nRF Blinky

Developer: Nordic Semiconductor ASA

Category: Tools

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18.8K installs

36 ratings

784 monthly active users

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nRF Blinky Summary

nRF Blinky is a mobile Android app in Tools by Nordic Semiconductor ASA. Released in Nov 2015 (10 years ago). It has about 18.8K+ installs and 36 ratings with a 4.00★ (good) average. Based on AppGoblin estimates, it reaches roughly 784 monthly active users . Store metadata: updated Jan 9, 2025.

Recent activity: 12 installs this week (73 over 4 weeks) showing steady growth View trends →

Store info: Last updated on Google Play on Jan 9, 2025 .

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App Details

Store ID: no.nordicsemi.android.nrfblinky

First Released: 2015-11-17

Store Last Updated: 2025-01-09

In-App Purchases: No

Ads: No

Website: nordicsemi.com

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AppGoblin Last Crawled: 2026-03-07

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App Description

A simple application for newbies in Bluetooth LE.

nRF Blinky is an application developed targeting an audience of developers who are new to Bluetooth Low Energy. This is a simple application with two basic features.
- Scan and connect to any nRF5 DK containing the Nordic Semiconductor’s proprietary LED Button Service.
- Turn on/off LED 1 on the nRF DK
- Receive Button 1 press event from a nRF DK on the nRF Blinky Application.

The source code for this application is available on GitHub on the following link:

https://github.com/NordicSemiconductor/Android-nRF-Blinky

Note:
- Android 5 or newer is required.
- Location permission is required on devices running Android 5 - 11. This app will not use the location information in any way. Starting from Android 12 the app is requesting Bluetooth Scan and Bluetooth Connect instead.