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ESP Connect on Windows Pc

Developed By: Umran Abdulla

License: Free

Rating: 2,9/5 - 17 votes

Last Updated: April 16, 2024

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version	0.0-alpha-5
Size	3.6 MB
Release Date	October 12, 16
Category	Tools Apps
App Permissions: Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks. [see more (6)]
What's New: Shuts down ESP after configuration.WiFi password visibility toggling.Configuring ESP without WiFi password."Exit" and "Configure another"... [see more]
Description from Developer: ESP Connect allows you to easily configure your ESP8266-based IoT devices to the internet. In a few easy steps you can go from a brand new device to a configured and working device... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download ESP Connect and install on Windows PC. ESP Connect is free Tools app, developed by Umran Abdulla. Latest version of ESP Connect is 0.0-alpha-5, was released on 2016-10-12 (updated on 2024-04-16). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 10,000. Overall rating of ESP Connect is 2,9. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 17 users, 8 users had rated it 5*, 7 users had rated it 1*.

How to install ESP Connect on Windows?

Instruction on how to install ESP Connect on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install ESP Connect 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 ESP Connect 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 "ESP Connect" 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 ESP Connect 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 "ESP Connect" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 0.0-alpha-5.

Download ESP Connect 0.0-alpha-5 on Windows PC – 3.6 MB

ESP Connect allows you to easily configure your ESP8266-based IoT devices to the internet. In a few easy steps you can go from a brand new device to a configured and working device. It works with ESP8266 nodes that have WiFi Manager (found at https://github.com/kentaylor/WiFiManager) to allow a straight-forward user experience.

1. You simply turn on the configuration mode of your IoT device.
2. Select your IoT device in the app.
3. Enter the credentials of the network to configure it to.
4. Tap "submit".

ESP Connect will connect your phone to the IoT device's hotspot, obtain a list of networks that the IoT device can connect to, configure it, and verify that the configuration was successful.

Why the app needs the location permission:
Android will not give access to scanned WiFi networks to an app that does not have this permission. Without it, the app will not able to access scanned WiFi networks and therefore can not find your IoT device via it's hotspot.
If your device is running Android 6 (Marshmallow) or above, you will also need to give the ESP Connect permission from within the app. A permission dialog will come up before the app scans for WiFi networks. You'll then have the option to allow or deny the permission. Unfortunately, the app won't work without the permission so it won't proceed past that point.

Shuts down ESP after configuration.
WiFi password visibility toggling.
Configuring ESP without WiFi password.
"Exit" and "Configure another" buttons to the end screen.
Process progress indicator.
Link in first screen to the project homepage.
Link in the configure screen to the ESP's information page.
Wait 10 seconds in the scanning screen before showing a no ESP found error.
Text changes in configuring ESP progress screen and "no access point" error screen.
UI theme change.

Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.
Allows applications to change Wi-Fi connectivity state.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows an app to access approximate location.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.