Increasing Awareness of Cellular Signals on Smartphones using Augmented Reality

Abstract

Augmented Reality (AR) can be used to enhance consumed information visually and textually. When it comes to a cellular signal strength, a user might be skeptic how strong it is, actually. Some may concern about good signal receiving in terms of coverage area, whereas some may concern about health affection. In this work, we aimed to increase awareness of cellular signals on smartphones using Augmented Reality (AR) technology. The invisible cellular signal is visualized on smartphones virtually with 3D objects and text information. The System Usability Scale (SUS) score shows that the usability of our application is above average with score of 69.75.