WebBLE - no longer working after June 2020 release

[adryannn]

Hello,

I have recently found that the bluetooth extension is no longer working due to the new software release. Most probably due to the new capability for uploading the code using the USB (without using drag & drop) I have also created a ticket (38225) with microbit for this issue. As a workaround you can use the previous release (https://makecode.microbit.org/v2#editor), which will be available until 2022.

For more details about the new release you can check: https://support.microbit.org/support/solutions/articles/19000058445-makecode-editor-updates

I hope this will at least help other to save some time with troubleshooting.

Thank you! Adrian

[martinwork]

Do you have a specific example @adryannn ? I just tried a couple of simple tests without a problem.

[adryannn]

Hi Martin,

I'm really happy to see that everythings is going well for you. I think there is no magic in replicating the issue, in case we are using the same versions (firmware, UI, browser). To demonstrate what I have said before, I have created a video while I was replicating the issue. (the link to the google drive where the video is uploaded - 13 MB)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wl2sBeMPfOquSMdo8-P0pI6ei6Fh8UFm/view?usp=sharing

Google Chrome: Version 83.0.4103.106 (Official Build) (64-bit) Microbit firmware version: 0253 Makecode version: latest version - https://makecode.microbit.org/#editor

If you need any additional information, please let me know.

Best regards Adrian

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[martinwork]

Thanks for the video @adryannn . I now understand that the problem is with the Bluetooth Download experiment in Chrome on Windows, not with "bluetooth" or the "Bluetooth extension". It doesn't work for me either.

[adryannn]

Ohh, sorry for misleading. Good to hear that everything is clear now. I really hope this will be fixed soon and more than that I really hope this will become the official way to upload the code on the microbit and not just an experimental extension. There is a such great potential and I don't know why Microbit is ignoring it.

Thank you very much for your support and quick reaction!

Br, Adrian

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Thanks for the video @adryannn https://github.com/adryannn . I now understand that the problem is with the Bluetooth Download experiment in Chrome on Windows, not with "bluetooth" or the "Bluetooth extension". It doesn't work for me either.

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[targetarchitecture]

I also have the same problem over here in York, very frustrating.

[adryannn]

As this issue was not fixed yet, I have posted some instructions about how to use Bluetooth Download extension with previous version of Makecode - v1. Instructions can be found here: https://github.com/Microsoft/pxt/issues/4807#issuecomment-746025195

Enjoy, Adrian