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Access to old nRF Connect Desktop Bluetooth App

Dave_couling

Is it possible to get access to an old version of the Bluetooth App in nRF Connect Desktop?   There has recently an update that has proven very unreliable.  It constantly crashes, doesn't recognize the nRF52 Dongle, or affects when I'm debugging Firmware as it seem to interrupt Segger JLink communication.   This was never an issue with older version of the Bluetooth App.  I hope there is either a planned fix, or I can get access to an older version because the current version (v3.0.0) is unusable

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    Hi,

    Are you seeing this issue in the latest version of nRF Connect for Desktop (v3.9.1) as well? Our developers are aware that there has been issues with v3.8, and there should be fixes for this in v3.9.0 and v3.9.1. If you are still seeing this in the latest version I will report it to the developers.

    These issues are not in v3.7, so a workaround is to download nRF Connect for Desktop v3.7 and apps compatible with that version:

    1. Download the latest 3.7 version of nRF Connect for Desktop from https://www.nordicsemi.com/Products/Development-tools/nRF-Connect-for-desktop/Download?lang=en#infotabs (for macOS this is 3.7.2, for Windows and Linux 3.7.1, because 3.7.2 was not needed and not released for these).
    2. After starting nRF Connect for Desktop 3.7 a prompt will come up about the 3.8 upgrade. Click “No” on this.
    3. In the Settings, click on “Add source”, enter the URL http://developer.nordicsemi.com/.pc-tools/nrfconnect-apps/3.7-apps/apps.json and click “Add”.
    4. Back in the list of all apps, all apps should show up twice now, one with “official” below them and one with “3.7 compatible apps” below them. If you want to hide the incompatible versions, click on “Filter” and deselect “Official”.
    5. Install the apps you need in the old versions and use them.

    Best regards,

    Marte

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  • +1

    Hi,

    Are you seeing this issue in the latest version of nRF Connect for Desktop (v3.9.1) as well? Our developers are aware that there has been issues with v3.8, and there should be fixes for this in v3.9.0 and v3.9.1. If you are still seeing this in the latest version I will report it to the developers.

    These issues are not in v3.7, so a workaround is to download nRF Connect for Desktop v3.7 and apps compatible with that version:

    1. Download the latest 3.7 version of nRF Connect for Desktop from https://www.nordicsemi.com/Products/Development-tools/nRF-Connect-for-desktop/Download?lang=en#infotabs (for macOS this is 3.7.2, for Windows and Linux 3.7.1, because 3.7.2 was not needed and not released for these).
    2. After starting nRF Connect for Desktop 3.7 a prompt will come up about the 3.8 upgrade. Click “No” on this.
    3. In the Settings, click on “Add source”, enter the URL http://developer.nordicsemi.com/.pc-tools/nrfconnect-apps/3.7-apps/apps.json and click “Add”.
    4. Back in the list of all apps, all apps should show up twice now, one with “official” below them and one with “3.7 compatible apps” below them. If you want to hide the incompatible versions, click on “Filter” and deselect “Official”.
    5. Install the apps you need in the old versions and use them.

    Best regards,

    Marte

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