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nRF Connect for Mobile on Windows Pc

Developed By: Nordic Semiconductor ASA

License: Free

Rating: 4,1/5 - 2.970 votes

Last Updated: April 17, 2024

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Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 4.28.1
Size 10.5 MB
Release Date June 25, 24
Category Tools Apps

App Permissions:
Allows an app to access approximate location. [see more (2)]

What's New:
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 [see more]

Description from Developer:
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 supp... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download nRF Connect for Mobile and install on Windows PC. nRF Connect for Mobile is free Tools app, developed by Nordic Semiconductor ASA. Latest version of nRF Connect for Mobile is 4.28.1, was released on 2024-06-25 (updated on 2024-04-17). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 1,000,000. Overall rating of nRF Connect for Mobile is 4,1. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 2,970 users, 443 users had rated it 5*, 1,987 users had rated it 1*.

How to install nRF Connect for Mobile on Windows?

Instruction on how to install nRF Connect for Mobile on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install nRF Connect for Mobile on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

  1. Install using BlueStacks
  2. Install using NoxPlayer

Step By Step Guide To Install nRF Connect for Mobile using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "nRF Connect for Mobile" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install nRF Connect for Mobile on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "nRF Connect for Mobile" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 4.28.1 , 4.28.0 , 4.26.1.

Download nRF Connect for Mobile 4.28.1 on Windows PC – 10.5 MB

Download nRF Connect for Mobile 4.28.0 on Windows PC – 10.5 MB

Download nRF Connect for Mobile 4.26.1 on Windows PC – 9.9 MB

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
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
Allows an app to access approximate location.
Allows an app to access precise location.