# nordicsemi/Android-nRF-Toolbox

The nRF Toolbox is a container app that stores your Nordic Semiconductor apps for Bluetooth Low Energy in one location.

Repository: https://github.com/nordicsemi/Android-nRF-Toolbox
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/android-nrf-toolbox
Homepage: https://www.nordicsemi.com/Software-and-tools/Development-Tools/nRF-Toolbox
Language: Kotlin
License: BSD-3-Clause
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-08-26T13:48:28+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 99/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 99, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4215, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 7, "gap_med": 5, "n_releases_24m": 20}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1220, forks 494 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:01.960081+00:00)

## What it is
An Android container app from Nordic Semiconductor that bundles demo applications for standard Bluetooth Low Energy profiles such as heart rate, cycling sensors, glucose monitoring, and UART. It serves as a reference implementation for BLE connectivity built on Nordic's Kotlin BLE Library.

## Use cases
- test ble heart rate monitor on android
- demo bluetooth le cycling speed and cadence sensors
- prototype uart communication with ble device
- connect to glucose or health thermometer ble devices
- learn how to implement ble profiles in kotlin
- manage multiple ble device connections in a foreground service

## When to choose
- you develop or test Nordic Semiconductor BLE peripherals
- you need a reference app for standard BLE GATT profiles on Android
- you want to prototype UART-over-BLE communication quickly

## When to avoid
- you need a cross-platform or iOS BLE tool
- you want a general-purpose BLE scanner rather than profile-specific demos
- you need the Proximity profile, which is not included in this version

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: gui, developer-tools
- domain: mobile-development, developer-tools, iot
- platform: jvm
- tags: bluetooth-low-energy, ble-profiles, nordic-semiconductor, uart, heart-rate-monitor, health-sensors, reference-app, android, mobile

## Member repositories
- nordicsemi/Android-nRF-Toolbox (main) score 99

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:01.960081+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:16:01.590078+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/nordicsemi/Android-nRF-Toolbox (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:01.960081+00:00, sha b6bab31570f4)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.