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meshtastic-android @ v2.8.1

integrity

size: 26.5 MiB
downloaded: 2026-08-20 14:49 UTC
last checked: 2026-08-29 03:16 UTC

source https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android · available · github

release notes

What's Changed

🏗️ Features

feat(settings): add 2.8 amateur and EU Lite/Narrow LoRa regions by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6548
feat(takserver): surface mesh nodes to ATAK as CoT contacts (mesh-to-CoT) by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6554
feat: distinguish saved coverage estimates in the map layers sheet by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6578
Align Android message status wording by @RCGV1 in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6133
feat(settings): export the node database as JSON by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6610
feat(tak): show local server status by @RCGV1 in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6599
feat(messaging): add optional full message timestamps by @simulationstation in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6639
feat(settings): warn before enabling licensed (ham) mode by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6632
perf(startup): move WorkManager and AppFunctions init off the main thread by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6648
feat(analytics): report key user interactions as named RUM actions by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6654
feat(node): surface incomplete nodes with a badge and show them by default by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6673
refactor(maps): share custom tile providers by @simulationstation in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6641
feat(demo): make Demo Mode reachable and populated in release builds by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6691
feat(lora): honor a pinned-preset intent advertised for UNSET by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6711
feat(icons): add Material icons for custom SF Symbols and fix soil telemetry icons by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6722
feat(settings): add About screen with hardware carousel and rename license screen to Acknowledgements by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6721
feat(firmware): add nRF52/RP2040 factory erase and OTAFIX bootloader upgrade over USB by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6526
feat(node): label SNR quality on the Node Details signal row by @beecho01 in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6703
fix(database): raise default cache limit and warn before eviction by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6742
feat(tak): add TAK Mesh Channel setting for outbound TAK traffic by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6770

🖥️ Desktop

fix(desktop): stop SIGSEGV on every Linux notification by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6543
fix(desktop): free the GError and release libnotify on shutdown by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6544
fix(desktop): restore BLE scanning and connecting in packaged builds by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6558
fix(service): stop blocking getString on Dispatchers.Default-reachable notification paths by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6668
fix(messaging): disambiguate sender-scoped packet IDs by @simulationstation in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6624
fix(connections): hide the replay demo entry when its capture asset is absent by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6692
fix(lifecycle): harden packet admission and transport ownership by @jeremiah-k in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6716

🛠️ Fixes

fix(ui): give rx_snr real presence semantics end to end by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6523
fix(debug): restore node ID hex annotations broken by the Wire migration by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6532
fix(nodes): suppress alerts during initial database sync by @jeremiah-k in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6538
fix(ble): pause background RSSI polling by @jeremiah-k in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6539
fix(database): recover wedged observer pools by @jeremiah-k in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6540
fix(docs): publish only screenshots a synced page references by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6557
fix(icons): differentiate google/fdroid debug launcher icons by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6564
fix(tak): re-encode bundled .p12 certs with legacy PKCS#12 algorithms for Android ≤ 9 ATAK compatibility by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6569
fix: Site Planner map/camera parity with iOS by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6577
fix(service): unwedge the inbound pipeline behind stale-Connected zombies by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6587
fix(map): scope location tracking to the visible lifecycle by @simulationstation in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6602
fix(konsist): normalize source paths on Windows by @simulationstation in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6604
fix(map): reuse cluster items across camera recompositions by @simulationstation in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6605
fix(fdroid): ship 16 KB-compatible GeoPackage SQLite by @simulationstation in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6606
fix(tak): gate V2 packets on known firmware by @RCGV1 in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6600
fix(messaging): wait for shared-contact routing ACK by @simulationstation in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6603
fix(build): sign debug builds with a shared checked-in keystore by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6615
fix(ci): unbreak the merge queue on Gradle 9.6.1 by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6636
fix(ui): add MQTT context to channel uplink/downlink toggle labels by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6614
fix(i18n): localize emoji picker strings by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6628
fix(database): delete nodes and metadata atomically by @simulationstation in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6623
fix(ci): sync Flatpak Gradle distribution by @simulationstation in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6625
fix(mqtt): isolate overlapping client sessions by @simulationstation in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6616
fix(data): stop "1 hour" log retention from wiping the MeshLog table by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6635
fix(node): chart environment metrics in the user's display units by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6634
fix(messaging): time out orphaned "Sending..." messages into a retryable failure by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6630
fix(ui): stop emoji picker clipping text at large font scales by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6631
fix(service): await persisted device before boot reconnect by @simulationstation in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6617
fix(node): stop compass updates while backgrounded by @simulationstation in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6620
fix(service): load persisted MeshLog cleanup policy by @simulationstation in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6621
fix(usb): validate permission callbacks by @simulationstation in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6622
fix(settings): refresh delayed remote public keys by @simulationstation in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6638
fix(ui): locale-aware unit formatting and message-view font scaling (design audit) by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6629
fix(android): preserve shared text in deep links by @simulationstation in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6619
fix(test): isolate androidApp unit tests from the production Application by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6644
fix(settings): show REDACTED for a remote node's withheld private key by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6649
fix(ui): surface watchdog-forced reconnects in the nav connection icon by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6655
fix(ble): enable Kable preConflate to prevent scan-callback ANRs by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6652
fix(ui): restore bottom time-axis height at large font scales by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6656
fix(telemetry): repoint 1-Wire temperature at per-channel fields, adopt ADC voltage by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6653
fix(analytics): cover local firmware sideloads and report message_send in the foreground by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6660
fix(database): bound withDb execution so one wedged callback can't stall every write by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6661
fix(konsist): anchor path rules to the scanned checkout root so the commonMain guard isn't vacuously green in agent worktrees by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6665
fix(database): recover from Room's silent connection-pool wedge (#6608) by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6658
fix(settings): restore channels from device profiles by @simulationstation in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6618
fix(map): open Site Planner for the selected node by @simulationstation in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6640
fix(map): allow layers with generic MIME types by @ayysasha in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6663
fix(ui): move event firmware branding off the app bar by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6676
fix(lora): validate 2.4 GHz bandwidth options by @RCGV1 in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6529
fix(build): track compose-multiplatform's actual version in the flatpak arm64 force-resolve by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6694
fix(build): declare navigationevent-compose explicitly, fixing Dokka's metadata compile by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6698
fix(notifications): stop repeated protected position alerts by @ayysasha in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6700
fix(lora): keep a deliberately pinned preset at fresh setup by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6710
fix(admin): retain session refresh across multi-hop latency by @jeremiah-k in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6718
fix(discovery): restore radio state after interrupted scans by @jeremiah-k in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6717
fix(network): handle IPv6 mDNS addresses correctly, refresh on re-announce by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6729
fix(ui): request HIGH error correction for generated QR codes by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6730
fix(barcode): narrow the F-Droid scanner to QR-only by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6731
fix(ai): read the real inference source instead of hardcoding it by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6732
fix(firmware): add fallback painter to device hardware image by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6733
fix(map): restore osmbonuspack native styling, fix tile-scaling gap by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6735
fix(takserver): wire TAKPacket-SDK's logger, surface remarks-stripped by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6736
fix(node): confirm before clearing a node's position track by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6745
fix(takserver): route TAK self-test through the real v1/v2 dispatch path by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6746
fix(map): scope Google Maps clustering to the viewport above 1000 nodes by @beecho01 in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6739
fix(node): make node-list search case-insensitive for non-ASCII names by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6753
fix(ble): refresh a stale GATT cache during ordinary reconnects by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6744
fix(connections): open the region picker directly from the region card by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6743
fix(tak): duplicate ATAK contacts on v1 GeoChat + surface v1-fallback notice by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6759
fix(connections): gate manual + recent TCP connects on ACCESS_LOCAL_NETWORK by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6766
fix(service): explain, don't hang, when a TCP reconnect lacks local-network access by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6767
fix(firmware): point OTAFIX bootloader self-update at meshtastic's own fork by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6769
fix(firmware): map T_ECHO_CARD (136) to SoftDevice 6.1.1 by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6776
fix: derive temperature unit from locale temperature preference, not distance system by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6775
fix(ci): bump verify-flatpak's vendored Gradle dist to 9.7.1 to match the wrapper by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6782
fix(dfu): back off correctly when Android throttles BLE scan-starts by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6784

📝 Other Changes

refactor(compose): adopt keyed SideEffect and drop redundant config write-back effects by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6684
refactor(firmware): dedupe the Android/JVM download byte-copy loop by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6737

New Contributors

@clayburn made their first contribution in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6531
@simulationstation made their first contribution in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6602
@ayysasha made their first contribution in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6663
@beecho01 made their first contribution in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6703

Full Changelog: https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/compare/v2.8.0...v2.8.1

download

unix · zip

curl -fL -o v2.8.1.zip https://ratatoskr.space/pkg/meshtastic-android/v2.8.1.zip
                    printf '%s  %s\n' 'c8992d45b77c98cc3a5eb4857ba7d680f90d58753f9e04b6d3f0de522c859084' 'v2.8.1.zip' | sha256sum -c -

windows · zip

$url = "https://ratatoskr.space/pkg/meshtastic-android/v2.8.1.zip"
$out = "v2.8.1.zip"
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $url -OutFile $out
if ((Get-FileHash $out -Algorithm SHA256).Hash.ToLowerInvariant() -ne "c8992d45b77c98cc3a5eb4857ba7d680f90d58753f9e04b6d3f0de522c859084") { throw "sha256 mismatch" }

unix · tar.gz

curl -fL -o v2.8.1.tar.gz https://ratatoskr.space/pkg/meshtastic-android/v2.8.1.tar.gz
                    printf '%s  %s\n' '89a39e225231e977dfeb67a0616b22f4884f8b758009056e8394b42512657099' 'v2.8.1.tar.gz' | sha256sum -c -

windows · tar.gz

$url = "https://ratatoskr.space/pkg/meshtastic-android/v2.8.1.tar.gz"
$out = "v2.8.1.tar.gz"
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $url -OutFile $out
if ((Get-FileHash $out -Algorithm SHA256).Hash.ToLowerInvariant() -ne "89a39e225231e977dfeb67a0616b22f4884f8b758009056e8394b42512657099") { throw "sha256 mismatch" }

download via yggdrasil mesh

unix · zip

curl -fL -o v2.8.1.zip http://14cc7d57b5e70f679b851fe5b272ce17c70632ff4beb5b35ab64bc706b2485af.pk.ygg/pkg/meshtastic-android/v2.8.1.zip
                    printf '%s  %s\n' 'c8992d45b77c98cc3a5eb4857ba7d680f90d58753f9e04b6d3f0de522c859084' 'v2.8.1.zip' | sha256sum -c -

windows · zip

$url = "http://14cc7d57b5e70f679b851fe5b272ce17c70632ff4beb5b35ab64bc706b2485af.pk.ygg/pkg/meshtastic-android/v2.8.1.zip"
$out = "v2.8.1.zip"
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $url -OutFile $out
if ((Get-FileHash $out -Algorithm SHA256).Hash.ToLowerInvariant() -ne "c8992d45b77c98cc3a5eb4857ba7d680f90d58753f9e04b6d3f0de522c859084") { throw "sha256 mismatch" }

unix · tar.gz

curl -fL -o v2.8.1.tar.gz http://14cc7d57b5e70f679b851fe5b272ce17c70632ff4beb5b35ab64bc706b2485af.pk.ygg/pkg/meshtastic-android/v2.8.1.tar.gz
                    printf '%s  %s\n' '89a39e225231e977dfeb67a0616b22f4884f8b758009056e8394b42512657099' 'v2.8.1.tar.gz' | sha256sum -c -

windows · tar.gz

$url = "http://14cc7d57b5e70f679b851fe5b272ce17c70632ff4beb5b35ab64bc706b2485af.pk.ygg/pkg/meshtastic-android/v2.8.1.tar.gz"
$out = "v2.8.1.tar.gz"
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $url -OutFile $out
if ((Get-FileHash $out -Algorithm SHA256).Hash.ToLowerInvariant() -ne "89a39e225231e977dfeb67a0616b22f4884f8b758009056e8394b42512657099") { throw "sha256 mismatch" }

artifact	format	size	hashes
v2.8.1.zip	zip	26.3 MiB	blake3-24 e4f1accb17d79a4d8e965e4f9101707a5defba831331c067 sha256 c8992d45b77c98cc3a5eb4857ba7d680f90d58753f9e04b6d3f0de522c859084 sha1 84396d08861281483b273b604740ae22e022caab
v2.8.1.tar.gz	tar.gz	23.2 MiB	blake3-24 0b6b5be5f73d9d828a057760f1376cea0a8a6b1f89e743a1 sha256 89a39e225231e977dfeb67a0616b22f4884f8b758009056e8394b42512657099 sha1 c4bfb80734913187a8bbee461b433aeafbb1070c

install

bazel

http_archive(
    name = "meshtastic-android",
    urls = ["https://ratatoskr.space/pkg/meshtastic-android/v2.8.1.tar.gz"],
    integrity = "sha256-iaOeIlIx6Xff62egYWsi9IhPi3WACQVug5S0JRJlcJk=",
    strip_prefix = "meshtastic-android-v2.8.1",
)

zig

.url = "https://ratatoskr.space/pkg/meshtastic-android/v2.8.1.tar.gz",

install via yggdrasil mesh

bazel

http_archive(
    name = "meshtastic-android",
    urls = ["http://14cc7d57b5e70f679b851fe5b272ce17c70632ff4beb5b35ab64bc706b2485af.pk.ygg/pkg/meshtastic-android/v2.8.1.tar.gz"],
    integrity = "sha256-iaOeIlIx6Xff62egYWsi9IhPi3WACQVug5S0JRJlcJk=",
    strip_prefix = "meshtastic-android-v2.8.1",
)

zig

.url = "http://14cc7d57b5e70f679b851fe5b272ce17c70632ff4beb5b35ab64bc706b2485af.pk.ygg/pkg/meshtastic-android/v2.8.1.tar.gz",

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