meshtastic-android @ v2.8.4

integrity

size: 42.4 MiB
downloaded: 2026-11-05 22:54 UTC
last checked: 2026-11-05 22:54 UTC

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

release notes

Highlights

A node's 3D model with its live screen, and the mesh in AR. Quick Settings tile, Live Update notifications, Node Tracker widget. Local node names. Stacked nodes draw as one chip. Traceroutes to you. MQTT topics near you. Per-install TAK certificates.

What's Changed

🏗️ Features

feat(node): view a device's 3D model, and place it in AR on the google flavor by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7639
feat(map): AR mesh view by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7659
feat(map): mesh view pictures, track direction and time fade, barometric height by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7719
feat(node): swap Chirpy into the device model viewer by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7722
feat(map): take mesh view pictures through a CameraX overlay effect by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7726
feat(service): add a Quick Settings tile for the radio connection by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7662
feat(notifications): Live Update for mesh status or a tracked node by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7664
feat(widget): add a Node Tracker home-screen widget by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7665
feat(tak): generate TAK certificates per install by @niccellular in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7731
feat(nodes): local display names by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7763
feat(map): draw nodes at one spot as one counted chip on both maps by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7762
feat(node): list traceroutes other nodes ran to us on our own node by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7764
feat(debug): live device screen mirror with remote control (protobufs #1054) by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/6987
feat(firmware): pick the bootloader image by target under a shared Board-ID by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7805
feat(firmware): show the bootloader's Last-Fault line from INFO_UF2.TXT by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7804
fix(firmware): reset-prime a dropped Legacy DFU only on bootloaders before 2.6.0 by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7806
feat(node): compact layout improvements by @vpolevikoff in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7802
feat(node): the connected device's live screen on its 3D model by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7651
feat(connections): pair with a PIN from a connect link by @jp-bennett in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7856
feat(firmware): offer recovery for the last BLE node found stranded in its bootloader by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7842
feat(node): metrics voltage chart scale start at 3V by default by @vpolevikoff in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7858
feat(widget): one branded design and real cell sizes for both widgets by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7862
feat(database): log who holds the Room connection when an acquire times out by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7875
feat(map): label Google map clusters with their exact count by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7896
feat(notifications): say where the Live Update shows and let it be stopped in place by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7901

🖥️ Desktop

fix(coverage): Site Planner estimate placement, floor, offline terrain, threads and credit by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7758
fix(desktop): scrollbar and Tab focus on radio config screens by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7899

🛠️ Fixes

fix(settings): offer only presets and serial modes the firmware runs, label pairing modes by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7709
fix(settings): make Disable LED Heartbeat mean what it says, cap MQTT password at 31 bytes by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7708
fix(node): gate Mute on our own node's firmware, not the remote node's by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7710
fix(ui): translate indoor air quality levels, call the beacon's hardware a node by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7711
fix(firmware): map NODARA (151) to SoftDevice 6.1.1 by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7727
fix(node): say why AR cannot start instead of coaching forever by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7737
fix: prevent metric panes truncating on portrait tablets by @mvanhorn in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7698
fix: surface routing NAKs on remote admin and node requests by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7749
fix(coverage): Mapterhorn credit on MapLibre and antimeridian regions by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7759
fix(connections): load connect-time card labels without blocking the main thread by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7775
fix(data): report a failed startup name backfill instead of crashing by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7776
fix(database): move a corrupt device database aside instead of crash-looping by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7777
fix(database): apply a staged restore only at the first open of a database by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7781
fix(map): draw weather radar smooth when zoomed in by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7779
fix(node): show the full firmware version in node details by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7770
fix(nodes): keep heard_on_current_lora current between handshakes by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7785
fix(logging): write app logs to logcat on google release builds by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7809
fix(usb): add Seeed XIAO nRF52840 Kit (239a:810b) to device filter by @koshiro in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7838
fix(usb): add remaining firmware USB IDs to device filter by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7841
fix(admin): accept admin responses only for requests the app sent by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7847
fix(coverage): trace Site Planner bands as smooth outlines by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7860
fix(messaging): show MQTT origin on reactions by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7861
fix(node): disabled popup menu 'Message' option for unmessageable or unknown nodes by @vpolevikoff in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7871
fix: stop 2.8.3 map crashes and the connect-list ANR by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7873
fix(mqtt): accept topic aliases from brokers that send them unasked by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7876
fix(database): name every Flow query in the Room pool dump by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7878
fix(database): move a device database aside after a query finds it corrupt by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7874
fix(mirror): forward taps to MUI devices without a touch panel by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7880
fix(debug): run the log search off the main thread by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7891
fix(widget): size the readings to the real cell by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7902
fix(widget): pick the layout by breakpoint and the line budget by the reported cell by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7912

📝 Other Changes

refactor(database): drop dead pool-timeout recovery by @jamesarich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7782
refactor(database): use row-value comparison in getLogsSnapshotPage by @sergeich in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7870

New Contributors

@mvanhorn made their first contribution in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7698
@vpolevikoff made their first contribution in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7802
@koshiro made their first contribution in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7838
@sergeich made their first contribution in https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/pull/7870

Full Changelog: https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/compare/v2.8.3...v2.8.4

download

unix · zip

curl -fL -o v2.8.4.zip https://ratatoskr.space/pkg/meshtastic-android/v2.8.4.zip
                    printf '%s  %s\n' '628e6f776fcfde93808e0bc2136ee1d89430945a840f95ab8578add48c19a001' 'v2.8.4.zip' | sha256sum -c -

windows · zip

$url = "https://ratatoskr.space/pkg/meshtastic-android/v2.8.4.zip"
$out = "v2.8.4.zip"
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $url -OutFile $out
if ((Get-FileHash $out -Algorithm SHA256).Hash.ToLowerInvariant() -ne "628e6f776fcfde93808e0bc2136ee1d89430945a840f95ab8578add48c19a001") { throw "sha256 mismatch" }

unix · tar.gz

curl -fL -o v2.8.4.tar.gz https://ratatoskr.space/pkg/meshtastic-android/v2.8.4.tar.gz
                    printf '%s  %s\n' 'a7e176729ca2b70a52e7c9f20ff8a4b4d5ae7794dbc644f3261da1dff3bb3967' 'v2.8.4.tar.gz' | sha256sum -c -

windows · tar.gz

$url = "https://ratatoskr.space/pkg/meshtastic-android/v2.8.4.tar.gz"
$out = "v2.8.4.tar.gz"
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $url -OutFile $out
if ((Get-FileHash $out -Algorithm SHA256).Hash.ToLowerInvariant() -ne "a7e176729ca2b70a52e7c9f20ff8a4b4d5ae7794dbc644f3261da1dff3bb3967") { throw "sha256 mismatch" }

download via yggdrasil mesh

unix · zip

curl -fL -o v2.8.4.zip http://14cc7d57b5e70f679b851fe5b272ce17c70632ff4beb5b35ab64bc706b2485af.pk.ygg/pkg/meshtastic-android/v2.8.4.zip
                    printf '%s  %s\n' '628e6f776fcfde93808e0bc2136ee1d89430945a840f95ab8578add48c19a001' 'v2.8.4.zip' | sha256sum -c -

windows · zip

$url = "http://14cc7d57b5e70f679b851fe5b272ce17c70632ff4beb5b35ab64bc706b2485af.pk.ygg/pkg/meshtastic-android/v2.8.4.zip"
$out = "v2.8.4.zip"
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $url -OutFile $out
if ((Get-FileHash $out -Algorithm SHA256).Hash.ToLowerInvariant() -ne "628e6f776fcfde93808e0bc2136ee1d89430945a840f95ab8578add48c19a001") { throw "sha256 mismatch" }

unix · tar.gz

curl -fL -o v2.8.4.tar.gz http://14cc7d57b5e70f679b851fe5b272ce17c70632ff4beb5b35ab64bc706b2485af.pk.ygg/pkg/meshtastic-android/v2.8.4.tar.gz
                    printf '%s  %s\n' 'a7e176729ca2b70a52e7c9f20ff8a4b4d5ae7794dbc644f3261da1dff3bb3967' 'v2.8.4.tar.gz' | sha256sum -c -

windows · tar.gz

$url = "http://14cc7d57b5e70f679b851fe5b272ce17c70632ff4beb5b35ab64bc706b2485af.pk.ygg/pkg/meshtastic-android/v2.8.4.tar.gz"
$out = "v2.8.4.tar.gz"
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $url -OutFile $out
if ((Get-FileHash $out -Algorithm SHA256).Hash.ToLowerInvariant() -ne "a7e176729ca2b70a52e7c9f20ff8a4b4d5ae7794dbc644f3261da1dff3bb3967") { throw "sha256 mismatch" }

artifact	format	size	hashes
v2.8.4.zip	zip	42.2 MiB	blake3-24 dccd712db0181f1d9167ff5a171f135ac90a9f40b3bbb0b2 sha256 628e6f776fcfde93808e0bc2136ee1d89430945a840f95ab8578add48c19a001 sha1 15b29ef0cb0a2584543b814417f7c9d8324fe79a
v2.8.4.tar.gz	tar.gz	38.2 MiB	blake3-24 9f011da3d2ce78b73041941236e77dc4d964073df7e98d67 sha256 a7e176729ca2b70a52e7c9f20ff8a4b4d5ae7794dbc644f3261da1dff3bb3967 sha1 437a59ca52c5f6cb74a5548b6586a32f5c648b1e

install

bazel

http_archive(
    name = "meshtastic-android",
    urls = ["https://ratatoskr.space/pkg/meshtastic-android/v2.8.4.tar.gz"],
    integrity = "sha256-p+F2cpyitwpS58nyD/iktNWud5TbxkTzJh2h3/O7OWc=",
    strip_prefix = "meshtastic-android-v2.8.4",
)

zig

.url = "https://ratatoskr.space/pkg/meshtastic-android/v2.8.4.tar.gz",

install via yggdrasil mesh

bazel

http_archive(
    name = "meshtastic-android",
    urls = ["http://14cc7d57b5e70f679b851fe5b272ce17c70632ff4beb5b35ab64bc706b2485af.pk.ygg/pkg/meshtastic-android/v2.8.4.tar.gz"],
    integrity = "sha256-p+F2cpyitwpS58nyD/iktNWud5TbxkTzJh2h3/O7OWc=",
    strip_prefix = "meshtastic-android-v2.8.4",
)

zig

.url = "http://14cc7d57b5e70f679b851fe5b272ce17c70632ff4beb5b35ab64bc706b2485af.pk.ygg/pkg/meshtastic-android/v2.8.4.tar.gz",

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