Flipper Zero 1.0 firmware replace supercharges the hacking handheld

One in all our favourite hacking devices, the Flipper Zero, acquired its first main firmware replace at this time. It features a bunch of options the builders have been engaged on stabilizing for the final three years, together with a huge battery life increase that technically arrived with a earlier replace. Whereas lots of the options aren’t technically new, your complete package deal ought to make this gadget really feel like a supercharged model of its former self.

One of the vital notable updates since launch solves one of many builders’ greatest issues: the gadget’s inside flash reminiscence initially restricted what number of options they may add. Previously, new options have been constructed into the firmware itself, however they ultimately exceeded what the reminiscence might deal with. Final 12 months, the gadget added an app retailer and allow you to run new apps from the microSD card as a substitute.

JavaScript is now supported, so coding your personal apps may very well be simpler. The NFC subsystem has been rewritten from the bottom up, helps extra card varieties, and may learn playing cards sooner. Transferring information by way of Bluetooth with Android gadgets can be sooner, and the velocity of firmware updates has elevated by 40 p.c, in keeping with the builders.

The brand new firmware additionally consists of extra IR protocols, so for those who already use the Flipper Zero as a common distant management, now you can use it with extra TVs, ACs, audio programs, and projectors. Should you want an extended transmission vary, the Flipper Zero helps exterior infrared modules, too. Right here’s an explainer video:

You can even 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 all. If the built-in antenna isn’t delicate sufficient, now you can additionally join it to an exterior sub-GHz module to get a greater one.