Mooshimeter App.(Solved) - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / testgear

author: BILLPOD
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 12, 2023, 07:18:36 pm
content: Hi All, I recently took possession of a Mooshimeter and I attempted to download the Android App. necessary to use it. I went to the Google Play Store, (where the Mooshimeter instructions say to get it), and when I attempt to download it I get the following message: "This app isn't available for your device because it was made for an older version of Android". I tried on my cellphone, which has Android 11, and I tried with my Samsung Galaxy tablet, that has Android 9, and get this message on both. The Mooshimeter instructions say it will work on Android 4 and NEWER. I sent an email to the Mooshi support address included in the paperwork, but haven't heard, and doubt I will, based on my experience with similar matters with other companies. I got it through Amazon and will return it, as without the app, the device is worthless. I'll give them a week, but in the meantime, I have to ask if anyone here on the forum has had this problem? Thank you for your time.

author: KungFuJosh
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 12, 2023, 07:39:52 pm
content: You might be able to find the APK by searching, but be careful where you download it from, and scan it before using it. Even if you do get the APK it won't necessarily work.The reviews for the app (which hasn't been updated since 2018) are pretty bad. I would return it.

author: thm_w
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 12, 2023, 09:37:15 pm
content: I can use the app fine on Android 12.The app itself works ok for what it needs to do, the average rating is 4.2/5 on google store. Its not perfect but I have yet to see a portable bluetooth meter that is any better.I attached the APK extracted from my phone, see if that works.

author: J-R
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 12, 2023, 10:22:53 pm
content: I've seen this in the past where Google blocks installing apps but if you already have it and upgrade your OS, it will keep working. Side-loading the APK is one way around it. There are also websites that can extract the APK from the Play Store if you don't already have it. I just did this from two different sites and the resulting files were bit for bit identical to what thm_w posted.Old cell phones and tablets are cheap, so I'd suggest getting some that you can run custom ROMs, root, etc. for things like this. Something that is not your primary device.

author: BILLPOD
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 13, 2023, 06:28:33 pm
content: Thank you ALL, but especially to thm_w who attached his Mooshimeter APK, which I downloaded and installed on both my tablet and my cellphone.My Mooshimeter is now working beautifully, no thanks to the Mooshimeter support people.

author: artag
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 15, 2023, 04:17:26 am
content: I'm sorry to hear that, I really like the Mooshimeter. Google stills says the app is available for my phone, which is android 12.I'd better check it still works ..The app is open software, though, so perhaps can be updated to make google happy.https://github.com/mooshim

author: thm_w
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 03, 2023, 08:40:30 pm
content: Just saw an update today for the mooshimeter app (1.055), no notes on github or the manufacturerssiteabout what changes were made. Probably a compatibility update to mark as installable on android 13.A few are in stock on Amazon at $135:https://www.amazon.com/Mooshim-DMM-BLE-2x01A-Mooshimeter-Wireless-Multimeter/dp/B011W4L7JA/

author: eTimesV
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: December 21, 2024, 12:23:08 pm
content: I just picked up one of these meters for ~$15 and am trying to install the app either on Android (phone has Android version 9) or iOS on my iPad.The Mooshimeter app apparently no longer exists in the Play Store nor in the Apple App Store.I tried the .zip app here and also the .apk fromhttps://github.com/mooshim/Mooshimeter-AndroidAppFirst the phone says "Unsafe app blocked"... "This app was built for an older version of Android and doesn't include the latest privacy protections" then I clicked "install anyway". But it always just shows me a "!" icon with "App not installed." That's it, nothing else even after trying several times and also rebooting the phone then trying.Anybody else managed to install some version of the Android or iOS app (end of 2024)?In the worst case I guess I could get an old phone and try older versions of Android.Or, maybe get the GitHub code and see if I can update it with ChatGPT or Claude to make an app that works for my phone, although I'm not sure I have the time for that.Or what about sigrok? It's not clear to me how that works, if it works with pulse-view or only the cli. Has anybody ever used that with a Mooshimeter?https://sigrok.org/wiki/Mooshim_Engineering_Mooshimeter

author: BILLPOD
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 21, 2024, 07:53:05 pm
content: Quote from: eTimesV on December 21, 2024, 12:23:08 pmGood Morning ETimesV, Go to Reply #2 of this thread and you will find the Zip file

author: eTimesV
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: December 21, 2024, 08:55:35 pm
content: thanks for the reply.As mentioned in my post, I already tried that. Also tried the apk from Mooshimeter on github, as linked above.

author: coromonadalix
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 22, 2024, 07:09:14 pm
content: for more recent androids you have to side load apps or remove some security .... witch could help but render a phone more vulnerable to bad apps

author: BILLPOD
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 22, 2024, 08:13:26 pm
content: Quote from: eTimesV on December 21, 2024, 12:23:08 pm

author: eTimesV
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: December 23, 2024, 04:46:59 pm
content: ha, yeah, you could think that but it's brand new in the box. Looks untouched. Some guy bought it a some years ago probably with good intentions but never used it. The road to cheap used tools is paved with good intentions.

author: eTimesV
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: December 23, 2024, 04:49:41 pm
content: hm, ok. I will look into side loading. In the meantime I searched my basement library-o-parts and found a working Sony Xperia Z3 Compact. I'm going to try to install there and see if it works.

author: nidlaX
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 29, 2024, 09:54:01 pm
content: Disappointed to see that James has delisted the Mooshimeter apps while the Curien N2 continues to be supported.

author: thm_w
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 30, 2024, 09:41:50 pm
content: Quote from: nidlaX on December 29, 2024, 09:54:01 pmNo one "delisted" the app on purpose, they automatically get removed from the play store if you don't take time to update them to support new android API.The app works fine, if you absolutely need to you can download the source code and mess around with it to support newer OS's. Curien does not appear to be open source, and the cost is much more.

author: eug
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: March 04, 2025, 01:06:37 pm
content: FWIW I can see and install the Mooshimeter app in the Play Store on my Pixel 9 (Android 15) and Samsung Galaxy devices (Android 14).https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mooshim.mooshimeter

author: join25715
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: July 10, 2025, 01:03:23 pm
content: Quote from: eug on March 04, 2025, 01:06:37 pmThanks for information!

author: eTimesV
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: July 25, 2025, 03:16:35 pm
content: My solution to being able to install the app was to enable Location.I would never in a million years have thought that was the show stopper.Thanks to a tip from SoloTek.Now it works and I'm excited to play around with it.

author: artag
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 25, 2025, 07:13:11 pm
content: Yes, bluetooth breaks a lot of android apps. Google consider allowing an app access to bluetooth a way to determine your location by looking for nearby devices.Not sure if it's lies from Google, an utterly idiotic failure in bluetooth itself or stupidity in android's API.What I don't understand is why the phone didn't make it obvious. I've always had warnings that I've reluctantly accepted when the app is installed that it wants to read location. It was a while before I discovered that what it really wanted to do was connect to a bluetooth device.