User Guide
Documentation for using the Meshtastic Android and Desktop app.
What's New in the Docs
June 2026 — Help & In-App Docs — New page covering the in-app documentation browser, search, and the on-device Chirpy AI assistant.
June 2026 — Home Screen Widget — New page covering the Android home screen widget that shows your connected radio's local stats at a glance.
June 2026 — Discovery — Added the Local Mesh Discovery scanner: a dedicated mode that cycles your radio through LoRa presets, dwells on each to collect packets, and ranks which preset works best at your location.
June 2026 — Node Metrics — Added Air Quality metrics (PM1.0, PM2.5, PM10, and CO₂ with severity color bands), a separate view from the BME680 IAQ reading.
June 2026 — Messages & Channels — Added full-text message search within a conversation, with a result counter and previous/next navigation.
June 2026 — Android Auto — New page covering Meshtastic in Android Auto.
June 2026 — App Functions — New page covering App Functions, which exposes app actions to the Android system AI on Google flavor builds.
May 2026 — Translate the App — New page explaining how to contribute translations to the Meshtastic app via Crowdin.
May 2026 — Units & Locale — New page explaining how the app automatically adapts temperatures, distances, speeds, and times to your device's regional settings.
May 2026 — Signal Meter — New page explaining how the LoRa signal quality meter works, why negative SNR values are normal, and how to interpret RSSI vs. SNR.