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B4A-Bridge Plus on Windows Pc

Developed By: Gunther Gabriel

License: Free

Rating: 4,3/5 - 196 votes

Last Updated: April 16, 2024

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 2.12.6
Size 2.2 MB
Release Date May 22, 15
Category Communication Apps

App Permissions:
Allows an application to write to external storage. [see more (11)]

What's New:
2.12.6:* "One Click a day keeps the Ads away for Today" - Just click once on the Ads and for that day no Ads will be displayed. A fair deal. * bug... [see more]

Description from Developer:
B4A-Bridge Plus is based on the B4A-Bridge 2.12 of Anywhere Software but some features are added:

You may have a need for the MultiBridge for connection of several devices at once... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download B4A-Bridge Plus and install on Windows PC. B4A-Bridge Plus is free Communication app, developed by Gunther Gabriel. Latest version of B4A-Bridge Plus is 2.12.6, was released on 2015-05-22 (updated on 2024-04-16). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 10,000. Overall rating of B4A-Bridge Plus is 4,3. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 196 users, 19 users had rated it 5*, 137 users had rated it 1*.

How to install B4A-Bridge Plus on Windows?

Instruction on how to install B4A-Bridge Plus on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install B4A-Bridge Plus 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 B4A-Bridge Plus 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 "B4A-Bridge Plus" 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 B4A-Bridge Plus 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 "B4A-Bridge Plus" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 2.12.6.

Download B4A-Bridge Plus 2.12.6 on Windows PC – 2.2 MB

B4A-Bridge Plus is based on the B4A-Bridge 2.12 of Anywhere Software but some features are added:

You may have a need for the MultiBridge for connection of several devices at once:
http://www.b4x.com/android/forum/threads/using-custombuildaction-to-deploy-to-multiple-devices-at-once.41210/#post-247508

* Wakelock can be enabled to prevent the screen goes off during usage.
* Design shows the connection status by colors for easy supervision
* Packet counter and progressbar added for easy transmission control

B4A-Bridge Plus is a tool for Basic4android developers which allows you to connect the IDE to physical devices over the local network or a Bluetooth connection.
See http://www.basic4android.com for more information.

B4A-Bridge was written in Basic4android. The source code is available in the forum.
B4A-Bridge doesn't contact any external server, althrou for Ads Servers for download ads.
The "read sensitive log data" permission is required in order to show the app logs in the IDE.


red: Bridge not connected or no IP address
green/red: Bridge is waiting for Connection
green: Bridge is connected

The basic funtionallity of the bridge itself is not changed.

You may have both bridges installed in parallel.

2.12.5:
bug fix of 2.12.4

2.12.3:
Connection Status will be shown in the Icon of notification bar
Wakelock also held when the app is in listening status while in background

2.12.1:
Fixes issues related to Android 5.0

2.09.7:
Heart beat display modified.

2.09.6:
Option added to move the app to SD-Card.
Button images added. Icon changed. Heart beat from IDE is displayed.

2.09.5:
Bug fix - Wakelock according to the displayed status in the check box.

2.09.4:
Better layout due to change in scaling to the device dimensions.

2.09.3:
The B4A-Bridge Plus is now compatible to agraham file ransfer library.
Layout clean-up. Only the necessary buttons are enabled according to the current staus.

2.09.2: Initial Version
2.12.6:
* "One Click a day keeps the Ads away for Today" -
Just click once on the Ads and for that day no Ads will be displayed. A fair deal.
* bug fixes :o)
* and clean up
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.
Allows applications to connect to paired bluetooth devices.
Allows applications to discover and pair bluetooth devices.
Allows access to the vibrator.
Allows read only access to phone state, including the phone number of the device, current cellular network information, the status of any ongoing calls, and a list of any PhoneAccounts registered on the device.
Allows an application to read the low-level system log files.
Allows an application to read from external storage.