ZeroTrace AirLeak
Using the desktop app
Hand AirLeak to the ZeroTrace desktop app over USB with developer mode, and how to return it to phone control.
Using the desktop app
AirLeak is normally driven from the phone app over Bluetooth. To use the ZeroTrace desktop app over USB instead, hand the device over by switching it into developer mode from the phone app.
Switch into developer mode
- Open AirLeak in the app
Pair and open your AirLeak in the ZeroTrace mobile app.
- Open the device's Settings
Go to the AirLeak Settings screen.
- Scroll to the Developer section
Scroll to the bottom of Settings. The last section is Developer.
- Tap “Serial / developer mode” and confirm
Tap Serial / developer mode. The confirmation warns that the app will disconnect and monitoring stops — confirm to continue.
- Connect it to your computer
The device reboots into USB serial mode and the phone disconnects (expected). Connect it to your computer over USB and open the ZeroTrace desktop app — see Desktop → Connecting devices.
Once armed, developer mode survives reboots and power-cycles — the device stays on USB and will not answer the phone again until you leave developer mode from the desktop app (it returns the device to Bluetooth and reboots it).
Return it to phone control
In the desktop app, end developer mode. AirLeak reboots back into Bluetooth mode and the phone app can pair with it again.