LightBlue® — Bluetooth LE

LightBlue® — Bluetooth LE

Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) tool created by and for developers and enthusiasts

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LightBlue® — Bluetooth LE
LightBlue® — Bluetooth LE 2.10.0 XAPK APKs
April 16, 2026 15.77 MB
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Arch
Version
DPI
arm64-v8a
Android 8.0+
160-640dpi
armeabi-v7a
Android 8.0+
160-640dpi
LightBlue® — Bluetooth LE
LightBlue® — Bluetooth LE 2.9.0 XAPK APKs
March 7, 2026 23.37 MB
Variant
Arch
Version
DPI
x86
Android 8.0+
160-640dpi
armeabi-v7a
Android 8.0+
160-640dpi
LightBlue® — Bluetooth LE
LightBlue® — Bluetooth LE 2.8.0 XAPK APKs
October 6, 2025 20.62 MB

Requires Android: Android 8.0+

Architecture: armeabi-v7a

Screen DPI: 160-640dpi

SHA1: c830f2007182d00049c2276b9b4d7dff3fca9bd9

Size: 20.62 MB

What's New:

Bug Fixes and App Improvement
LightBlue® — Bluetooth LE
LightBlue® — Bluetooth LE 2.7.0 XAPK APKs
September 25, 2025 22.33 MB

Requires Android: Android 8.0+

Architecture: arm64-v8a

Screen DPI: 160-640dpi

SHA1: d106445e15e65cfc81ef52eed785658ba086561e

Size: 22.33 MB

What's New:

Bug fixes and Improvements to address crashes.
LightBlue® — Bluetooth LE
LightBlue® — Bluetooth LE 2.6.0 XAPK APKs
August 23, 2025 22.95 MB

Requires Android: Android 8.0+

Architecture: arm64-v8a

Screen DPI: 160-640dpi

SHA1: ad08d8673ad064aca9ae8eb68b1832d0b7a8abd2

Size: 22.95 MB

What's New:

- Introduced a new User Education feature to provide helpful insights and resources related to app interactions.
- Fixed issues causing virtual device crashes and missing notifications.
- Added support for devices with duplicate service and characteristic UUIDs.
- Updated the app icon to be adaptive and look great across all themes.
- Added new options to help filter logs.
LightBlue® — Bluetooth LE
LightBlue® — Bluetooth LE 2.5.0 XAPK APKs
July 4, 2025 23.01 MB

Requires Android: Android 8.0+

Architecture: arm64-v8a

Screen DPI: 160-640dpi

SHA1: 40d0af7716f3e1499cea55fbf52ca8e002e0166d

Size: 23.01 MB

What's New:

- Introduced a new User Education feature to provide helpful insights and resources related to app interactions.
- Fixed issues causing virtual device crashes and missing notifications.
- Added support for devices with duplicate service and characteristic UUIDs.
- Updated the app icon to be adaptive and look great across all themes.
- Added new options to help filter logs.
LightBlue® — Bluetooth LE
LightBlue® — Bluetooth LE 2.3.0 XAPK APKs
May 14, 2025 22.63 MB

Requires Android: Android 8.0+

Architecture: arm64-v8a

Screen DPI: 160-640dpi

SHA1: 87e8be779e797641ad1e341c45035bb8f956c131

Size: 22.63 MB

What's New:

- Introduced support for creating virtual Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) devices
- Added Cloud Connect feature to publish data from BLE peripherals to the cloud
- General performance improvements and minor bug fixes
LightBlue® — Bluetooth LE
LightBlue® — Bluetooth LE 2.2.0 XAPK APKs
February 6, 2025 12.85 MB

Requires Android: Android 8.0+

Architecture: arm64-v8a

Screen DPI: 160-640dpi

SHA1: 29dd1042da11d5b6780b58ca8aa30da0fb74ed8c

Size: 12.85 MB

What's New:

- Added octal and floating point data formats
- Added byte limit and endianness data format selectors
- Added custom keyboards for each data format
- Improved UI for loading web content
- Various minor bug fixes and improvements
LightBlue® — Bluetooth LE
LightBlue® — Bluetooth LE 2.1.2 XAPK APKs
January 15, 2025 12.79 MB

Requires Android: Android 8.0+

Architecture: arm64-v8a

Screen DPI: 160-640dpi

SHA1: 9a55eaef7547e728d030132f2d4c01e609b19cb3

Size: 12.79 MB

What's New:

- Fixed crash that could occur when refreshing the scan screen
LightBlue® — Bluetooth LE
LightBlue® — Bluetooth LE 2.1.1 XAPK APKs
January 8, 2025 12.78 MB

Requires Android: Android 8.0+

Architecture: armeabi-v7a

Screen DPI: 160-640dpi

SHA1: 669431b92dc6581fb8fff40678de24959887f635

Size: 12.78 MB

What's New:

- Added brief delay between launching the app and showing a banner
LightBlue® — Bluetooth LE
LightBlue® — Bluetooth LE 2.1.0 XAPK APKs
January 3, 2025 12.78 MB

Requires Android: Android 8.0+

Architecture: armeabi-v7a

Screen DPI: 160-640dpi

SHA1: eb820048c9c6eb150df361fa0bf52bc19761b455

Size: 12.78 MB

What's New:

* Updated BT Sig Assigned numbers
* Added in-app browser for opening external links
* Improved UX when prompting user to turn bluetooth/location on
* Warn user when interacting with restricted GATT characteristics
* Copy log entry on long-click
* Fixed bug where scan results would idle after ~10 minutes
* Fixed bug where email signup would fail
* Fixed bug where data was missing from exported logs
And much more.
LightBlue® — Bluetooth LE
LightBlue® — Bluetooth LE 2.0.5 XAPK APKs
November 24, 2024 12.56 MB

Requires Android: Android 8.0+

Screen DPI: 160-640dpi

SHA1: f93b32de67e02c729af6edcd7e2463e709f1fa17

Size: 12.56 MB

What's New:

- Fixed bug where periods would be replaced with dashes
- Fixed bug when writing a hex value to a characteristic using a physical keyboard
LightBlue® — Bluetooth LE
LightBlue® — Bluetooth LE 2.0.4 XAPK APKs
November 8, 2024 11.91 MB

Requires Android: Android 8.0+

Screen DPI: 160-640dpi

SHA1: b56efd2ff2973cdac1fe7f4b715fadaad903350f

Size: 11.91 MB

What's New:

- Fixed bug where onboarding would display for every release
- Reverted fix for mouse-wheel crash, since it was causing numerous bugs. The mouse-wheel crash will addressed at a later date.
LightBlue® — Bluetooth LE
LightBlue® — Bluetooth LE 2.0.3 XAPK APKs
November 5, 2024 12.2 MB

Requires Android: Android 8.0+

Architecture: arm64-v8a

Screen DPI: 160-640dpi

SHA1: 9350d054a241fbfc851be606365a48629e008a43

Size: 12.2 MB

What's New:

Fixed bug where checkboxes were too large.
LightBlue® — Bluetooth LE
LightBlue® — Bluetooth LE 2.0.2 XAPK APKs
November 5, 2024 12.84 MB

Requires Android: Android 8.0+

Architecture: arm64-v8a

Screen DPI: 160-640dpi

SHA1: 6cf8d86ababc086edb42d65d1ce10db399712964

Size: 12.84 MB

What's New:

Fixed minor crashes, including a crash that occurred when scrolling with a mouse.
LightBlue® — Bluetooth LE
LightBlue® — Bluetooth LE 2.0.1 XAPK APKs
October 29, 2024 11.91 MB

Requires Android: Android 8.0+

Screen DPI: 160-640dpi

SHA1: 1781ca08d95175583de2124a523f7fafd220105e

Size: 11.91 MB

What's New:

Minor bug fixes
LightBlue® — Bluetooth LE
LightBlue® — Bluetooth LE 2.0.0 XAPK APKs
October 17, 2024 12.09 MB

Requires Android: Android 5.0+

Screen DPI: 160-640dpi

SHA1: 3cde983b97ab1dd252387041f412d45c4d243652

Size: 12.09 MB

What's New:

We’ve given the app a major facelift!
LightBlue® — Bluetooth LE
LightBlue® — Bluetooth LE 1.9.16 XAPK APKs
August 21, 2024 7.69 MB
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Arch
Version
DPI
Android 5.0+
160-640dpi
Android 5.0+
160-640dpi
LightBlue® — Bluetooth LE
LightBlue® — Bluetooth LE 1.9.15 XAPK APKs
August 10, 2024 7.41 MB

Requires Android: Android 5.0+

Screen DPI: 160-640dpi

SHA1: f9f9cf12cb3807c683e7d3291e90a41b74f89b23

Size: 7.41 MB

What's New:

Fixed newsletter signup
LightBlue® — Bluetooth LE
LightBlue® — Bluetooth LE 1.9.14 XAPK APKs
August 8, 2024 7.41 MB

Requires Android: Android 5.0+

Screen DPI: 160-640dpi

SHA1: 8eaf217a32dbc4ad49af2770b45cc1170511913c

Size: 7.41 MB

What's New:

Fixed newsletter signup
LightBlue® — Bluetooth LE
LightBlue® — Bluetooth LE 1.9.13 XAPK APKs
August 6, 2024 7.85 MB

Requires Android: Android 5.0+

Screen DPI: 160-640dpi

SHA1: 631ab2ecf0b4b010879047083815fb699985d21e

Size: 7.85 MB

What's New:

Fixed newsletter signup
LightBlue® — Bluetooth LE
LightBlue® — Bluetooth LE 1.9.12 XAPK APKs
August 5, 2024 7.41 MB

Requires Android: Android 5.0+

Screen DPI: 160-640dpi

SHA1: fdf67e1658cf2cba17cf53e729459a08fb399c83

Size: 7.41 MB

What's New:

Fixed newsletter signup
LightBlue® — Bluetooth LE
LightBlue® — Bluetooth LE 1.9.11 APK
May 16, 2024 5.72 MB

Requires Android: Android 5.0+

Screen DPI: 120-640dpi

SHA1: 0cbfdfc16657c4388c7a2d26caefca48afb75182

Size: 5.72 MB

What's New:

This release fixes an issue when signing up for our newsletter. Please write to [email protected] if you wish to report any issues with the app.
LightBlue® — Bluetooth LE
LightBlue® — Bluetooth LE 1.9.10 APK
March 5, 2024 5.72 MB

Requires Android: Android 5.0+

Screen DPI: 120-640dpi

SHA1: 13636b4e5360788bf93a36272dc1c305622fc78f

Size: 5.72 MB

What's New:

This release fixes a crash caused by attempted interactions with restricted GATT characteristics, which include: FIDO service, LE Audio services, HID service, and the Android TV remote service.
Please write to [email protected] if you wish to report any issues with the app. Thank you for using LightBlue®!
LightBlue® — Bluetooth LE
LightBlue® — Bluetooth LE 1.9.9 APK
October 24, 2023 5.72 MB

Requires Android: Android 5.0+

Screen DPI: 120-640dpi

SHA1: fe3f4e027c60d272fad89a928cb83ad15e75f7e7

Size: 5.72 MB

What's New:

This release fixes a couple of crashes that may impact app usability.
Please write to [email protected] if you wish to report any issues with the app.
LightBlue® — Bluetooth LE
LightBlue® — Bluetooth LE 1.9.8 XAPK APKs
October 21, 2023 5.03 MB

Requires Android: Android 5.0+

Screen DPI: 160-640dpi

SHA1: 75317751dd36deeacf30927bc61d4ee516ac3a21

Size: 5.03 MB

What's New:

This release fixes some bugs reported by some of our users:
- Fixed an issue with subscribing to characteristics that support both indications and notifications.
- Fixed an issue with the app's handling of characteristics with identical UUIDs but which belong under different services.
- Fixed a rare internal race condition that could happen when disconnecting from a peripheral.
Please write to [email protected] if you wish to report any issues with the app.
LightBlue® — Bluetooth LE
LightBlue® — Bluetooth LE 1.9.6 XAPK APKs
November 16, 2022 5.02 MB

Requires Android: Android 5.0+

Screen DPI: 160-640dpi

SHA1: 79792001c83640a1af1c7c629eccbb94a962b32d

Size: 5.02 MB

What's New:

This release fixes some bugs reported by some of our users:
- Fixed an issue with subscribing to characteristics that support both indications and notifications.
- Fixed an issue with the app's handling of characteristics with identical UUIDs but which belong under different services.
- Fixed a rare internal race condition that could happen when disconnecting from a peripheral.
Please write to [email protected] if you wish to report any issues with the app.
LightBlue® — Bluetooth LE
LightBlue® — Bluetooth LE 1.9.5 XAPK APKs
January 31, 2022 5.04 MB

Requires Android: Android 5.0+

Screen DPI: 160-640dpi

SHA1: e28b063a09f3b8b7d1370509cb0badf346b38998

Size: 5.04 MB

What's New:

This minor update fixes a crash on the Microchip device screen some users experienced.
Feedback? Write to us at [email protected].
LightBlue® — Bluetooth LE
LightBlue® — Bluetooth LE 1.9.4 XAPK APKs
January 24, 2022 5.04 MB

Requires Android: Android 5.0+

Screen DPI: 160-640dpi

SHA1: 4daa702b3232d09b1ce5713c8495513d8018f5e5

Size: 5.04 MB

What's New:

LightBlue® is now fully compatible with Android 12's new Bluetooth permissions—please grant access to the "Nearby Devices" permissions when prompted.
Note: High-precision location access is still required so that LightBlue® can display all BLE devices and beacons in your vicinity. This is an Android limitation—your location is never used by LightBlue®. For more info, see our privacy policy: https://punchthrough.com/app-privacy-policy.
Feedback? Write to us at [email protected].
LightBlue® — Bluetooth LE
LightBlue® — Bluetooth LE 1.9.3 XAPK APKs
March 11, 2021 4.93 MB

Requires Android: Android 5.0+

Screen DPI: 160-640dpi

SHA1: 932a400e34f0bf4dbbb859bd7662f61888272b04

Size: 4.93 MB

What's New:

We have a treat for you! Scan results are now expandable by tapping anywhere on the cell body outside the new Connect button, so you can inspect various advertisement information without having to first connect to a peripheral. A new Learn tab now provides useful BLE articles from our blog.
We've also been listening to your reviews and bug submissions—we fixed an issue where Characteristic User Description values weren't read for characteristics with custom names.
Thanks for using LightBlue®.