MAI Student Builds App to Debug Compatibility Between Aurora OS and Bluetooth Gadgets
The app helps developers fix connection problems without relying on external devices.
A full-fledged ecosystem of apps and compatible gadgets continues to take shape around Russia’s Aurora operating system. Young developers have made a significant contribution to this effort, creating projects with clear potential for practical applications.
Spot Connection Problems Right on Your Screen
Eleanora Chernysheva, a student at the Moscow Aviation Institute (MAI), has developed an app called BLE Inspector. It is designed to debug connections between Aurora OS and wireless devices that use Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE). These include fitness trackers, headphones, payment terminals and many other gadgets. The app lets developers monitor data exchanges directly on a smartphone screen and identify errors in the code.
Previously, developers trying to figure out why a device would not connect to the system had to plug the phone into a computer or use other hardware to monitor protocol activity. Even then, this approach did not guarantee that they could identify and fix the problem. BLE Inspector handles the task directly on the target device, using an easy-to-understand graphical interface. It detects nearby gadgets, measures their signal strength, and lets developers read and write data values, keep a log of communications and export logs for more in-depth analysis.
NFC Pairing Support
“BLE Inspector sends a request to Aurora’s internal services, retrieves a list of nearby Bluetooth devices and connects to the one you need, requesting information about its capabilities,” Eleanora Chernysheva explained. “The app translates the complex technical code exchanged between devices into plain language and organizes the information on screen using filters. For example: ‘Heart rate – 75 beats per minute; battery level – 80%.’”
Another useful feature is NFC-based pairing. Users simply hold their smartphone near an NFC tag, and the app immediately reads all the data from the device being connected.
More Testing Ahead
The app’s source code has now been handed over to the Aurora development team so they can test its compatibility with a wider range of devices.
“Our students take on genuinely ambitious projects, from onboard communication systems for agricultural machinery running Aurora OS to smart AI assistants that can create API workflow diagrams and generate documentation news,” said Eduard Arevshatyan, deputy director of MAI Institute No. 3.
BLE Inspector could eventually become an important part of the Aurora ecosystem. Much will depend on the results of further testing. If those tests are successful, the app could join the professional toolkit available to Aurora developers and be used by companies building enterprise mobile apps and electronic devices.
Development of Russia’s homegrown operating system has been underway for several years. In 2024, Aurora gained support for RuStore, Russia’s domestic app store. This gave developers an official distribution channel for software built for the platform. It also increased the need for tools that can check whether different apps and devices are compatible with Aurora.
A Promising Partnership
BLE Inspector is far from the first project developed at MAI to expand the capabilities of Russia’s homegrown operating system. In April 2025, the institute announced that Alexander Navrotsky, a master's student, had written code to adapt the Unreal Engine 4 game engine for Aurora. The technology could eventually be used not only to develop games but also to advance virtual reality and multimedia platforms.
Demand for tools like BLE Inspector is likely to grow in the coming years as Russian-made mobile devices see wider adoption across businesses, industry and other sectors. Precise diagnostic tools will make it much faster to expand Aurora’s capabilities as an independent platform and strengthen Russia’s technological sovereignty.
