https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/f/nordic-q-a/56841/using-native-macpro-bluetooth-radio-to-connect-to-nrf52-deviceI built a device using the nRF52832 SOC, have programmed it with the Version 16 SDK&gt;ble_app_uart_pca10040_132 using Segger Embedded Studio. I am able to connect to the nRF52 using the OSX nRF Connect app using an nRF52840 dongle. I can also connect viaen-USTelligent Community 13Thu, 23 Jan 2020 09:13:32 GMThttps://devzone.nordicsemi.com/thread/230514?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 23 Jan 2020 09:13:32 GMT137ad170-7792-4731-bb38-c0d22fbe4515:4ec2f7b3-ee52-41b4-a572-b88867259eccVidar Berg<p>Hello,</p> <p>The nRF Connect for desktop app uses Serialized Softdevice APIs (Nordic Bluetooth stack) to control the nRF52 device. It&#39;s similar to the serialized setup described in the SDK documentation except that the Application processor is a PC in this case (<a title="Running a serialized application" href="https://infocenter.nordicsemi.com/topic/sdk_nrf5_v16.0.0/nrf51_setups_serialization.html?cp=7_1_1_4">Running a serialized application</a>).</p> <p>For native BLE communication, you will need to have an app built on the Core Bluetooth framework (nRF connect is not).&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>