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micro:bit Blue 2.1.4

4.8 MB / 10K+ Downloads / Rating 3.8 - 42 reviews


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micro:bit Blue, developed and published by Martin Woolley, has released its latest version, 2.1.4, on 2020-11-16. This app falls under the Education category on the Google Play Store and has achieved over 10000 installs. It currently holds an overall rating of 3.8, based on 42 reviews.

micro:bit Blue APK available on this page is compatible with all Android devices that meet the required specifications (Android 6.0+). It can also be installed on PC and Mac using an Android emulator such as Bluestacks, LDPlayer, and others.

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App Details

Package name: com.bluetooth.mwoolley.microbitbledemo

Updated: 4 years ago

Developer Name: Martin Woolley

Category: Education

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Installation Instructions

This article outlines two straightforward methods for installing micro:bit Blue on PC Windows and Mac.

Using BlueStacks

  1. Download the APK/XAPK file from this page.
  2. Install BlueStacks by visiting http://bluestacks.com.
  3. Open the APK/XAPK file by double-clicking it. This action will launch BlueStacks and begin the application's installation. If the APK file does not automatically open with BlueStacks, right-click on it and select 'Open with...', then navigate to BlueStacks. Alternatively, you can drag-and-drop the APK file onto the BlueStacks home screen.
  4. Wait a few seconds for the installation to complete. Once done, the installed app will appear on the BlueStacks home screen. Click its icon to start using the application.

Using LDPlayer

  1. Download and install LDPlayer from https://www.ldplayer.net.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file directly into LDPlayer.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us.

App Rating

3.8
Total 42 reviews

Reviews

1 ★, on 2020-07-25
It can't connect even if the Android phone I connected

5 ★, on 2020-11-14
Great

5 ★, on 2017-12-21
Brilliant. Only snag so far was an hour wasted trying to get the Free BBC micro:bit (firmware 0234) to work, when it only works with the commercial version (0243) (no, you can't update it to work, seems the free one has less storage)

1 ★, on 2017-04-23
When connecting to accelerometer buttons LEDs Ect. Service is not available. the help file gives no explanation why this is the case

5 ★, on 2017-03-21
Excellent Easy to use and install have used it with a class with buggies and they loved it

5 ★, on 2017-10-20
Really cool and my daughter loves using it

Previous Versions

micro:bit Blue 2.1.4
2020-11-16 / 4.8 MB / Android 6.0+

micro:bit Blue 2.1.3
2020-10-06 / 4.8 MB / Android 6.0+

About this app

Users are advised to use Bitty Blue or Bitty Controller from Bitty Software ( https://bittysoftware.blogspot.com/) instead of this application, which is no longer actively supported.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bittysoftware.bittyblue.BittyBlue

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bittysoftware.bittycontroller

The BBC micro:bit is an exciting, programmable device which one million, excited British schoolchildren recently received. It has buttons, a display, an accelerometer, magnetometer, an edge connector to connect electronic things to and... it has Bluetooth.

micro:bit Blue is maintained by Bitty Software.

micro:bit Blue will let you explore and play with examples of some of the kinds of things Bluetooth makes possible with your micro:bit. The menu contains icons for a series of demonstrations which show various aspects of the micro:bit can be used from another device like an Android smartphone over Bluetooth. Each screen has a help page attached to it which explains what the demo does and how it works.

You can follow Bitty Software on Twitter at @bittysoftware

Here are a few of the things you can do with this application and a BBC micro:bit

- Control a 3D image of a micro:bit on the screen of your phone, rotating it in space by moving your real micro:bit

- Monitor the temperature of your micro:bit's processor

- Use your phone as a trivia scoreboard and award coloured stars by pressing buttons on your micro:bit

- Connect your phone to a Bluetooth heart rate monitor and watch a histogram of your heart rate develop as you exercise. Watch the same histogram reflected on the display of your micro:bit so you can wear the micro:bit and keep your phone out of sight in a bag

- Play the Animal Vegetable Mineral guessing game

- Count things with your micro:bit by pressing button A and when done send the accumulated counter value to your phone using button B. Your phone doesn't need to be involved when counting, only when uploading the final value. You could even count squirrels. Or something else :-)

You'll need the right code on your micro:bit. If in doubt, visit https://github.com/bittysoftware/microbit_blue_device_code where you'll find some handy hex files available for download.

New features

Fixed Animal Vegetable Minder game which had been broken by a change to the official microbit firmware. See https://github.com/bittysoftware/microbit_blue_device_code for device code.

App Permissions

Allows applications to connect to paired bluetooth devices.
Allows applications to discover and pair bluetooth devices.
Allows an app to access precise location.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows access to the vibrator.