BLE Analyzer
Scan nearby BLE devices; tap any result for a full info view with vendor ID, RSSI, distance estimate, manufacturer data, services, and a scrollable detail drill-down
Accessed from Bluetooth > BLE Analyzer.
Scans for nearby Bluetooth Low Energy devices and displays a detailed info view for each one, including vendor identification, signal strength, estimated distance, and raw advertisement data.
Scanning
Tap Scan to start a 5-second passive BLE scan. Results appear as a list showing each device's name (or address if unnamed) and RSSI. Tap any entry to open its info view.
Info View
The info view shows up to 16 fields extracted from the advertisement:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | Advertised local name; replaced by vendor lookup if unnamed |
| Vendor | Company name from the Bluetooth SIG Assigned Numbers database |
| Address | 6-byte MAC address |
| Addr Type | Public, random static, resolvable private, or non-resolvable private |
| Appearance | Declared device category (e.g. Phone, Watch, HID) |
| RSSI | Received signal strength in dBm |
| TX Power | Declared transmit power in dBm (if advertised) |
| Distance | Rough path-loss estimate in metres using TX power and RSSI |
| Adv Type | Advertisement PDU type (e.g. ADV_IND, ADV_NONCONN_IND) |
| Adv Flags | LE General/Limited Discoverable, BR/EDR flags |
| Connectable | Yes / No |
| Svc UUIDs | Count of advertised service UUIDs |
| Mfr Data | Count of manufacturer-specific data records |
| Svc Data | Count of service data records |
| URI | Advertised URI (if present) |
| Payload | Total raw advertisement payload size in bytes |
Fields with no data are shown as empty and are not tappable.
Detail View
Tapping a field that has data (Svc UUIDs, Mfr Data, Svc Data, or any other populated row) opens a full-screen scrollable detail view showing the raw content — UUID strings, hex-encoded manufacturer data, or service data blobs.
Press BACK to return to the info view, or BACK again to return to the scan list.
Achievements
| Achievement | Tier |
|---|---|
| Bluetooth Scout | Bronze |
| BLE Inspector | Bronze |
| BLE Census | Silver |