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nRF Bluetooth LE Joiner

Nordic Semiconductor ASA · no.nordicsemi.android.nrfblejoiner

Not rated yet 5K+ downloads v1.2 2.9 MB Android 4.3+ PEGI 3 · Everyone

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At a glance

Latest version
v1.2 (6)
Updated
Jul 11, 2022 (4 years ago)
APK size
2.9 MB
Requires
Android 4.3+ (API 18)
CPU support
Any (no native code)
Graphics
OpenGL ES 2.0+
Category
Tools (app)
Listed since
Apr 7, 2021 (at least)
Permissions
8 (2 sensitive)
Website
nordicsemi.com
Developer contact
[email protected]

About this APK

nRF Bluetooth LE Joiner is an app by Nordic Semiconductor ASA in the Tools category, listed since at least April 2021. It has no native code, so it runs on any Android processor.

It asks for 8 permissions, 2 of them sensitive: precise location and approximate location.

What's new in v1.2

A bit of house keeping.

Description

From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.

nRF Bluetooth LE Joiner is an application that lets you add new IoT nodes to a network based on Bluetooth Low Energy. The application will configure the IoT node to establish a connection to an IPv6 enabled router via Bluetooth Smart. The application will initally scan for IoT nodes in range which contains the Bluetooth LE Node Configuration Service which is a proprietary service of Nordic Semiconductor. Once connected to a node the user is allowed to add these IoT nodes to the network based on Bluetooth Smart by pressing the configure button. The application also has to pre-configure the wifi networks within the app in order to add the IoT Nodes. This can be done via scanning for wifi networks in range or can be added manually by typing the SSID and Passphrase. In a nutshell nRF Bluetooth LE Joiner lets you -Scan for Bluetooth LE Nodes containing the proprietary Node Configuration Service -Identify the connected Bluetooth LE IoT Node by pressing the identify on the app that will make the LEDs on the nRF5 Dev Kit blink -Configuring nodes to connect to a network based on Bluetooth Smart. -Scanning, adding editing wifi networks within the application which is required to configure a Bluetooth LE Node. The source code for this application is available on Github on the following link. https://github.com/NordicSemiconductor/Android-nRF-BLE-Joiner Note: -Android 4.3 or newer is required. -Tested on Samsung S3 with Android 4.3 and on Nexus 5x, 5, 6 and 9 with lollipop and Marshmallow. -Location Services need to be enabled for scanning on android 6.0 Marshmallow and in addition, runtime persmission ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION is also required.

Security & authenticity

Security rating: Trusted

Signing certificate

  • Certificate issued to “Nordic Semiconductor” The developer's name — though anyone can put any name in a certificate.

Store checks and file details

  • Developer signature verified Jul 11, 2022
  • Antivirus scan result not available
  • Signed byCN=Kamran Soomro, OU=Application, O=Nordic Semiconductor, L=Trondheim, ST=Sor-Trondelag, C=NO
  • Signing certificate (SHA-1)51:E9:2D:EE:83:42:2C:49:14:C3:C7:1C:9C:3B:C7:69:51:8A:CA:AE
  • File MD5f6c6a6b2aef0fcd38e6bf26dd4b2ba56
  • Uploaded by “appupdater” Gold tier · 117,810 followers · uploading since 2020

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Permissions (8)

nRF Bluetooth LE Joiner requests 8 permissions, 2 of them sensitive.

Required hardware & features

nRF Bluetooth LE Joiner APK: questions and answers

Can I install this APK over the version I already have?

Only if it is signed with the same certificate as the copy on your phone and isn't an older version. If Android says “App not installed”, the certificates differ; uninstalling your copy first works but deletes its data unless it is backed up.

Is the nRF Bluetooth LE Joiner APK safe?

No one can promise that a file is safe, but some things can be checked. The source store rates this file Trusted. After downloading, check that the file's MD5 is f6c6a6b2aef0fcd38e6bf26dd4b2ba56.

Tags

nordicsemi android nrfblejoiner tools bluetooth joiner

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