nRF Cloud Gateway

An Android based Bluetooth Low Energy Gateway for https://nrfcloud.com

Nordic Semiconductor ASA · no.nordicsemi.android.nrfcloudgateway

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At a glance

Latest version: v2.4.2 (20402)
Updated: Apr 30, 2023 (3 years ago)
APK size: 3.8 MB
Requires: Android 5.1+ (API 22)
CPU support: Any (no native code)
Category: Tools (app)
Listed since: Mar 2, 2021 (at least)
Permissions: 33 (7 sensitive)
Website: nordicsemi.com
Developer contact: [email protected]

About this APK

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

It asks for 33 permissions, 7 of them sensitive, including precise location, approximate location and read shared storage. Compared with version 2.4.0, it adds 7 new permissions (“Bluetooth advertise”, “Bluetooth connect”, “Bluetooth scan” and 4 more) and drops 2 (“Request ignore battery optimizations” and “Display over other apps”).

What's new in v2.4.2

Update to use the new nRF Cloud APIs

Description

From the listing uploaded by “appupdater”.

An Android based Bluetooth Low Energy Gateway for https://nrfcloud.com. Create an account on https://nrfcloud.com and Use your Android smart phone to connect your Bluetooth Low Energy devices to the cloud. Install and login to your account on your nRF Cloud Gateway app. After signing in to your account on your gateway app, you should be able to see that the device appears as a gateway on nrfcloud.com. Use the web front end to - Scan - Connect - Discover Services - Read/Write characteristics via the nRF Cloud Gateway app

Version history

2 versions are listed, going back to v2.4.0.

v2.4.2 LATEST Apr 30, 2023 3.8 MB TRUSTED v2.4.0 Oct 30, 2022 3.6 MB TRUSTED

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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.
Same certificate as the other version checked

Store checks and file details

Developer signature verified Apr 30, 2023
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 MD564321360079045e2b1ae3b31f2620aa5
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Permissions (33)

nRF Cloud Gateway requests 33 permissions, 7 of them sensitive.

Approximate location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
Bluetooth advertise Sensitive android.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADVERTISE
Bluetooth connect Sensitive android.permission.BLUETOOTH_CONNECT
Bluetooth scan Sensitive android.permission.BLUETOOTH_SCAN
Modify shared storage Sensitive android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Precise location Sensitive android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
Read shared storage Sensitive android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Access notification policy android.permission.ACCESS_NOTIFICATION_POLICY
Badge read (custom) com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.READ
Badge write (custom) com.sec.android.provider.badge.permission.WRITE
Badger badge count read (custom) me.everything.badger.permission.BADGE_COUNT_READ
Badger badge count write (custom) me.everything.badger.permission.BADGE_COUNT_WRITE
Bluetooth android.permission.BLUETOOTH
Bluetooth admin android.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADMIN
Full network access android.permission.INTERNET
Home broadcast badge (custom) com.sonyericsson.home.permission.BROADCAST_BADGE
Home provider insert badge (custom) com.sonymobile.home.permission.PROVIDER_INSERT_BADGE
Launcher change badge (custom) com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.CHANGE_BADGE
Launcher read settings (custom) com.htc.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS
Launcher read settings (custom) com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS
Launcher read settings (custom) com.oppo.launcher.permission.READ_SETTINGS
Launcher update badge (custom) com.majeur.launcher.permission.UPDATE_BADGE
Launcher update count (custom) com.anddoes.launcher.permission.UPDATE_COUNT
Launcher update shortcut (custom) com.htc.launcher.permission.UPDATE_SHORTCUT
Launcher write settings (custom) com.huawei.android.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS
Launcher write settings (custom) com.oppo.launcher.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS
Prevent the device from sleeping android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
Read app badge android.permission.READ_APP_BADGE
Run at startup android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
Run foreground services android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
Schedule exact alarms android.permission.SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM
Show notifications android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
View network connections android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE

Required hardware & features

Bluetooth android.hardware.bluetooth
Basic touch input android.hardware.faketouch
Location android.hardware.location