Tower Collector

Tower Collector

Join the community and collect cell towers locations from your area!

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Description

Tower Collector gives you opportunity to contribute in OpenCellID.org and BeaconDB projects by uploading GPS locations of GSM/UMTS/LTE/CDMA/TD-SCDMA/5G (NR) cell towers from your area. The measurements help map the extent of mobile phone network coverage. You can use the app to collect data for personal purposes and export them to various files.

Some features:
• specially optimized GPS parameters to reduce battery drain
• upload to OpenCellID.org and BeaconDB projects
• export to SD card as CSV, JSON, GPX, KML and KMZ.
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The OpenCellID.org project goal is to create a worldwide open source database of mobile cell locations. Tower Collector gives you opportunity to contribute in OpenCellID project by uploading cell towers locations from your area. Collected data can be used to quickly locate devices without enabling GPS.

BeaconDB is an a public database that collects location information about common wireless infrastructure (cell towers, WiFi access points, Bluetooth beacons). The cell tower data you contribute will be aggregated and released to the public under the "Creative Commons (CC-0)" license.

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This application does not collect, store or send any information which can be used to directly identify user, device which is being used or any other personal information.

BUG REPORTS AND FEATURE REQUEST VIA EMAIL OR GITHUB ISSUES PLEASE.

What’s new (2.18.0)

- Improve compatibility with Android 17 and 16.
- Hide 'Project support' link on Google Play's app version.
- Update external libraries.

Versions

Version Date Size Requires Android Download
2.18.0 current
a1cc409c949770aa…
 2026-06-18 4.4 MB API 23
2.17.4
8fb4fc097162177a…
 2026-05-13 4.2 MB API 21
2.17.3
0cda4d7da093dade…
 2026-05-12 3.9 MB API 21

Permissions

What the app asks the system for. Android only grants sensitive access after you confirm it.

  • Precise locationDetermine the location via GPS.
  • Approximate locationDetermine the location via the network.
  • Location in backgroundDetermine the location while the app is not open.
  • Internet accessSend and receive data over the internet.
  • Network stateCheck whether and how the device is connected.
  • Phone stateDetect ongoing calls and read device information.
  • Prevent sleepingKeep the device from going to sleep.
  • Run at startupStart automatically after the device is switched on.
Show 6 more permissions
  • Foreground serviceKeep running in the background, visible in the status bar.
  • FOREGROUND_SERVICE_LOCATION
  • FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC
  • NotificationsShow notifications.
  • ACCESS_LOCAL_NETWORK
  • towercollector.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

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