Arduino ESP Bluetooth - Dabble

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Virtual shields for BT gamepad, robot control, sensors, camera, IoT, & terminal.

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Total installs
356,054
exact · Play shows 100,000+
Installs / day
+441
7-day avg · last day +881
Rating
4.2★
2.4K ratings · 44 reviews
Released
10 Dec 2018
7.8y ago
Last update
2 Dec 2025
v1.0.9 · 10mo ago
Countries
—
not checked yet

Installs per day

gain of the exact counter
02004006008001,00012 Oct13 Oct

Lifetime avg ≈ 124/day (all installs ÷ days since release)

Daily tracking since 11 Oct 2026 · history grows every day

Install history

exact counter from Google Play
355.0K355.2K355.4K355.6K355.8K356.0K356.2K11 Oct12 Oct13 Oct
0100K200K300K400K10 Dec 201811 Oct 202613 Oct 2026

Dashed: estimate from the release date (no daily data before 11 Oct 2026) · time axis compressed before that day

Daily tracking since 11 Oct 2026 · history grows every day

Change timeline

Full history

No changes recorded yet. We compare every crawl with the previous one and list title, icon, screenshots, description, version, price and availability changes here.

Country availability

Availability has not been checked for this app yet. “Check all countries” looks the app up in about 140 Google Play storefronts and shows where it is live, listed but not installable, or missing — plus any country-specific (custom) store listings.

Top countries

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We estimate where downloads come from using the app’s position in Google Play’s top charts in about 140 countries. This app is not in any chart we have collected yet; the estimate appears as soon as it is.

Top chart positions

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App manifest

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Data safety

declared by the developer on Google Play
  • No data shared with third parties
  • No data collected
  • Follows the Play Families Policy

This is the developer's own declaration, summarised from the Play listing. The permissions below show what the app is technically able to access.

Permissions

16 in 6 groups
8 Sensitive3 Notable5 Routine

What this app can do with your phone

  • Know roughly where you are, using mobile towers and Wi-Fi networks
  • Know your exact location using GPS, Wi-Fi and mobile networks
  • Use your camera to take photos and record videos
  • Record sound using your phone's microphone
  • Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storage
  • Add, change or delete photos, videos and other files in your phone's storage
LocationSensitive2

Access to where your device is, using GPS or network signals

  • Know roughly where you are, using mobile towers and Wi-Fi networksapproximate location (network-based) · ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION
  • Know your exact location using GPS, Wi-Fi and mobile networksprecise location (GPS and network-based) · ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION
Photos/Media/FilesSensitive2

Access to photos, videos, music and other files stored on your device

  • Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storageread the contents of your USB storage · READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
  • Add, change or delete photos, videos and other files in your phone's storagemodify or delete the contents of your USB storage · WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
StorageSensitive2

Access to files, photos and media saved on your phone's storage

  • Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storageread the contents of your USB storage · READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
  • Add, change or delete photos, videos and other files in your phone's storagemodify or delete the contents of your USB storage · WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
CameraSensitive1

Access to your camera to take photos and record video

  • Use your camera to take photos and record videostake pictures and videos · CAMERA
MicrophoneSensitive1

Access to your phone's microphone to record sound

  • Record sound using your phone's microphonerecord audio · RECORD_AUDIO
OtherNotable8

Access to miscellaneous device features that don't fit other categories

  • See Bluetooth settings and connect to paired devices like headphones, speakers or watchespair with Bluetooth devices · BLUETOOTH
  • Turn Bluetooth on or off and find and pair with nearby Bluetooth devicesaccess Bluetooth settings · BLUETOOTH_ADMIN
  • Keep your phone's processor or screen from going to sleep, which can use more batteryprevent device from sleeping · WAKE_LOCK
  • Check whether you are online and whether you use Wi-Fi or mobile dataview network connections · ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
  • Turn your phone's flashlight on and offcontrol flashlight · FLASHLIGHT
  • Connect to the internet to load content and send datafull network access · INTERNET
  • Make your phone vibratecontrol vibration · VIBRATE
  • Receive push messages sent from the app's servers over the internetreceive data from Internet · com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE

Sensitive = can reach personal data, location, camera/mic or act on your behalf. Notable = changes how your device behaves. Routine = normal for almost every app. Source: Google Play's permission list for all versions of this app.

Store listing

Full description
Whether you're a student, a teacher, or a hobbyist, Dabble is the perfect app for all your DIYing needs. It transforms your Smartphone into a virtual I/O device and lets you control hardware via Bluetooth as a gamepad controller or joystick, communicate with it like a serial monitor, access sensors like accelerometer, GPS, and proximity and other features of your Smartphone. It also provides you with dedicated projects compatible with Scratch and Arduino to help you learn by doing. What Dabble has in store: • LED Brightness Control: Control brightness of LEDs. • Terminal: Send and receive text and voice commands over Bluetooth. • Gamepad: Control Arduino projects/devices/robot in analog (Joystick), digital, and accelerometer mode. • Pin State Monitor: Remotely monitor the live status of devices and debug them. • Motor Control: Control actuators such as the DC motor, and servo motor. • Inputs: Provide analog and digital inputs via buttons, knobs, and switches. • Phone Sensor: Access different sensors of your Smartphone such as the accelerometer, gyroscope, proximity sensor, magnetometer, light sensor, sound sensor, GPS, temperature sensor, and barometer to make projects and conduct experiments. • Camera:Use the camera of your Smartphone for taking photos, record videos, colour picking, and face recognition (coming soon). • IoT : Log data, publish it on cloud, connect with internet, set notifications, and access data from APIs like ThingSpeak, openWeathermap, etc (coming soon). • Oscilloscope : Wirelessly visualize and analyse the input and output signals given to the device using the oscilloscope module. • Music Tune : Receive commands from the device and play tones, songs, or other recorded audio files on your Smartphone. Make dedicated projects to experience different concepts of the real world first-hand like home automation, line-follower and robotic arm. Boards Compatible with Dabble: • evive • Quarky • Arduino Uno • Arduino Mega • Arduino Nano • ESP32 Bluetooth Modules Compatible with Dabble: • HC-05, Bluetooth Classic 2.0 • HC-06, Bluetooth Classic 2.0 • HM-10 or AT-09, Bluetooth 4.0 & Bluetooth Low Energy (ESP32 has inbuilt Bluetooth 4.2 & BLE) Want to know more about Dabble? Visit: https://thestempedia.com/product/dabble Module Documentation: https://thestempedia.com/docs/dabble. Projects that you can make: https://thestempedia.com/products/dabble-app Dabble app usually serves as a virtual replacement for: • Sensors like IR, proximity, color recognition, accelerometer, gyroscope, magnetometer, mic, sound, etc. • Arduino shields like Wi-Fi, Internet, TFT Display, 1Sheeld, touchboard, ESP8266 Nodemcu shield, GPS, gamepad, etc. • Modules like joystick, numpad/keypad, camera, audio recorder, sound playback, etc. Permissions required for: • Bluetooth: to provide connectivity. • Camera: for taking pictures, videos, face recognition, color sensor, etc. • Microphone: to send voice commands and use the sound sensor. • Storage: to store the pictures and videos taken. • Location: to use Location sensor and BLE.

What's new

Fixed crash when toggling notifications. Added support up to Android 16. Improved Bluetooth initialization. Fixed empty messages in Terminal. Resolved phone sensor toggle crash. Fixed Camera gallery button on tablets. Improved “Ready to connect” highlight. Added clearer permission dialog with link to app settings Fixed Crash issue with HC05

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