Certainly one of our favourite hacking devices, the Flipper Zero, acquired its first main firmware replace in the present day. It consists of lots of options that builders have been engaged on stabilizing for the previous three years, together with a giant enhance in battery life that technically got here with a earlier replace. Whereas most of the options aren't technically new, the entire bundle ought to make this gadget really feel like a supercharged model of its predecessor.
One of the crucial notable updates since launch solves one in all builders' greatest issues: the gadget's inner flash reminiscence initially restricted what number of options they might add. Prior to now, new options have been constructed into the firmware itself, however ultimately outgrew what the reminiscence may deal with. Final 12 months, the gadget added an app retailer and permits you to run new apps from the microSD card.
JavaScript is now supported, so coding your personal apps might be simpler. The NFC subsystem has been rewritten from the bottom up, helps extra card sorts and might learn playing cards sooner. Bluetooth knowledge switch with Android units can be sooner, and the pace of firmware updates has elevated by 40 p.c, in response to the builders.
The brand new firmware additionally consists of extra IR protocols, so in the event you already use Flipper Zero as a common distant, now you can use it with extra TVs, ACs, audio methods and projectors. Should you want an extended transmission vary, the Flipper Zero additionally helps exterior infrared modules. Right here's an explanatory video:
You may also use the Flipper Zero to hearken to analog walkie-talkies, and the builders say its sub-GHz radio now helps 89 completely different radio protocols in complete. If the built-in antenna will not be delicate sufficient, now you can additionally join it to an exterior sub-GHz module to get a greater one.