BLE Manager vs Network Survey+
Side-by-side comparison of two open source alternatives
BLE Manager
The BLE Manager app for Android simplifies managing your device’s characteristics. No additional libraries are required to use the app with your device. Annotate each characteristic with a descriptor specifying the data type, graphical component, and optional properties like minimum and maximum values. That’s all! Once connected, the app automatically displays the described characteristics, enabling you to read and modify their values. All components fully support notifications and indications from your device for seamless interaction.
Network Survey+
FOR ROOTED ANDROID PHONES WITH CERTAIN QUALCOMM CHIPS ONLY.So far, the only device that this app has been tested against is a Pixel 3a. Other devices will be added at a later date.The Network Survey+ app is the "advanced" version of the regular Network Survey app. NS+ accesses the Qualcomm diag device to get QCDM messages. The QCDM messages are then processed and logged to a pcap file. Currently, only LTE RRC OTA messages are processed and logged. In addition, each pcap record is geotagged with the device's current location.The pcap files can be opened and viewed in Wireshark.This app also supports streaming the LTE OTA messages over an MQTT connection. See https://messaging.networksurvey.app/#operation-publish-lte_ota_message for details.Note that this app only works on rooted Android phones, and requires a cellular qualcomm chip that exposes the /dev/diag device and supports QCDM messages. See https://github.com/christianrowlands/android-network-survey-rooted for a list of compatible devices.See https://mosquitto.org for information on setting up a MQTT Broker.
| Feature | BLE Manager | Network Survey+ |
|---|---|---|
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Install sources | F-DroidGitHub | F-DroidGitHubIzzyOnDroid |
| Categories | Dev ToolsMessaging | Dev ToolsMessaging |
| Features | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking |
| Platforms | Android | Android |
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