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Thingy:52 on Windows Pc

Developed By: Nordic Semiconductor ASA

License: Free

Rating: 3,8/5 - 68 votes

Last Updated: April 17, 2024

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version	1.4.5
Size	15 MB
Release Date	November 27, 23
Category	Tools Apps
App Permissions: Allows applications to access information about networks. [see more (4)]
What's New: What's new- Minor fixes and improvements. [see more]
Description from Developer: The Thingy:52 app is designed to work with the Nordic Thingy:52™ devices. Nordic Thingy:52 is a compact, power-optimized, multi-sensor device built around the nRF52832 Bluetooth®... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Thingy:52 and install on Windows PC. Thingy:52 is free Tools app, developed by Nordic Semiconductor ASA. Latest version of Thingy:52 is 1.4.5, was released on 2023-11-27 (updated on 2024-04-17). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 10,000. Overall rating of Thingy:52 is 3,8. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 68 users, 14 users had rated it 5*, 35 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Thingy:52 on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Thingy:52 on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Thingy:52 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!

Install using BlueStacks
Install using NoxPlayer

Step By Step Guide To Install Thingy:52 using BlueStacks

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.
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
Once installed, click "Thingy:52" 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 Thingy:52 on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "Thingy:52" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 1.4.5 , 1.4.3.

Download Thingy:52 1.4.5 on Windows PC – 15 MB

Download Thingy:52 1.4.3 on Windows PC – 15.3 MB

The Thingy:52 app is designed to work with the Nordic Thingy:52™ devices.

Nordic Thingy:52 is a compact, power-optimized, multi-sensor device built around the nRF52832 Bluetooth® 5 SoC from Nordic Semiconductor.

Capture, view, and interact with the sensor data acquired from your Thingy:52. Thanks to its simple Bluetooth API and IFTTT™ integration, the possibilities are endless!

Use this app to connect your mobile device with Thingy and gain access to the following functionalities:
- View the current temperature, humidity, air quality, and atmospheric pressure
- Use it as a compass, step counter, or detect taps on any of its ****
- Check the orientation of your Thingy and get live accelerometer, gyroscope, and magnetometer data at a high rate
- Measure the gravity vector
- Trigger programmable events by pressing the button on top of the device
- Control the color, brightness, and mode of the RGB LED
- Stream PCM audio to its speaker, or play predefined notification sounds when events occur
- Stream audio from Thingy to a mobile device using the built-in microphone
- Play programmable tunes in frequency mode
- Using the free Thingy app, update the firmware on your Thingy as soon as new firmware versions are released

For firmware and mobile developers:
Thingy can be flashed with custom firmware, just like any other development kit from Nordic Semiconductor. The Thingy firmware package contains comprehensive documentation, so you can easily customize it to your own needs.
Additionally, we provide an Android Library on GitHub for your Android development needs. These libraries are made exclusively for Thingy, to ensure that mobile development are as smooth as possible!
Learn more about Thingy at https://www.nordicsemi.com/thingy

What's new
- Minor fixes and improvements.

Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows applications to perform I/O operations over NFC.
Allows an application to record audio.