You’re in integration testing and something’s not working. The mobile app can’t find your device, connections drop the moment they establish, or notifications that should be firing aren’t showing up on the other end. Your code looks right. Your debugger says the function executed. But something between your firmware and the outside world isn’t behaving the way you expect.

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FDA has announced that its Total Product Lifecycle Advisory Program, or TAP Program, is scaling from 15 devices at launch to 325 by the end of FY2027. That’s a 20x expansion over the life of the program. When a regulatory agency scales a pilot program that aggressively, it’s worth asking what they’re actually building toward.

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Virtual Devices let you simulate a BLE peripheral directly in LightBlue, no physical hardware required. It’s a feature that can meaningfully change how you work during certain stages of development, but it’s not a one-size-fits-all tool. This article walks through when they’re worth reaching for and when real hardware is the better call.

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