About nRF Connect for Mobile
nRF Connect for Mobile is a powerful generic tool that allows you to scan, advertise and explore your Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) devices and communicate with them. nRF Connect supports number of Bluetooth SIG adopted...
nRF Connect for Mobile is a powerful generic tool that allows you to scan, advertise and explore your Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) devices and communicate with them. nRF Connect supports number of Bluetooth SIG adopted profiles together with Device Firmware Update profile (DFU) from Nordic Semiconductors and Mcu Manager on Zephyr and Mynewt.
Features:
- Scans for Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) devices
- Parses advertisement data
- Shows RSSI graph, allows export to CSV and Excel formats
- Connects to a connectible the Bluetooth LE device
- Discoveries and parses services and characteristics
- Allows to read and write characteristics
- Allows to enable and disable notifications and indications
- Supports Reliable Write
- Parses number of characteristics adopted by Bluetooth SIG
- Bluetooth LE advertising (Android 5+ required)
- Read and update PHY (Android 8+ required)
- GATT Server configuration
- Supports Device Firmware Update (DFU) profile which let the user to upload a new application, SoftDevice or a bootloader over-the-air (OTA)
- Supports McuMgr, profile that lets the user control and update Zephyr-based devices
- Supports the Nordic UART Service
- Allow to record and replay common operations using Macros
- Allows to perform automated tests defined in XML file on Bluetooth LE devices.
Visit the GitHub page: https://github.com/NordicSemiconductor/Android-nRF-Connect for more information about automated tests.
Note:
- Supported on Android version 4.3 or later.
- nRF5x Development kits can be ordered from http://www.nordicsemi.com/eng/Buy-Online.
Works well with nRF Logger application, that will store your logs in case something bad happens with nRF Connect.
Download nRF Logger from: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=no.nordicsemi.android.log
Previous Versions
Here you can find the changelog of nRF Connect for Mobile since it was posted on our website on 2016-10-28 23:03:47.
The latest version is 4.28.0 and it was updated on 2024-04-22 21:23:02. See below the changes in each version.
nRF Connect for Mobile version 4.28.0
Updated At: 2024-01-16
Changes: 17.01.2024 - version 4.28.0
- Support for FOTA update using McuManager in Automated Tests
- Background location permission was replaced with location-type service
nRF Connect for Mobile version 4.27.1
Updated At: 2024-01-12
Changes: 12.01.2024 - version 4.27.1
- Automated tests fixed. Remember to grant Location permission in background to scan in AT.
09.01.2024 - version 4.27.0
- Support for updating device with bootloader in Direct XIP mode
- Support for SUIT (Software Update for Internet of Things)
- Migration to Android 14
- List of Company IDs, 16-bit Member Service UUID, Adopted Services and Characteristics updated
- Battery Level Status characteristic parser
- More features in the dialog for SMP characteristic
nRF Connect for Mobile version 4.26.1
Updated At: 2023-03-20
Changes: 20.03.2023 - version 4.26.1
- A crash when exiting the app fixed (hopefully!)
- Support for Nordic Status Message Service (SMS)
nRF Connect for Mobile version 4.25.3
Updated At: 2022-03-30
Changes: 30.03.2022 - version 4.25.3
- New option to exclude Samsung and Google devices in addition to those from Apple and Microsoft
26.03.2022 - version 4.25.2
- Shell manager supported in Mcu Manager
- Mcu Manager logs improvements during DFU
16.03.2022 - version 4.25.1
- Bugs fixed
14.03.2022 - version 4.25.0
- Long tap a device to distinguish it on the RSSI graph
- Multi image DFU for multi-core Zephyr-based devices
- Support for new devices
- Secure DFU improvements
- Bugs fixed
nRF Connect for Mobile version 4.25.2
Updated At: 2022-03-25
Changes: 23.03.2022 - version 4.25.2
- Shell manager supported in Mcu Manager
- Mcu Manager logs improvements during DFU
- Bugs fixed
16.03.2022 - version 4.25.1
- Settings bugs fixed!
14.03.2022 - version 4.25.0
- Long tap a device to distinguish it on the RSSI tab,
- Multi image DFU for multi-core Zephyr-based devices,
- Support for new devices (micro:bit v2, Apple FindMy, ...),
- Migration to Android 12 (Nearby permission, splash screen),
- Secure DFU improvements,
- Lots and lots of bugs fixed.
nRF Connect for Mobile version 4.24.3
Updated At: 2020-08-06
Changes: 06.08.2020 - version 4.24.3
- Log menu options fixed. Sorry for that!
31.07.2020 - version 4.24.2
- Fixed issues with McuManager (lib v0.11.0)
- Toolbar in log section will no longer be cut on narrow devices
- New DFU options: disable resume in Secure DFU, force scan for bootloader in Legacy DFU
- Lots of reported bugs fixed (see GitHub)
- Some minor feature requests implemented (see GitHub)
nRF Connect for Mobile version 4.24.2
Updated At: 2020-07-31
Changes: 31.07.2020 - version 4.24.2
- Fixed issues with McuManager (lib v0.11.0)
- Toolbar in log section will no longer be cut on narrow devices
- New DFU options: disable resume in Secure DFU, force scan for bootloader in Legacy DFU
- Lots of reported bugs fixed (see GitHub)
- Some minor feature requests implemented (see GitHub)
nRF Connect for Mobile version 4.24.1
Updated At: 2019-12-16
Changes: 16.12.2019 - version 4.24.1
- CRC calculation fixed in DFU.
13.12.2019 - version 4.24.0
- Saving and exporting data fixed on Android 10. Now on all devices running Android KitKat or newer, the app will ask for destination folder which makes storage permission no longer required.
- Number of bugs fixed. Should run smoother than smoothie now.
nRF Connect for Mobile version 4.24.0
Updated At: 2019-12-13
Changes: 13.12.2019 - version 4.24.0
- Saving and exporting data fixed on Android 10. Now on all devices running Android KitKat or newer, the app will ask for destination folder which makes storage permission no longer required.
- Number of bugs fixed. Should run smoother than smoothie now.
nRF Connect for Mobile version 4.23.0
Updated At: 2019-11-15
Changes: 15.11.2019 - version 4.23.0
- Support for Client Supported Features and Database Hash characteristics added
- Company IDs and 16-bit Members UUIDs updated
- DFU Library 1.9.1 (improved DFU performance with devices based on SDK 15.x and 16)
- McuMgr Library 0.8.0
- Support for Android 10
- Fixed issues with Automated tests on Android 10
- During DFU a bootloader tab will no longer pop up
- Displaying DFU speed (in kB/s)
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