MeshCore Signal Tester

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Kind

Tools

Maturity

Stable

Maintainer

Aleš Janda

Languages

javascript, kotlin

Licensing

Open source

License

MIT

Latest version

1.2.1 · 2026-06-22

Capabilities

Install

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• GitHub release meshcore-signal-tester-release.apk Open ↗
• Source Open ↗

1. v1.2.1 # Latest 1 day ago · 2026-06-22 15:32 UTC

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   Added

   • Auto-reconnect — an optional toggle that automatically retries the last device after an unexpected drop, before the disconnect alarm. Shown only where it can actually work (not for Bluetooth in a mobile browser).
   • Nicer packet sound — a pleasant bell whose pitch still tracks signal strength, plus a new "disconnect only" sound mode. The disconnect alarm now sounds on every unexpected drop.

   Changed

   • Location now starts automatically when you connect (Android) — no need to tap the 3D map's "Enable location" button anymore.
   • Steadier location on the 3D map — occasional GPS jumps (sudden ~200 m hops) are filtered out.
   • 3D map zooms in to street level even on large maps, and deep zoom is smoother.
   • 3D camera framing — "Center on me" no longer jerks at the end of its move, and repeaters are framed with a little headroom above them.

   Fixed

   • 2D charts could stop updating with Display set to All, until you switched the Display window and back.
   • Help (?) tooltips could appear away from their icon.
   • Seen Repeaters now shows the true last RSSI/SNR, not a rounded/averaged value.
   • Received Packets always lists every repeater as a column, not only the ones on the current page.
   • 3D map selection no longer clears itself on its own.
   • 3D map tiles no longer flicker while panning or zooming.
   • Footer text now has proper contrast in light mode.
2. v1.2.0 # 9 days ago · 2026-06-14 12:24 UTC

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   Added

   • Zoomable 2D signal charts — wheel or pinch to zoom the time axis, drag across a region to zoom in, drag/Shift+wheel to pan. Both charts stay aligned; double-click or Reset zoom to restore.
   • Full capture history is now kept on disk, not just in memory — "Auto-remove: Never" keeps the whole session without slowing down or running out of memory, your data survives a reload or crash (it offers to resume on launch), every view is consistent across the Display window, and CSV export covers the complete history.
   • More 3D map styles — CARTO (Dark Matter, Positron, Voyager, +no-label variants), Esri (Dark/Light Gray Canvas and satellite), more OpenStreetMap flavours, and a None (no map) option. In dark mode the area around the map is now black.

   Changed

   • Longer history durations — Auto-remove and Display now offer 3 h and 12 h (10 min and 30 min were removed).
   • The 3D map's "Cluster radius" setting is gone — nearby points are grouped automatically based on zoom, so there's nothing to tune.

   Fixed

   • The Android app no longer freezes on a blank screen after running for hours, and recovers on its own if the system reclaims it in the background.
   • Packets captured before location was turned on are no longer placed at your current location on the 3D map — position-less points aren't shown; CSV import likewise never assigns the current location to rows that have none.
   • Connecting to a saved Bluetooth device while Bluetooth is off now prompts you to turn it on instead of silently never connecting.
   • A Bluetooth device you renamed after saving it now connects under, and is re-saved with, its new name.
   • Better light/dark readability — the map's location-status text, the 3D-map fullscreen button, the packet detail panel and the page footer are now legible in both themes; map buttons no longer look stuck-pressed after a tap.
3. v1.1.0 # 17 days ago · 2026-06-07 06:32 UTC

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   Added

   • Connect over USB — plug a companion radio in with a USB cable instead of using Bluetooth. Devices you've connected to before show up as buttons for one-tap reconnecting.
   • Repeater support — you can now plug a MeshCore repeater into USB, not just a companion radio; the app detects which kind it is on its own. With special logging firmware it shows full detail for every packet; with normal firmware it shows what it can read from the repeater's logs.
   • Connect over WiFi (Android app only) — reach a WiFi companion over your network by typing in its IP address. Web browsers can't do this, so it works only in the Android app.
   • Android app niceties — it now shows the current status in the phone's notification bar (with a speaker icon while beep alerts are on, and a "paused" marker when capture is stopped), opens web links in your normal browser, and closes pop-ups when you press Back.
   • 3D map additions:
     • optionally show your own device's location on the map (off by default — while on it keeps asking the device for its position, which can drain the battery faster, so leave it off when you don't need it);
     • a Center on me button that recentres the map and then follows you as you move;
     • pin repeaters to the map and point the camera at one;
     • while capturing, the map keeps the area around you loaded so you don't drift off the edge.
   • Disconnect warning — a clear full-screen alert if the connection drops unexpectedly (cable unplugged, device reset, out of range). It stays quiet when you disconnect on purpose.

   Changed

   • Tidier header — the connect/disconnect buttons and the status are grouped into one colour-coded box (red when disconnected, green when connected).
   • Sound is easier to notice — when the beep-on-each-packet sound is turned on, its control turns yellow so you can see at a glance that it's on.
   • Clearer repeater colors — brighter and easier to tell apart.

   Fixed

   • Trace packets now show the correct route (they used to show the wrong path).
   • Your contacts list no longer sometimes fails to finish loading.
   • The 3D map's "Enable location" button no longer freezes when your phone's location is switched off — it works again once you turn location back on.
   • The same Bluetooth device no longer shows up several times in your list of saved devices.
   • The 3D map's fullscreen button now works in the Android app (it did nothing there before).

   Plus lots of smaller improvements throughout.

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