Blue Monitor

Show services and characteristics for Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) and classic

Blue Monitor - Bluetooth Device Management App

"Blue Monitor" is an Android app that provides comprehensive management for Bluetooth devices, including both Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) and classic. Users can scan for devices, view services and characteristics, and connect using the implemented SerialPort service for text message exchange. Features include Bluetooth control, a service overview, configurable scanning, and detailed service information for various profiles like Device Information, Battery Service, and Heart Rate. Requires Android 4.3 or higher.
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App stats

Users: 27,963
2
Rating: 2.73
(53)
Version: 2.0.3 (Last updated: 2023-09-30)
Creation date: 2016-05-24
Permissions
Location: approximate location (network-based), precise location (GPS and network-based)
Other: pair with Bluetooth devices, access Bluetooth settings

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App summary

This app “Blue Monitor” handles services of Bluetooth devices, both classic as well as Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE). N.B. For BLE scan turn location ON !!! While scanning, a remote device can be selected resulting in een overview of its offered services. All characteristics of a selected service are listed, including values of readable characteristics. Notified characteristics are updated when received. Certain services are elaborated, enumerating there (parts of) characteristics in detail. These services are: Device Information, Battery Service, Heart Rate.
The Blue Monitor is able to act as a client as well as a server. It can listen to a service, chosen in the Settings Screen. In particular, the SerialPort service has been implemented. This allows 2 devices to exchange text messages. So, when acting as a client : select the SerialPort service of a connected device. Or, when acting as a server: choose the (default) SerialPort service via Settings and then switch Listen ON in the Overview Screen.

Features :
* switch Bluetooth ON/OFF,
* make device discoverable,
* scan for remote devices,
* listen to client services,
* show bonded or available remote devices,
* show services of remote devices,
* connect to remote device,
* show characteristics of a connected device,
* show read or notified characteristic values,
* show details of services:
- Device Information,
- Battery Service,
- Heart Rate,
* establish a session via SerialPort service with remote device,
* exchange text messages via SerialPort service,
* cache addresses of BLE devices for quickly connecting,
* optionally switch on Bluetooth at startup,
* configure discoverable duration,
* configure BLE Scan duration,
* configure to scan for classic or BLE devices,
* configure connection security,
* configure the service to listen for,
* clear all cached addresses.

Requires Android 4.3 or higher.

User reviews

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Pros
  • Generally does what it says
  • Provides a lot of handy data
  • Useful tool
Cons
  • Complicated to use with no help or tutorial
  • Issues with device connectivity status
  • Does not monitor all Bluetooth devices effectively
Most mentioned
  • Complicated to use
  • Device connectivity issues
  • Lack of tutorials or help
User reviews
This is spyware that someone put on my phone
by tim gordon, 2022-06-09

App appears to be complicated to use and there is no help to explain what anything does.
by PushyPawn, 2021-10-08

Nice
by Viktor William’s, 2021-02-26
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