2024.1
2024-01-28
Updated to latest carrier maps.
2023.7
2023-07-30
Latest Map Files.
2023.3
2023-03-15
Updated UI and Verbiage in several screens.
2023.2
2023-02-05
NEW: Coverage now features mid-band 5G maps for all of the big three carriers - T-Mobile, Verizon, and AT&T!
If you subscribe to our optional HD coverage maps - you will now get access to detailed mid-band maps on AT&T for the first time, letting you compare AT&T's mid-band 5G with the mid-band maps from T-Mobile and Verizon.
Tracking mid-band 5G lets you see the areas where you are most likely to be able to get truly next generation 5G performance, not the "barely better than 4G" flavor of 5G found in many locations.
Additional Bug Fixes:
Corrected landscape layout issue with bottom button bar on devices with notch.
Corrected Carrier Button layer issue in landscape.
2022.9
2022-09-09
Introducing an Integrated Speedtest®
'Coverage?' has partnered with Ookla® to integrate accurate, unbiased network testing right onto your personalized coverage map. Try out the new Speedtest button to drop custom pins onto the map, and measure the performance you are seeing on each carrier you use in every location you travel.
And of course - all the coverage maps in the app have also been updated with all the latest information, including the latest 5G rollouts.
We have also removed the Sprint maps from this release now that T-Mobile has completed shutting down Sprint’s independent network, integrating it into its own. Farewell, Sprint!
2022.8
2022-08-29
Introducing Integrated Speed Testing!
‘Coverage?’ has partnered with Ookla to integrate Speedtest.net testing right onto your personalized coverage map. Try out the new “Speedtest” button to drop custom pins onto the map, recording the performance you are seeing on each carrier you use in every location you travel.
And of course - all the coverage maps in the app have also been updated with all the latest information, including the latest 5G rollouts.
We have also removed the Sprint maps from this release now that T-Mobile has completed shutting down Sprint’s independent network, integrating it into its own. Farewell, Sprint!
2022.5
2022-05-07
NEW: Mid-Band 5G layer! Subscribers to the HD maps will now also get access to a layer that shows off where you can find 5G mid-band coverage - known as 5G Ultra on Verizon , 5G+ on AT&T, and 5G Ultra Capacity (UC) on T-Mobile.
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GONE: Legacy 3G networks are being shut down, so this version of 'Coverage?' drops the 3G map layer.
2021.5
2021-05-29
New to ‘Coverage? Lite’ this year - we have greatly improved the ability to place and manage your own custom pins on the map!
Now you can add pins by using the search tool, by entering GPS coordinates, or by pressing and holding to drop a pin on the map. And the new pin manager lets you edit and name pins, and select which ones that you want to see displayed.
Also new - if you also own our app ‘US Public Lands’ which tracks cellular coverage maps, your pin collection is shared automatically between US Public Lands and ‘Coverage? Lite’ - making it easier than ever to scout ahead.
And of course - all the coverage maps in the app have also been updated with all the latest information, including the latest 5G rollouts.
2020.12
2020-12-15
MAJOR UPDATE: 5G Coverage Maps!
We are now able to include 5G coverage maps from AT&T, T-Mobile, US Cellular, and Verizon!
This is the biggest update to ‘Coverage? Lite’ in years, and it turns ‘Coverage? Lite’ into an ideal tool to track and compare where the carriers are deploying next generation cellular technologies. Subscribers to our “HD Maps Subscription” also get access to more frequent 5G map updates, and an exclusive layer showing which cities feature ultra-fast mmWave 5G (aka 5G+ or 5G UWB) coverage.
This mmWave layer can be toggled off and on as needed - and is currently featured on the AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon maps.
TIPS: The Base Layer selector on the bottom left of the screen lets you select whether to show just LTE coverage, LTE plus 3G, or to also include roaming coverage. You can also now choose to layer 5G maps on top, and you can turn off the base layer entirely to focus exclusively on 5G coverage.
Also new earlier in 2020:
* Canadian Coverage Maps!
We’re excited to be able to offer ‘Coverage?’ in Canada via an in-app upgrade, with LTE maps now available for the 3 major Canadian carriers - Bell, Telus and Rogers.
* U.S. Cellular: We also added support for the nation's fifth largest carrier this year, and are now including 5G maps as well!
We are able to keep this app updated thanks to your ongoing support and positive reviews. Thank you!
2020.7
2020-07-27
MAJOR UPDATE: Canadian Coverage Maps!
We’re excited to be able to offer ‘Coverage? Lite’ in Canada, with LTE maps now available for the 3 major Canadian carriers - Bell, Telus and Rogers.
A one time unlock fee will permanently enable the Canadian maps for all three carriers inside the ‘Coverage? Lite’ app.
For US based travelers - be sure to look up which Canadian carriers your US based plans roam onto, and enable the appropriate layers when headed north. Be sure to keep in mind any roaming restrictions or fees associated with your plan.
HD or SD Maps: If you have (or add later) the HD Maps subscription, this will apply to the Canadian maps as well - giving you access to higher resolution maps that are updated quarterly.
If you do not have the HD Maps subscription, you’ll have access to the standard resolution maps, and will receive map updates on a less frequent basis.
UPDATED: Newly updated maps for AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, and Sprint. General bug fixes and improvements.
And from the April 2020 app release:
NEW: Added maps and support for U.S. Cellular - the nation's fifth largest carrier.
TIP: US Cellular does not have native nationwide coverage, and across much of the nations US Cellular customers are actually roaming onto other carriers, and may be subject to roaming usage limits. Use our US Cellular roaming layer to get a better idea when you are out of US Cellular native coverage, and thus might be at risk of running into roaming limits.
2020.4
2020-04-16
NEW: Added maps and support for U.S. Cellular - the nation's fifth largest carrier.
UPDATED: Newly updated maps for AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, and Sprint. Improved support for Dark Mode
TIP: US Cellular does not have native nationwide coverage, and across much of the nations US Cellular customers are actually roaming onto other carriers, and may be subject to roaming usage limits. Use our US Cellular roaming layer to get a better idea when you are out of US Cellular native coverage, and thus might be at risk of running into roaming limits.
2019.8
2019-09-02
Maps updated to latest version!
2019.2
2019-03-14
Maps updated to latest version!
Corrected issues related to checking map version, and restoring prior purchases / subscriptions.
2018.9
2018-09-20
Maps updated!
Also: Fixed some underlying issues to ensure the correct display of the subscription expiration date for those that have subscribed to the HD maps upgrade.
2018.2
2018-03-02
NEW: ‘Coverage? Lite’ can now optionally and anonymously share your location and connection signal strength details with our mapping partner Mosaik to help improve the accuracy of future coverage map updates.
Absolutely no identifying data is collected in this process.
Information is only shared when this app is open and in the foreground, and this feature is designed to have minimal impact on battery and cellular data usage.
Mosaik will use the collected data to update the crowdsourced maps in their Sensorly app, and eventually the collected data will help improve the maps here in 'Coverage? Lite' as well to better take into account real world signal conditions.
You will be prompted to participate when you next open the app. This setting can be changed later by selecting "Learn About Data Collection" on the Info screen at any time.
ALSO: This release includes updated maps for all carriers and regions, improvements to the HD map version information, and a support email address has been added to the Info Screen.
2017.11
2017-11-29
This update includes the latest maps from all carriers, along with improvements to the HD Maps update mechanism, and some bug fixes based on crash logs.
It also adds support for the iPhone X.
2017.10
2017-10-22
Good news! ‘4G Finder’ is now ‘Coverage? Lite’ - a basic version of of our premium app ‘Coverage?’.
The maps in ‘4G Finder’ had become massively out of date, and were encrusted with advertising. ’Coverage Lite’ has more features, will be more regularly updated, and is completely free to use (we hate ads - so no more ads!).
After a 3-use trial period enabling all the features of ‘Coverage?’ - the map display in ‘Coverage? Lite’ will be locked to show the LTE coverage for a single selected carrier.
You can however restore the ability to compare all carriers standard resolution maps at any time for a one-time unlock fee.
You can also subscribe annually to unlock more frequently updated HD resolution coverage maps with four times the detail, and the ability to use a satellite map background.
Select the info button in the top left of the screen to learn more about these options.
2014.1
2014-01-30
All carrier maps completely refreshed and updated for the entire USA. AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile all continue to turn on new LTE markets, while Verizon seems to be slowing down.
We continue to manually mark T-Mobile LTE markets with a purple star, as their own maps don't visually make a distinction between 3G/HSPA+/LTE at regional zoom levels.
4G Finder has also been optimized for the new 64-bit A7 processors found in the iPhone 5S, iPad Air and Retina iPad Mini.
As usual, your reviews in the App Store and telling your friends about the Coverage? line of apps (including 4G Finder & LTE Finder) help us reach new customers. These free & frequent map updates are entirely funded by new sales of the full version of this app - Coverage?. We greatly appreciate your support & enthusiasm!
2013.11
2014-01-13
Newly refreshed coverage maps.
AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, and T-Mobile have all been updated!
Like getting regular updates? Then leave us a review letting us know!
NOTE: This update got caught in a clog in the app store, and was not released as scheduled in November. The next update is on track and will be coming out early February.
2013.9.1
2013-10-03
2013.9.1 - Quick bug fix update.
2013.9 Update - iOS 7 was released while we were in the midst of our latest map update, and we fell in love with the fresh new UI. So much so that we got a bit carried away with this release - and refreshed the user interface and icon to look awesome under iOS 7!
Never fear - iOS 6 is still supported too, though this will likely be the LAST release that supports iOS 5.
As usual, we have completely refreshed Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile coverage maps. Why? Because you can't stop progress. Or at least the spread of awesome fast bandwidth to us ravenous data consumers. More! More!
If you appreciate these frequent and free updates, please update your reviews in the app store - and tell your friends about the joys of 'Coverage?' too!
PS: We also reduced the amount of advertising in this latest version. Ads are ugly - we wish we could get rid of them all!
2013.9
2013-10-01
iOS 7 was released while we were in the midst of our latest map update, and we fell in love with the fresh new UI. So much so that we got a bit carried away with this release - and refreshed the user interface and icon to look awesome under iOS 7!
Never fear - iOS 6 is still supported too, though this will likely be the LAST release that supports iOS 5.
As usual, we have completely refreshed Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile coverage maps. Why? Because you can't stop progress. Or at least the spread of awesome fast bandwidth to us ravenous data consumers. More! More!
If you appreciate these frequent and free updates, please update your reviews in the app store - and tell your friends about the joys of 'Coverage?' too!
PS: We also reduced the amount of advertising in this latest version. Ads are ugly - we wish we could get rid of them all!
2013.7
2013-07-25
More more more!
Despite our own adventures breaking down on the side of the road in one of the few places with NO data coverage on any carrier, we still managed to get a map update out.
Why? Because we love you.
Now leave us a review and tell us you love us too. :-)
2013.5
2013-05-31
LTE coverage is rolling out across the nation faster than mold growing on a stale tortilla.
We are doing our best to keep up!
This new release features all new AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, and T-Mobile maps.
If you like '4G Finder' and all the updates we've been cranking out, be sure to update your reviews in the App Store - they get reset with every version released.
Thanks!!!!
2013.4
2013-04-03
Because we love you, we have rushed out a quick new update featuring T-Mobile's brand new LTE & re-farmed iPhone coverage zones (indicated by purple 'stars' for LTE and yellow 'stars' for the 1900 mhz markets - as T-mobile's own maps don't show the coverage yet.).
We've also updated the other carrier's maps - wow, they keep rolling out the coverage!
Like such quick updates? Tell us how awesome we are in an app store review, and tell your friends too!
2013.3
2013-03-26
Completely updated maps: AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile
Notes on this update:
- T-Mobile has started rolling out their LTE, however they are not reporting this specifically on their maps. We are indicating the markets where there is LTE with a dark purple star. (Note from the last update - T-Mobile's refarmed 1900 mHz iPhone compatible markets are indicated with yellow stars.)
4G Finder updates updates have remained free to existing customers, and are funded entirely from new sales of the full version of this app, Coverage?. Coverage? included map layers in addition to just 4G - including separate layers for LTE vs HSPA+/WiMax, 3G, 2G and Roaming for all four of the carriers. If you enjoy this app, please consider purchasing the full version and/or leaving a review for 4G Finder on the App Store. Thank you!
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2013.1
2013-01-17
+ Map updates - AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile.
+ T-Mobile iPhone compatible networks now indicated!
More Info: Up until recently, due to radio frequency incompatibilities, iPhones and iPads have only been able to operate at 2G "EDGE" speeds on T-Mobile. T-Mobile has begun "refarming" its network to support iPhone / iPad compatible frequencies. The metro areas where T-Mobile has announced this support are indicated with a star on the T-Mobile map.
2012.11
2012-12-05
Massive map update including:
- All carriers: AT&T, Verizon, Sprint & T-Mobile
- Return of full resolution T-Mobile maps
- Clearer edge boundaries on all maps
- Subtly faster performance of coverage map loading
We have been working behind the scenes to improve our map creation techniques, and this is our first experiment with trying a 6-week update cycle. We continue to try to find the right balance between keeping the app updated and the amount of effort required to update the maps and get through the approval process.
Thank you for your continued support and patience!
2012.10.2
2012-11-06
With the iPhone 5 out, 4G coverage has been expanding rapidly. This version features all the latest coverage updates from AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint.
If you like '4G Finder', please check out our premium version 'Coverage?' with even more coverage-finding goodness!
2012.7
2012-08-11
Major map update:
+ Verizon - Completely new maps, tons of new LTE areas added as recently as July 18th.
+ AT&T - Completely new maps - all the latest LTE areas.
+ Sprint - Completely new maps, including Sprint's first 15 LTE markets!
+ T-Mobile - Minor update featuring some of T-Mobile's latest "4G" rollouts.
We continue to appreciate your support, enthusiasm and patience. Map updates are a very manual and labor intensive process (they're all hand created).
For more features and more frequent map updates, be sure to check out the full version of "Coverage?" in the App Store.
2012.6
2012-06-18
Like 4G Finder? Want interactive 2G and 3G maps too?
Check out the full version of this app - 'Coverage?'!
New in this update:
Fully updated maps for AT&T and Verizon.
2012.3
2012-03-22
+ Retina iPad Support
+ Updated UI.
+ Freshly updated map. We have updated maps focusing on the latest Verizon and AT&T LTE and 4G rollouts!
+ AT&T's layer now includes separation of LTE and HSPA+. LTE is displayed as a darker blue than HSPA+.
+ Other small bug fixes.
1.1
2011-12-07
All New Maps: AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile
If you want more than just 4G coverage maps (and no advertising!), check out our hit app 'Coverage?' which features roaming, 2G, 3G, and 4G maps.
Note: Unfortunately, T-Mobile has changed how they publish their coverage information, and this will be the last version that is able to include T-Mobile support.