Changelog:

4.1.0

Added

• Enable installing older app versions.

Fixed

• PPK-1 could not be used in nRF Connect for Desktop v4.0.1.

Changed

• Windows: Switch from 32-bit architecture to 64-bit.

4.1.1

Fixed

• When nRF Connect for Desktop was never installed on a computer before, a misleading error message (Unable to retrieve the official source from …) was shown, and it was impossible to install any apps.

Changelog:

• Fixed issue where older Thingy53 devices programming failed due to timeout.
• Fixed issue where external J-Link programmer not listed when not connected to device.

Changelog:

Added

• Drag and drop an app package file onto the app list in order to install a local app.
• Warn about outdated app versions.
• Hotkey `Ctrl+W` or `Cmd+W` closes the current window.

Changed

• Installing and updating apps does not block the app list.
• Only download icons and release notes on startup if “Check for updates at startup” is enabled.

Fixed

• Apps were unable to load in the case of special characters in the path.

SHA256: 6be804faa95f7247b5bd859063fed077b0d3fcf63e92ec1aa00655af3f3fa4c2

Changelog:

Added

• Save crash logs to file.
• macOS: Support for using Universal JLink (Intel and Apple Silicon).

Fixed

• macOS: Froze a few seconds after launch when usage statistics was enabled.
• macOS: In the Toolchain Manager, installing toolchains and launching tools such as nRF Connect for VS Code no longer worked.

SHA256: 3b986650099cbc2f8030e93888811111b391d188b3183fbeac835443ec0ad91b

Changelog:

Added

• Supports the nRF5340 Audio DK (PCA10121).

Changed

• Speeds up app launches.
• Layout in the launcher: Reduced app icon sizes and by default show 5 apps.

Fixed

• Returned spinner while loading apps (removed during 3.11.0).
• Some issues when programming and erasing devices in the Programmer app.

SHA256: e9ee2eee5bcf3738e8abae130a1e26e125a73d55619e21e506be4ab088e878d7

Changelog:

Added

• Enable preselecting a device by serial number when launching from the command line.

Changed

• Better reliability in China. The app list is not loaded from GitHub any longer but from developer.nordicsemi.com, which should be easier to reach from China.
• Users get notified if their installed JLink version is different to the JLink version bundled with nRF Connect for Desktop.

Removed

• Support running apps with the old look & feel.

SHA256: 90A8724690F2B9CBB49E13245A6E360B962BBC3E5533AB15E4F63AFD96517F3D

Changelog:

Added

• Functionality to turn on extensive logging from the `About` pane to aid in support-cases.

• Partial readout of device information from readback-protected devices.

Changed

• Bundle newer version of J-Link (758b).

Fixed

• Cancelling update of nRF Connect for Desktop no longer freezes the app.

SHA256: 4146D3712DAEC5C931B9B484B1853DA606461199C1BCF4543CE443A9AB4A40DC

Changelog:

• Selecting device no longer prompts firmware upgrade when the firmware on the device is the same as the bundled firmware.

SHA256: D253BC33421FA63232419487308AFB62AAF242D0C403936C26CE9037B175EA7D

Changelog:

• Switching focus after selecting the `About` pane caused incorrect or missing details in `Application` card.
• Some disabled buttons (e.g. in the `About` pane) had no borders and were hard to see.
• Windows: Disconnected devices sometimes still showed up in the list of devices.
• Windows 11: Thingy:91 programming was broken by sporadic wakeups of the kernel.
• macOS: Thingy:91 detection broken when a nRF52 firmware version older than 1.6.0 is used. In these cases, please upgrade to the latest firmware from the Thing:91 product page

• Fixed keyboard shortcuts to focus search field were not working after clicking on filter.
• Fixed on macOS: When switching to another app while the splashscreen was displayed, "APPS" was focused.
• Updated nrf-device-lib to v0.3.20, changes and fixes are as follows:
  • Fixed issue where ongoing JLink OB firmware upgrade would break enumeration.
  • Upgrade nrfjprog to 10.15.1.
  • Support mcuboot and modem trait on devices with external SEGGER JLink.

Release changelog:

Added

• Keyboard shortcuts to focus search field: `ctrl + e` or `cmd + e`.

Changed

• Search and filter header is now sticky when scrolling.

• While starting the launcher, all apps used to be shortly shown until a previously set filter was applied. Now the filter is applied immediately.

• nRF Connect for Desktop icon on Windows and Linux.

Fixed

• While offline, uninstalling apps would make it look like they are still installed until the next start of the launcher.

• Make enumeration more robust in `nrf-device-lib-js`, which should reduce  the frequency in which `EnumerateWorker json error` errors happen.

• Increase timeout for the rare occasion when enumeration takes a long time. 

• Replaced underlying low-level libraries by integrating nrf-device-lib and updated pc-ble-driver to make communication with devices much more reliable
• Added link to documentation in About pane in some apps (e.g. in Programmer)
• Added progress indicators for app installation and upgrade in app launcher
• Added showing version numbers of currently not installed apps in app launcher
• Added about pane with version, documentation and license information in app launcher
• Fixed a hibernation crash issue on Windows

SHA256: DCD367329F18612297730229FF5EC882F9B01C4686108EF6D790DED7F11F08A4

• Fixed crash on macOS Monterey.

• Added warning when launching outdated apps which are still using the old app architecture.

• Added setting user data directory through command line switch --user-data-dir or environment variable NRF_USER_DATA_DIR.

• Added recovery assistance for when the application encounters an error
• Added ‘Restore Default’ button in the ‘About’ pane in the apps which have the ‘About’ pane
• Added app version in title bar (previously only the version of the launcher was shown)
• Added links to product page for Power Profiler Kit 2 and updated links for nRF5340 Development Kit
• Updated styles in the ‘About’ pane
• Created shortcut in ‘~/.local/share/applications’ for Ubuntu

• Updated to pc-nrfjprog-js v1.7.6, including bundled nrfjprog v10.12.1 and JLink 6.88a
• Updated with small visual enhancements to apps using the new design
• Fixed that the other apps showed no release notes anymore after updating an app

• Upgraded Electron to version 8
• Fixed app loader animation

Release changelog:

• Updated design for new apps
• Added usage statistics
• Fixed JLink device enumeration issue

• Updated pc-ble-driver-js to 2.7.2 #452 See changes https://github.com/NordicSemiconductor/pc-ble-driver-js/releases/tag/v2.7.2
• "Update all apps” sometimes showed an error message (even though it worked correctly). #451

• Added support for nRF52805 SoC
• Updated to pc-nrfjprog-js v1.7.3, including bundled nrfjprog v10.9.0 and JLink 6.80a

Release changelog:

• Added app filter and button to update all apps
• Updated pc-ble-driver-js to 2.7.1 with SoftDevice 5 support
• Fewer requests for entering proxy credentials when needed
• Enhanced error messages
  • Links in messages are clickable.
  • If an app source is removed from the server, users are assisted in removing it from client.
• Made retrieval of release notes more reliable, by not retrieving them from GitHub Releases anymore but our own server instead

Release changelog:

• Added support for nRF52820
• Added support for modem UART DFU
• Updated to pc-nrfjprog-js v1.7.0, including bundled nrfjprog v10.7.0 and JLink 6.62b

• Launcher has a new look
• Installation and launch of apps are now unified on the same page
• Added ability to show release notes for apps in launcher
• Faster startup

Release changelog:

• Updated to pc-ble-driver-js v2.6.1 with electron 5 support
• Updated to pc-nrfjprog-js v1.5.8, including bundled nrfjprog v10.3.0 and electron 5 support
• Fixed shortcut generation on macOS
• Fixed libusb errors and multiple event handlers

Release changelog:

• Update to React Bootstrap 4 - React Bootstrap is a fundamental dependency for nRF Connect for Desktop, used for UI components and layout.
  The update is a breaking change, requiring all apps to be updated.
  There are no changes to features of nRF Connect for Desktop, only minor visual differences.
• Update to pc-nrfjprog-js v1.5.4, including bundled nrfjprog v10.2.1

Release changelog:

• support for pc-nrfjprog-js v1.5.1, including nrfjprog v10.1.1 with DFU programming
• support for system report generation
• support for bundled nrfjprog libraries on Windows
• support for copy-to-clipboard to source URL and make it selectable

• Added new way of distributing apps such as official, internal, etc, by introducing support for multiple app sources
• Updated to Command Line Tools v9.8.1
• Added support for displaying multiple serialports and board version of a device
• Fixed links in LogViewer to open urls in browser

• Updated connectivity firmware from SoftDevice v3.0 to v3.1 for better compatibility with SoftDevice 6.1
• Support for upgrading bootloader on nRF52840 dongle 
• Support for Programmer app update
• Updated electron to 2.0
• Updated jest to 23.4.1
• Support to relaunch app when encountering libusb error
• Exposed start & stop watching device API

• Added support for Nordic Semiconductor PCA10059 nRF52840 dongle
• Device selector component updated to support USB devices
• Updated pc-ble-driver to support SD API v3 on nRF52840 devices

• Automatic updates now also supported on Linux
• AppImage release artifact for Linux
• Segger RTT support
• Fixed issue with lookup of J-Link serial numbers from Windows registry
• Fixed issue with side panel not visible on narrow screens
• Stability fixes in Bluetooth LE driver

• Desktop shortcuts for installed apps
• Fixed issue with JLink library not being found when installed in custom location on Linux/macOS

• Improved support for proxy servers
• New settings screen that allows turning off checking for updates at startup
• Make it easier for users to install apps manually
• Allow apps to filter ports in the serial port selector