# Blue Van Clef for TV — A Simple BLE "Explorer" App

> A Simple BLE "Explorer" App (iPhone/iPad app by Rift Valley Software, Inc..)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/blue-van-clef-for-tv/id1529181618 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Rift Valley Software, Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1448933102)
- Category: Developer Tools, Utilities
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 13.0 · 2 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2020-08-26
- Data updated: 2026-03-21
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/blue-van-clef-for-tv/id1529181618/reviews.md

## What is Blue Van Clef for TV?

Once connected to a device, you can do a "drill-down" discovery of the device's services, characteristics, and descriptors.

The app is designed to respect Accessibility (VoiceOver and Increased Contrast), as well as Dark Mode.

This is a 100% open-source app, with the code licensed as MIT.

It uses the BlueThoth Framework (A Bluetooth SDK), which is also 100% open-source.

The source repo for the app is: https://github.com/RiftValleySoftware/BlueVanClef

The source repo for the BlueThoth Framework is: https://github.com/RiftValleySoftware/RVS_BlueThoth

This is a page with some basic instructions for the app: https://riftvalleysoftware.com/bluevanclef#tv


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.5.4 — 2024-02-02

No visible changes. Just updated all of the internal libraries and SDKs to the current versions.

### 1.5.3 — 2022-06-02

Updates for the latest tools and operating system. No visible changes.

### 1.5.1 — 2021-12-15

Updated to the latest Apple tools.

### 1.5.0 — 2021-09-24

Updated to work with the latest operating systems.

### 1.4.5 — 2020-11-14

Addresses possible crashes, when reading descriptors. Unable to reproduce, but I think I can at least avoid crashes.

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## More apps by Rift Valley Software, Inc.

- [Rift Valley Timer](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/rift-valley-timer/id1448933389)
- [Blue Van Clef for Mobile](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/blue-van-clef-for-mobile/id1511428132)

All apps by Rift Valley Software, Inc.: https://appshunter.io/developer/1448933102

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