Nrf52840 dongle "does not need to be reloaded" issue when using programmer to flash

[AnthonyT6]

I am just getting started with the Nrf52840 dongle and trying to flash a few examples from the SDK. I was able to flash the "blinky" example just fine using the programmer application, however I was not able to do the same with the ble_blinky example. I am able to add the hex files for the code and soft device, but when I write to the dongle I receive two messages: "Does not need to be reloaded: <path for soft device>" and "Does not need to be reloaded: <path for code>". The board remains in the reset state and it does not appear as though anything has been written to the board despite the lack of a red error message being displayed. I have had another individual attempt to write to the dongle and they encountered the same issue. I am fairly new to this device and software, so I would appreciate any guidance on what I may be doing wrong in this process. Thank you for your assistance.

[AnthonyT6]

Hi, that was a mistake in my description. While I was trying different things to get the dongle to write, I tried opening the Bluetooth Low Energy app and programming the device from the prompt that appears. The data on the right is from this default program.

Although, I seem to have gotten things to work with the dongle. There was a new release for the programmer app v3.0.2, and when I updated the app everything worked properly. It seems as though this was a known bug since the release notes mention issues with the "write" feature:

So to any others who are experiencing this issue, try updating to a newer programmer version as this has worked for me. If any other issues come up relating to this topic, I will post them in this thread. Thank you for helping me with this Einar.