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nRF Device Firmware Update on Windows Pc

Developed By: Nordic Semiconductor ASA

License: Free

Rating: 4,1/5 - 79 votes

Last Updated: April 25, 2024

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 2.4.0
Size 2.7 MB
Release Date December 20, 23
Category Tools Apps

App Permissions:
Allows applications to access information about networks. [see more (3)]

What's New:
This version fixed some UI issues which we found during our testing. [see more]

Description from Developer:
nRF Device Firmware Update is a mobile app for updating nRF5 SDK firmware using Bluetooth Low Energy as a transport. It can update the firmware of nRF51 or nRF52 Series SoCs having... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download nRF Device Firmware Update and install on Windows PC. nRF Device Firmware Update is free Tools app, developed by Nordic Semiconductor ASA. Latest version of nRF Device Firmware Update is 2.4.0, was released on 2023-12-20 (updated on 2024-04-25). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 10,000. Overall rating of nRF Device Firmware Update is 4,1. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 79 users, 9 users had rated it 5*, 51 users had rated it 1*.

How to install nRF Device Firmware Update on Windows?

Instruction on how to install nRF Device Firmware Update on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install nRF Device Firmware Update 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!

Step By Step Guide To Install nRF Device Firmware Update 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 Device Firmware Update" 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 Device Firmware Update 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 Device Firmware Update" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Other versions available: 2.4.0.

Download nRF Device Firmware Update 2.4.0 on Windows PC – 2.7 MB

nRF Device Firmware Update is a mobile app for updating nRF5 SDK firmware using Bluetooth Low Energy as a transport. It can update the firmware of nRF51 or nRF52 Series SoCs having an nRF5 SDK Secure Bootloader (v12.0.0 or newer) or an nRF5 SDK legacy bootloader (v4.3.0-11.0.0).

The firmware should be in .zip file format, prepared using nRF Util (https://github.com/NordicSemiconductor/pc-nrfutil). The firmware can be selected from the local storage on the Android device or downloaded from cloud using a deep-link (see https://github.com/NordicSemiconductor/Android-DFU-Library/#deep-links for details).

Note: The app can't be used to update firmware developed with the nRF Connect SDK. In that case then the nRF Connect Device Manager mobile app must be used.
This version fixed some UI issues which we found during our testing.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.