4.0.0

TL;DR

The 4.0 version is a major improvement in the app.

• The Bluetooth LE logic was migrated to the new Kotlin BLE Library, and demonstrates how to implement a profile.
• The transport is separated from the app with an abstraction layer.
• UX was improved with adding Click and Long Click indicators and the option to bind the LED to the Button (through the app).
• Connectivity was moved to a Service, allowing a background connection with some basic controls from the notification.
• Adding mock and native flavors to app module.

Major architectural changes

• Migration to Kotlin BLE library by @philips77 in #95
• Migration to Navigation3 by @philips77 in #97
  • [Bug fix] Remember back stack on rotation change by @philips77 in #101 and #102
• Migration to Service-based connection by @philips77 in #103
• Scanner moved to its own module by @philips77 in #98
• Adding native and mock flavor to test the app by @philips77 in #106

UX Improvements

• [Feature] Adding Click and Long click by @philips77 in #96
• [Feature] More blinking options by @philips77 in #99
• [Feature] Haptic feedback (vibrations) added on button press / release by @philips77 in #100

Other

• Dependencies updated by @philips77 in #104
• Gradle build fixes by @philips77 in #105

Full Changelog: 3.2.0...4.0.0

3.2.0

What's Changed

• Migration to Material 3 by @philips77 in #93
• Play a notification sound on each button press by @philips77 and @davehorner in #94

Full Changelog: 3.1.1...3.2.0

3.1.1

This release adds Predictive Back animations for Android 15+.

Read more here: https://developer.android.com/guide/navigation/custom-back/predictive-back-gesture

Also, the insets were added to avoid drawing behind notches and islands.

What's Changed

• Insets improved by @philips77 in #90
• Enabling predictive back by @philips77 in #91

Full Changelog: 3.1.0...3.1.1

3.1.0

What's Changed

• Migration to BLE Library 2.6 by @philips77 in #78
• Migration to latest dependencies by @philips77 in #80
• Migration to latest dependencies by @philips77 in #89
  • Migration to BLE Library 2.9
  • Kotlin 2.1
  • Nordic Commons 2.1
  • Target SDK set to 35 (Android 15)

Full Changelog: 3.0.1...3.1.0

3.0.1

What's Changed

• Migration to version catalog 1.1.3 by @philips77 in #76

Full Changelog: 3.0.0...3.0.1

nRF Blinky v 3.0.0

This is a brand new implementation of nRF Blinky app for Android.
The app has been rewritten in Kotlin using Jetpack Compose, Hilt, latest version of Nordic's BLE Library.

What's Changed

• New version by @philips77, @himalia416 and @Pap36 in #72
• Monochrome icons for Android 13 by @philips77 in #68
• Migration to Nordic Common Library by @philips77 and @sylwester-zielinski in #74
• Migration to Kotlin scripts and version catalog by @philips77 and @sylwester-zielinski in #75
• Readme updated with new documentation

Full Changelog: 2.7.0...3.0.0

nRF Blinky v 2.7.0

What's Changed

• Added Swipe to refresh feature on Scanner screen by @philips77 in #64
• Scanner noise removed by @philips77 in #65
• Accessibility improved by @philips77 in #66

Full Changelog: 2.6.3...2.7.0

nRF Blinky v 2.6.3

What's Changed

• Splash screen fixed for older Android versions @philips77 in #62
• Bug fixed: Marking location not required fixed by @philips77 in #63
• Rephrased placeholder text by @philips77 in #63

Full Changelog: 2.6.2...2.6.3

nRF Blinky v 2.6.2

What's Changed

• Splash screen fixed on Android Lollipop by @philips77 in #60
• Migration from DiffUtil to ListAdapter by @philips77 in #61

Known issues

• On Android Lollipop the device list in ScannerActivity does not get refreshed after returning from BlinkyActivity. One needs to scroll the list to make the old devices disappear.
  Steps to reproduce:
  • Flash a single device with LBS sample so that it appears on the scanner screen
  • Connect with the device
  • Turn the device off
  • Navigate back to the scanner
  • Observe that the old device is still visible together with "CAN'T SEE YOUR BLINKY"
  • Touch the screen to refresh the list and make the device gone

Full Changelog: 2.6.1...2.6.2

nRF Blinky v 2.6.1

What's Changed

• New Splash screen (animated in Android 12+ and compat on Android 5-11) by @philips77 in #56
• Readme updated by @philips77 in #58
• Fixed issue on pre-Lollipop devices by @philips77 in #59

Full Changelog: 2.6.0...2.6.1