellular sites, microwave links and 6 GHz stations, then return to your previous map position.
- On iPhone Duo, related lists use consistent margins in the sidebar.
- iPhone Duo support: layouts adapt to the outer display and the fully open inner display, in book and tabletop poses, in portrait and landscape.
- Content and controls stay clear of the camera area, the fold and the system sidebars.
- Explore fits search, filters, map layers, map controls and site panels to the available space. Site details move between a bottom sheet and a side workspace, and band diagrams and map framing follow the usable map area.
- Favourites, Settings and Insights use the inner display with list-and-detail layouts, and keep a single column on narrower screens. Roaming networks, Carrier features and other Insights pages follow the available width.
- Bands and cells, microwave and 6 GHz views, Look Around, database downloads, Help and Support have updated spacing and navigation on Duo.
- Editors, search fields, SIM pickers, sheets and popovers adapt to the keyboard and the current pane; Back, Close and Done follow the system’s toolbar placement.
- Folding, unfolding and rotating keep your map, selected site, open detail page and unfinished edits.
- New Total bandwidth filter with optional minimum and maximum in MHz; overlapping ranges and repeated sectors are counted once.
- Data corrections adds GSM channel bandwidth, with affected cells and Show on map.
- Roaming networks: Bell is Tier 2 for Vidéotron in Manitoba, and Freedom Mobile uses the same reference.
- Freedom Mobile shows roaming priorities from the Vidéotron reference while staying selected as Freedom Mobile.
- Long roaming conditions wrap in full instead of being cut off.
- Manitoba’s Winnipeg/Brandon exception appears as one complete condition, with corrected wording in English, French and Chinese.
- Settings › Data corrections includes SkySurf source records, with an affected-cell count and Show on map.
- Settings › Source data warnings includes Unknown bands, with a cell count and Show on map.
- Updated roaming networks for TELUS, Bell, SaskTel and Sogetel, including regional Rogers access notes.
- A simpler Settings without the Guide entry and the old warning footer.
- Corrections arrive ready in the database, so the app no longer recalculates them on your device.
- Updated spectrum-licence corrections, for more accurate frequency, bandwidth and band details.
- Source values stay available, and a record stays Unknown when the data does not support a valid band.
- The local data cache is refreshed after you download the latest database; favourites and notes are kept.
- Composition now starts grouped by operator, with 2G, 3G, 4G and 5G as separate technology bars; your saved filters are kept.
- More accurate frequency and spectrum-licence corrections, including reviewed corrections for some TELUS LTE records.
- Cleared frequencies no longer appear as “Unknown · 0 MHz” in Composition.
- More accurate frequency and spectrum-licence corrections.
- Reviewed corrections for some TELUS LTE records.
- Cleared frequencies no longer appear as “Unknown · 0 MHz” in Composition.
- My SIM in Roaming networks and Carrier features now opens a popover, with carriers grouped by company as capsule buttons.
- The popover points to your current carrier and closes as soon as you choose another one.
- Your choice applies to both Roaming networks and Carrier features.
- A redesigned Insights home groups Composition, Compare, Roaming networks, Carrier features and News.
- New Carrier features page: browse by carrier or by feature, and open a feature to see which Canadian carriers declare it.
- My SIM is shared between Carrier features and Roaming networks, and brand mappings are explained.
- Carrier features are a reference compiled from carrier settings, not a live check of your phone or plan.
- New Roaming networks in Insights, replacing the Activity tab for now.
- Choose your SIM provider to see Canadian network priorities, availability, regional conditions and data restrictions.
- It is a manually compiled reference, not a live reading of your SIM; your carrier and plan decide actual access.
- Updated operator names: Kingston Online Services, Nexicom, Rio Tinto and HuronTel.
- Kingston Online Services, Nexicom and HuronTel now appear under Fixed wireless access; Rio Tinto stays under Others.
- When Connected site uses a partial match, the map card and details warn that the site may be wrong, until a new full match.
- Connected site colours mixed 5G and LTE readings by the reported band: n77/78 now uses the 5G colour instead of grey, and LTE bands use the LTE colour.
- When you are off-centre within the main lobe, the signal animation now reaches past your device while keeping the reported direction and width.
- Readings without band information stay neutral.
- Connected site shows a smooth main-lobe signal animation that follows the reported antenna direction and beamwidth. It is an illustration, not measured coverage.
- The connection card shows when the reading was taken; readings older than 15 minutes use a static display.
- Details explain exact and approximate site matches, and a new reading without a match no longer keeps the old connection.
- Clear refresh, cancel, timeout and error feedback, with one automatic map fit after a successful reading.
- Animations pause away from the map or in the background, and stay still in Low Power Mode or with Reduce Motion.
- New antenna lobes: in Settings › Map, choose fans or lobes for band diagrams; pin directions can also use lobes.
- In lobe mode, omnidirectional antennas appear as thin circles with a light fill.
- Connected site reads mixed 5G and LTE Field Test results, including n77/78, and keeps each band’s bandwidth with the right band.
- Replace the Connected site shortcut from Settings › Connected site to get shortcut version 4.
- Composition starts grouped by operator with no filters for new users; saved choices are kept.
- First launch is now a single checklist: location, notifications, the national database and the offline map.
- Each step shows its progress and ticks off when done; the download shows size, speed and percentage.
- Permissions stay optional: declining one still completes that step.
- On Wi-Fi the download starts automatically; on cellular you see its size first.
- Start exploring appears once everything is ready.
- Connected site: fixed LTE/NSA readings when Field Test lists additional LTE bands.
- Matching in steps: PLMN, TAC and Cell ID, then TAC and Cell ID, then Cell ID within 10 km; ambiguous results are not picked automatically.
- Smoother site-panel scrolling with fixed headers.
- Refined Connected site setup and privacy explanations; updated Composition colours and App icon sections.
- Clearer current-connection card on light, dark and satellite maps, with a distinct phone button in the map toolbar.
- Better matching for shared networks and Cell IDs with leading zeros; ambiguous matches keep the previous confirmed result.
- Fixed operator submenu selections, including Others and Fixed wireless access.
- Improved Composition equipment filters and combined selections.
- Clearer Antenna Manufacturer, Antenna Model Number and structure labels.
- Connected site is off by default; turn it on in Settings › Map › Connected site after reading how it works and the privacy information.
- The map button, connection card and Home Screen quick action follow the setting.
- Readings are processed and saved on your iPhone; nothing is uploaded, and your phone number is never read.
- Reads more Field Test layouts on iOS 26, plus network mode, band and bandwidth when available.
- A Current connection card shows the operator, network mode, band and bandwidth; tap it to refresh.
- The map frames your location and the matched site; waves follow the matched antenna’s direction and beamwidth.
- Touch and hold the app icon and choose View current connection for quick access.
- New Connected site on iPhone: find the site your phone is probably using from a Field Test reading.
- A supplied shortcut reads Cell ID, PLMN and TAC; all three are needed for a unique match.
- The matched pin and animated connection stay on the map while you inspect other sites; the matched direction keeps its colour.
- It shows your last successful reading, not continuous network monitoring.
- Location tracking keeps your chosen zoom, so nearby site pins stay visible.
- Pinch, double-tap and two-finger zoom still work while following your location.
- A steadier scale bar and clearer microwave link outlines on satellite and hybrid maps.
- Compact, aligned frequency rows in Bands with clearer band names and DL/UL values.
- Colour controls stay aligned when carrier names wrap.
- Location tracking pans and zooms in one animation.
- Site panels, map-style sheets and dropped-pin details fit their content, including at larger text sizes.
- Fixed unwanted scrolling in an empty Favourites list.
- The title stays put when you drag the empty area.
- Updated Filters and Favourites screens with live filter counts.
- Improved selected-site diagrams in 2D and 3D.
- Refreshed support contact information.
- Better Composition grouping with remembered filters and clearer multicolour breakdowns.
- Matching sites open faster on the map, with loading feedback.
- Centred database download action in Insights.
- Composition groups radio equipment by brand and marketing name, with registered names and original models underneath.
- A smaller, faster database that keeps microwave links.
- Compact Composition layout and an updated Atlas icon.
- Composition: choose a grouping and combine filters with live matching counts.
- Expand vendors into models, inspect combinations and show matching sites on the map.
- Returning to Insights keeps your selection and position.
- Updated Bands and Cells layouts, generation badges and map sheets.
- Better paging between overlapping antenna cards and steadier map behaviour while the site panel moves.
- Fixed a crash opening Settings after installing the database.
- Lower memory use while verifying and installing the database.
- Updated site panels, antenna cards and band controls.
- Redesigned site panel with band chips, Look Around, save and share controls.
- Inspect antenna sectors directly on the main map, copy Cell IDs and open matching cell details.
- Better diagram centring, rotation and label placement.
- Updated map-style previews, operator filter menus and Insights cards.
- Faster first map load when only one band is selected.
- Native search, filter and close controls, plus Home Screen quick actions.
- Dropped-pin coordinate cards and refined microwave, 6 GHz and Look Around navigation.
- A consistent antenna diagram panel; tap coordinates to copy, long-press to hide them.
- Tap a diagram Cell ID to open its details, or use the separate copy button.
- Better Apple Maps attribution placement and updated reviewed frequency corrections.
- Long-press site coordinates in Explore to hide or show them for screenshots.
- Removed your-distance and bearing readouts from the map and antenna diagram.
- Clearer Cells cards, consistent warning styling and better Band frequency spacing.
- Database update notifications sit beside the Wi-Fi auto-update switch.
- Clearer diagram labels with colour-matched leader lines; selected sectors are easier to follow.
- Larger band frequencies and bandwidths, direct record summaries and clearer 2G/3G retirement dates.
- Coordinate searches find matching sites without covering their pins.
- Better recovery and retry for database, Insights and 6 GHz loading.
- Final frequency corrections for specific Cells; cleared frequency records no longer appear in Bands.
- Insights opens on Composition; Activity waits for the next monthly source snapshot.
- Optional haptic feedback, with a switch in Settings.
- Choose fans or arrows for pin directions.
- Compact site controls and a distance and direction capsule.
- Favourites grouping, tag filters, long-press actions and an updated editor.
- Reorganised Settings with colour previews; faster carrier band loading.
- Redesigned Insights: Activity, Composition and Compare, plus an ISED News tab.
- Two-column layouts on iPad, monthly chart averages and accessible audio graphs.
- Clearer data-correction and warning wording in all three languages.
- Nearby markers, including 6 GHz stations, spread into a compact ring with smoother zoom transitions.
- Refined marker outlines, colour presets and Language and Appearance settings.
- Selected microwave links stay visible above dense dots.
- Antenna beamwidths corrected using frequency-specific manufacturer specifications.
- A much faster national map with No merging.
- Microwave links stay sharp with a constant width in 3D and at close zoom.
- Selected links show data flowing both ways, at speeds based on reported capacity.
- Fixed a second pin expanding behind the site marker when tapped.
- Omnidirectional antenna rings are centred on the site marker.
- Selected markers keep their normal appearance; map attribution sits above the site controls.
- Smoother antenna diagrams while panning, zooming and rotating.
- Faster Favourites search, filtering and sorting; large backup previews load in the background.
- Operator colours restored on selected microwave links and their matched endpoint pins.
- A and B endpoint badges kept; links without an operator stay mint.
- Fixed nearby markers hiding behind one another at street level.
- Short position lines when pins are separated; true locations kept when zoomed out.
- 6 GHz stations use the same native pin style as cellular sites, with labels that stay upright in 3D.
- Zoomed out, nearby pins stay at their real locations and overlap naturally.
- Pin display scale now ranges from 0 to 1,000 m; higher saved values are capped.
- The default stays 300 m in 10 m steps; 0 m shows dots only.
- All scale labels are shown in metres.
- Steadier nearby-pin arrangement that returns toward real coordinates when there is room.
- Carrier-coloured hairline leaders replace black anchors.
- Updated carrier, 6 GHz and microwave marker styles; crowded nearby sites expand.
- Side height rulers and outlined carrier titles restored; pin scale up to 3 km.
- Fixed slowdowns when viewing a distant saved site while your location updates.
- Microwave details in a side panel in landscape and a sheet in portrait.
- Selected links show distance and reported capacity labels along the line.
- 2G/3G phase-out dates have their own Settings entry.
- Share links use the northtowers:// address.
- Frequency corrections and overlap warnings, with a new database.
- Licence ranges listed in ascending order.
- Installed and server database versions shown in Settings, with a copy option.
- Faster selected microwave animation; floating status banners removed.
- 6 GHz stations stay at their real coordinates without blocking cellular pins.
- A compact stacked 6 GHz control.
- Microwave endpoints open their matching 6 GHz stations.
- The app is now named North Towers.
- Filter sites by PLMN, with multiple selections and Unknown.
- Data corrections and source warnings start collapsed in Settings.
- Updated database download service and support links.
- New 6 GHz registered-station layer beside Microwave links.
- Browse station frequencies, bandwidth and antennas; copy coordinates or licence numbers.
- More flexible coordinate separators in search.
- Updated reviewed frequency corrections for Bell, Rogers and other operators.
- Cell records listed from lowest to highest frequency.
- The offline overview map adds place names, lakes and major roads.
- More complete antenna beamwidths, with original reported values still available.
- New antenna beamwidth correction in Settings, with affected Cells and Show on map.
- Better handling of source configurations and data-quality reporting.
- Unknown bands are listed without 100 MHz folders.
- Tighter Explore search bar and smaller map controls in portrait and landscape.
- Clearer Settings, Insights and Favourites layouts, including correction and warning rows.
- New default Folded map icon and the shorter Home Screen name North Towers.
- Fixed location following stopping when the map adjusted its zoom.
- Refined band warnings and data-correction counts.
- Translation updates.
- Updated frequency corrections, published with a new offline database.
- Updated source-data warnings and corrections for Vidéotron and antenna manufacturers.
- Settings › Data corrections lists manual frequency corrections by operator, with matching conditions and before-and-after values.
- Updated TELUS and Vidéotron frequency corrections; removed two Rogers overrides that caused unknown bands.
- Clearer microwave link highlighting and filter alignment.
- Filters are organised into collapsible categories, each with a summary of your selection.
- Pick a modification-date range with the native calendar; either end can stay open.
- Unknown appears directly below 5G in Bands; Exclude bands is removed.
- Corrected the radio technology of four reviewed Vidéotron Cells to 5G DSS.
- Tap an empty area of the map to deselect a microwave link while keeping the layer on.
- The microwave layer switch moves to the right of the search bar.
- Collapsible radio manufacturer filters; Unknown band selections fixed.
- Compact link rows with capacity on the right and a copy button beside each licence number.
- Microwave links connect to matching cellular sites, whose pins mark the endpoints.
- Quick-copy buttons for A and B coordinates.
- Faster microwave loading on dense maps; band diagrams hide while a link is selected.
- Radio manufacturer filter and a Bands section in Filters.
- New optional microwave links layer in Explore.
- Select a link to see its endpoints, distance, frequencies, reported capacity, antennas and source records.
- Operator and province filters apply to microwave links.
- Clearer filter defaults, with All switches for provinces and territories, generations and structure types.
- Updated frequency corrections, Rogers and Sogetel PLMN corrections and selected Vidéotron radio and antenna details.
- Corrected HSPA frequency grouping.
- Updated antenna manufacturer names, model-based identification and manual frequency corrections.
- Better band identification; unreported RX frequencies are kept distinct from reported zero values.
- Fixed a Mac crash when refreshing the map scale.
- LTE frequencies on either side of 3600 MHz stay separate, improving B42 and B43 identification.
- Removed the Vidéotron 3G phase-out warning.
- Updated antenna manufacturer names and manufacturer lookup by antenna model.
- Reviewed frequency corrections after interpreting spectrum licences, listed in Settings.
- Supporter badges glow softly after a purchase or style change.
- Urgent fix: Retry installation no longer loops on a rejected database download; invalid packages are discarded.
- If setup was stuck, download the national database again; favourites and notes are kept.
- Temporary storage or activation failures can still be retried offline.
- Cellular technologies only moves inside Radio Technology.
- Generation switches stay in sync with the band switches in each submenu, including Unknown band.
- The 359.9° correction applies only to antenna beamwidths.
- The site panel and antenna diagram adapt to the available window space.
- Your selected site, Cells tab and diagram view are kept when the window or orientation changes.
- Fixed compact panel sizing on iOS 26 and updated heading handling on iOS 27.
- Copying coordinates shows a checkmark without shifting the text.
- Spectrum licence corrections merge overlapping or adjoining frequency ranges and keep exact boundaries.
- New TDD correction and an invalid downlink-allocation warning for eligible LTE and 5G configurations.
- Address and coordinate searches drop a pin at the result.
- Fixed warning counts that could stay unavailable in Settings.
- Address and coordinate results zoom in to street level.
- Consistent blue operator checkmarks in light and dark appearance.
- Selecting fixed wireless or other operators keeps your scroll position.
- Pick one or several operators directly; checkmarks update without reloading the map.
- The menu opens above the button with common operators within thumb reach; tap outside to apply.
- A short single-line Search label; the full Cell ID, address and coordinates hint stays inside Search.
- Select several carriers from the shortcut; it stays in sync with Filters.
- A smaller app download, with equipment model details delivered with the database.
- 3D on satellite and hybrid maps where Apple Maps provides it.
- A carrier shortcut beside the filter button.
- Site actions in a two-by-two layout: All Bands, Diagram size, Details and Look Around.
- Database downloads use the dedicated download service, with the updated prepared database.
- Downloaded site data, search and details work offline.
- Database downloads move to a dedicated download service with a protected format.
- Favourites, notes and preferences are kept after updating the app and database.
- Optional support from Settings, with five supporter pins; every map and data feature stays free.
- The first purchase restores with the same Apple Account; repeat contributions are optional extras.
- Your chosen supporter pin stays selected after relaunch.
- Licence frequency ranges from archived ISED search results appear below the licence number.
- New data correction for radio manufacturer 287C.
- FDD, TDD and SDL labels apply to cellular configurations only.
- Xplore n70 and n66 supplemental-downlink groups stay separate.
- Xplore is listed under Fixed Wireless Access.
- Each licence number links to the ISED Spectrum Licence Search.
- Bands are ordered 2G, 3G, 4G, 4G|5G and 5G, from low to high frequency.
- First launch offers a download-only database setup with progress and retry.
- Source configurations stay separate whenever a recorded field differs.
- Continuous frequencies within a Cell are combined before identifying its bands.
- Antenna bands on the main map use the space around the pin instead of being squeezed at the edge.
- The optional Pro purchase is removed; every feature is free.
- Restored native map dots with their original size and white outlines.
- Fixed dots flashing, blurring or disappearing while moving the map.
- Map dots stay attached to streets and coastlines while the map moves.
- Dots follow the map surface and perspective in 3D.
- Fixed a timing issue that made map dots lag behind the map.
- Dots stay attached to their locations while panning, coasting and zooming.
- Dots stay visible and aligned after returning from another app.
- App icons follow the app’s Light or Dark appearance, or use the version you pick.
- Carrier colour presets are more distinct while each carrier keeps its colour family.
- Band colour themes: Sunrise, Nebula, Canadian Rockies, Maple autumn, Prairie, Coastal rainforest, Northern lights and Rainbow.
- Fixed app icon switching on iOS 26.
- Tapping a dot opens its site, or zooms once into a group.
- Carrier colour presets: Original, Balanced (the new default), Soft and Muted.
- Custom carrier colours apply to pins, dots, lists, filters, Insights and diagrams.
- Thicker, brighter dot outlines at city and neighbourhood zoom, especially on dark maps.
- Outlines fade back gradually as you zoom out to Canada.
- New offline database, installed when prompted; favourites, tags and notes are kept.
- Downloads can be paused and resumed, and an outdated download cannot replace the new package.
- Corrected downlink-only LTE and 5G records; equipment warnings are no longer duplicated.
- GPU rendering for overview dots, keeping their carrier colours and outlines.
- Original vector antenna diagrams retained.
- Updated Classic, Folded map, Northern lights, Beaver buddy and Canada goose icons in light and dark.
- Fixed a rectangular patch of map behind the pin when rotating or zooming a diagram.
- Distant overview dots are display-only; zoom closer to select them.
- Faster search: first results appear sooner and outdated queries are cancelled.
- Faster database installation.
- Pin display scale in Settings › Map: at 0 m, Explore shows operator dots instead of pins.
- Overview dot limit: Default, 1,000 or 2,000, plus a demanding No merging option.
- Nearly overlapping pins open their sites with one tap.
- Grouped pins separate once per tap.
- Smoother swipe-to-delete in long Favourites lists on iOS 26.
- Clearer antenna-height warning wording.
- Antenna sectors, band labels and angle marks stay aligned while you move the map.
- Faster Bands and Cells panel.
- Indoor installations no longer trigger antenna-height warnings.
- Database setup explains each preparation step and shows progress.
- Updating the database replaces the old one and keeps favourites and notes.
- Warnings appear beside the relevant fields in Cells; antenna heights of exactly 1 m or 600 m are flagged.
- Guide in Settings › Help and support.
- New first launch: permission explanations, then a database download with progress and speed.
- Height rulers use a fixed pin height and show the reported metres.
- Automatic address and postal-code search; four labelled site actions including Look Around.
- Antenna manufacturer names and affected-Cell counts in data corrections.
- Diagrams fit automatically; Centre site, a 3D/2D button, and distance and bearing beside the scale.
- Search stays above the keyboard, with recent searches you can delete.
- Data corrections are automatic, with original source values shown below changed fields.
- Source data warnings list and a compact Insights summary card.
- Favourites are now sites only; notes, tags and custom order are kept.
- Sort by recent, name, operator, province or territory, modification date, tag or custom order, and search notes and tags.
- Favourites filters, separate from Explore.
- Optional iCloud sync and backups to Files.
- Curved band edges stay visible in overview and location-following modes.
- Swipe between Activity, Composition and Compare in Insights.
- Tap a Bands row to open its Cells, already expanded.
- Network guidance uses phase-out wording, with an updated Rogers link.
- All data corrections are on by default, including spectrum-licence frequencies.
- Faster first launch, Insights and Composition.
- A thinner location line drawn below antenna sectors.
- New database with precomputed map detail levels.
- Overview density setting from Current to 50k points, or Unmerged.
- Compact site panel, coordinate copying and correction-map previews.
- New app icons with light and dark previews.
- Opens near your current location at a 2,000 m map scale.
- Carrier dots stay small and stable between national, regional and city views.
- Insights: nationwide and provincial summaries.
- RX equipment warnings and database update alerts.
- Smoother movement for dots, the location marker and direction guides.
- Unknown frequencies grouped by TX frequency and radio technology.
- Glass sites-in-view counter, and a scale bar that fades after zooming.
- Search opens ready to type.
- Smooth dragging, zooming and rotating without trails.
- Map colours follow light and dark appearance.
- Affected-Cell counts beside each data correction.
- Shared site links open the site in the app.
- No more download prompt flashing when launching with an installed database.
- Lightweight map settings, suggested when you have no connection.
- Map mode with points of interest; site details keep your map position.
- Export a site to Apple Maps or Google Maps; optional database-update notifications.
- Faster site selection and band diagrams, even for dense sites.
- Unknown band expands by frequency group and exact TX frequency; original radio technology can be filtered.
- Xplore supplemental-downlink blocks shown separately as n70 and n66.
- Cell summaries and records follow ISED field order.
- Faster Insights; smoother maps and Cells with clearer frequencies and manufacturer names.
- Network-type and generation filters work the same in Insights, Explore, search and saved filters.
- Unknown band filter for unrecognised band records.
- Tap header coordinates to copy them.
- Network categories: Mobile Network, Fixed Wireless Access and Others, sorted by tower count.
- Carrier-coloured map dots and close-up count markers.
- Bands and Cells details with individual configurations and reported bandwidths.
- Antenna diagram rotation, zoom and Cell selection.
- Simpler Nearby view without connection lines.
- Refined supporter badge; Reduce Motion keeps it still.
- Nearby keeps towers separate, uses operator pins and colours, and connects sites to your position.
- 2 km default radius, with your saved choice preserved.
- Four app icon presets.
- Nearby opens a map with a draggable direction card and a search radius up to 5 km.
- Heading indicator, with reported antenna directions shown separately.
- Optional structure heights with measurement guides.
- Nearby sites stay visible through clustering; narrow frequency labels stay readable while zooming.
- Colour presets and System, Light and Dark appearance.
- The map opens at your location when permission is granted.
- Structure heights beside sites where reported values agree.
- Fixed nearby cell sites disappearing from the map.
- Overlapping sites show a count; tap it to zoom in and see each site at its reported location.
- First TestFlight build of North Cell Towers.
- Download the national database once, with pause and resume, then use the map offline.
- Search and combine filters, including separate Rogers and Fido choices.
- Site details with a band diagram you can pinch to enlarge and inspect cell by cell.
- Favourites with notes and tags, CSV and GeoJSON export and links to other map apps.
- Band colour presets or your own colour for each generation.
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- Filter counts and the map update faster after you change filters with the full Canadian database.
- Composition opens and updates faster, including with filters applied.
- New filter sets: save your current filters under a suggested name and switch between sets at the top of Filters, or touch and hold the Filters button on the map. When your filters match a saved set, its name shows on the map.
- After changing a set’s filters, update it or save it as a new set. Rename, reorder and delete sets, and clear filters straight from the filter set menu.
- Favourites backups include your filter sets and can be restored on iPhone, iPad, Mac or in the Web App.
- With update notifications or Wi‑Fi automatic updates turned on, a new database is announced soon after it’s published.
- New Canadian n77 R17 filter (3650–3980 MHz), consistent across the map, search, Composition and total downlink bandwidth (thanks to Jacob for the feedback and suggestions).
- Filters are easier to scan: select on the left, expand on the right, with indented groups and band names and frequencies on two lines.
- Filter counts load much faster.
- Pull site details up to expand, or down to return to the map.
- Site information and actions stay visible while you browse bands and cells.
- Improved 4G/5G badges, aligned MHz values and compact frequency rows.
- The complete n77 notice is centred, with its information icon beside the text.
- Read Bands and Cells details full-screen on phones.
- Browse more bands with compact, aligned rows and clearer n77 device requirements.
- Removed all in-app purchases and the Supporter section, including badges and purchase restoration.
- All map, data and Signal features remain free.
- Clearer Canadian n77/78 guidance with a compact R17 notice (thanks to Jacob for the feedback and suggestions).
- Device examples and compatibility details are included.
- Canadian n77 device capability information in relevant band details (thanks to Jacob for the feedback and suggestions).
- Improved microwave endpoint icons and carrier colours.
- Refined navigation between related sites and links, without an unnecessary loading bar.
- Bandwidth filters follow the selected bands and technologies.
- Composition separates cellular technologies, and you can tap the legend to filter.
- Browse related cellular sites, microwave links and 6 GHz stations, then return to your previous map view.
- Traditional Chinese is now available.
- Improved spacing on detail cards.
- GSM correction counts, with a shortcut to the affected sites on the map.
- Filter sites by minimum and maximum total downlink bandwidth in MHz, consistently across the map, search and Composition.
- Save and reset bandwidth limits; overlapping spectrum is counted only once.
- Band labels, including B7, no longer go missing when several cells overlap in antenna diagrams.
- Labels and the selection outline are drawn above all sectors, so overlapping fills no longer cover them.
- A Vidéotron SIM now has Bell at Tier 2 in Manitoba; the rest of Canada stays at Tier 3.
- Freedom Mobile uses the same reference while keeping its own name.
- Freedom Mobile uses the Vidéotron roaming reference while keeping its own name.
- Clearer Manitoba roaming exceptions.
- SkySurf correction and Unknown band counts, with map views.
- Clearer database update guidance and a simpler Settings help section.
- Updated Manitoba roaming guidance for TELUS, Bell, SaskTel and Sogetel.
- SkySurf correction counts, with a map view.
- Unknown band counts, with a map view.
- Clearer update guidance for older databases and a simpler Settings help section.
- Ready for the latest Canadian site database, with more accurate frequency and spectrum-licence corrections.
- Cleared frequencies no longer appear as “Unknown · 0 MHz” in Composition.
- Composition opens grouped by operator and split into 2G–5G, keeping your saved filters.
- Saved sites and notes are kept when the database updates.
- Clearer, consistent coloured icons in Insights and Settings.
- Icons have better contrast in dark mode.
- Band diagram shape options now line up with other settings and include fan and lobe previews.
- A new Insights home groups sites, carriers and news.
- New Carrier features: see the Android configuration for each active SIM, with feature details.
- My SIM is shared with Roaming networks; a configuration does not guarantee the service is available.
- More compact controls, better back navigation and adaptive layouts on large screens.
- New Roaming networks in Insights, replacing the Activity tab.
- Choose your SIM’s carrier to see preferred partners, other networks, regional exceptions and data restrictions.
- A compact Material 3 Expressive layout that works offline.
- It is a manually compiled reference and does not change your phone’s network selection.
- Updated operator names: Kingston Online Services, Nexicom, Rio Tinto and HuronTel.
- Kingston Online Services, Nexicom and HuronTel are now grouped under Fixed wireless access.
- Search finds both the original and updated names; saved sites, filters and custom colours are kept.
- Connected site shows a smooth main-lobe signal animation from the connected site to your device, following the reported antenna direction and beamwidth. It is an illustration, not measured coverage.
- The connection line uses the carrier’s colour for each SIM and follows your custom carrier colours.
- Lobe outlines keep the network generation colour; omnidirectional sites show a circle.
- The animation stays still when animations are turned off in system settings.
- New antenna lobes for band diagrams and map pins.
- Choose fans or lobes for band diagrams, and fans, lobes or arrows for pins, in Settings.
- Clearer band labels, direction focus and omnidirectional rings.
- Fixed a crash with screen readers on sites with many antenna records; their actions now come in pages.
- A much smaller download, about 12 MB less than before.
- Replay a whole Signal route, with the sites you connected to along the way.
- Clearer recording controls, with a short explanation of what is recorded.
- Location is sampled every 2 seconds while recording.
- A more compact layout and a smoother connection animation.
- New Signal: record signal readings along a route and replay them later.
- Optional GPS keeps recording while you use other apps, with an ongoing notification you can stop from.
- Recordings stay private on your device and can be exported.
- Layout fixes for smaller screens.
- Smoother connected-site guide lines.
- Smoother map panning.
- All map and data features remain free.
- The latest Material 3 interface across the app.
- A new store icon and updated store screenshots.
- First Android build on Google Play, as a closed beta.
- Browse cellular sites and microwave links on an interactive map.
- Search public ISED records, filter by operator and band, and inspect site, frequency and radio details.
- Spectrum and Composition views, plus favourites with your own notes and tags.
- On compatible devices, Connected site shows serving-cell information from Android.
Web App updates
app.northtowers.ca updates in place. Changes are grouped by day.
- New filter sets: save your current filters under a suggested name and switch between sets at the top of Filters. On phones and tablets, the set’s name appears above the search row; on a computer, it’s on the Filters button (right-click or press and hold for the set menu).
- Update a changed set or save it as a new one, choose Replace or Keep Both when a name is already used, and rename, reorder or delete sets in Edit.
- Press Alt (⌥ on a Mac) with 1–9 to apply one of your first nine sets.
- Filter sets are kept with your favourites in this browser and included in backups, which can also be restored on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Android.
- New Canadian n77 R17 band filter (3650–3980 MHz), with its own site count; Insights filter chips show its full name (thanks to Jacob for the feedback and suggestions).
- The n77 notice is centred in band rows.
- Quieter microwave lines with softer carrier colours, thinner dashes and smaller endpoint rings.
- Compact round 6 GHz pins, with the selected station’s name under its pin.
- A Canadian n77/78 notice under channels that overlap 3650–3980 MHz; select it for the full explanation (thanks to Jacob for the feedback and suggestions).
- Redesigned related card: Back on two lines with the record type and name, and counts in a capsule.
- Microwave endpoints without a cellular site use the link’s carrier colour, a microwave icon and an A/B label.
- Tighter spacing around the related entry in site panels.
- Composition shows GSM, HSPA, LTE, 5G DSS and 5G NR as separate bars; select a technology in the legend to filter it.
- New Total bandwidth minimum and maximum in Filters, counting only the selected bands and technologies without double-counting.
- Data corrections adds GSM channel bandwidth, with the affected cells and a map view.
- Related sites and links: move between cellular sites, microwave links and 6 GHz stations, and Back returns to your previous map view.
- Traditional Chinese: choose 繁 in the language menu, or it follows a Traditional Chinese browser language.
- On phones, microwave and 6 GHz panels fit the screen, and the related entry in site panels is evenly spaced.
- Updated to the latest Canadian site database, with refined spectrum-licence corrections.
- Some frequencies are matched to their bands more accurately; where the data does not support a valid band, they stay Unknown.
- Data corrections adds SkySurf source records and Source data warnings adds Unknown bands, each with a cell count and a map view.
- Roaming networks add Manitoba priorities for TELUS, Bell, SaskTel and Sogetel.
- Updated to the latest Canadian site database, with more accurate frequency and spectrum-licence corrections.
- Cleared frequencies no longer appear as “Unknown · 0 MHz” in Composition.
- New Roaming networks in Insights, replacing Activity: choose your SIM’s carrier to see partner networks, regional exceptions and data restrictions.
- A new Insights home on phones, and a Carrier features page you can browse by carrier or by feature.
- A compact SIM picker, and roaming tables that fit without their own scroll bars.
- Updated operator names (Kingston Online Services, Nexicom, Rio Tinto, HuronTel), with three of them under Fixed wireless access.
- Quick settings can collapse so Filters use the whole column.
- On phones, site choices and dropped-pin cards float above the map like the search bar.
- The search marker no longer covers site labels.
- When several operators share a pin, choose which site to open.
- After a coordinate search, the search marker no longer blocks taps on sites.
- Antenna lobes: in Settings › Map, choose fans or lobes for band diagrams; pin directions can also use lobes.
- Band labels sit at the lobe tips: select a label to open its band, or a lobe to focus its direction.
- Omnidirectional antennas appear as thin rings.
- The Windows 95 and Winamp themes draw lobes in their own style: dotted fills in Windows 95 and LED segments in Winamp.
- On phones, the Windows 95, Windows XP and Winamp themes now colour the browser’s status bar and toolbar areas to match.
- Windows XP map controls are grouped in a single toolbar.
- Optional Windows XP and Winamp themes, with original theme icons.
- The Winamp theme draws site diagrams and pin directions as LED meters.
- Long values wrap inside the Cells and microwave panels.
- The Apple Maps logo and Legal link stay above the phone search bar.
- Optional Windows 95 theme, including map marks, diagrams and Insights in that style; open it with ?theme=win95.
- Favourites stay in your browser only.
- Corrected platform descriptions.
- Hover microwave links and 6 GHz stations for details.
- Terms of use in Settings › About, clearer Look Around guide and a tidier Composition table.
- Faster repeat answers from the server cache.
- North Towers opens in the browser at app.northtowers.ca: the national map, site details, antenna diagrams, microwave links, 6 GHz stations and Insights.
- Desktop and phone layouts with a map-first design, quick settings and keyboard shortcuts.
- Searches run on our server, so there is no database to download.