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nRF Connect SDK v2.9.0

On the recently launched nRF54L Series, support was added for nRF54L10 and nRF54L05 SoCs, including emulated targets on the nRF54L15 DK. This includes support for Bluetooth LE and Thread 1.4 on both nRF54L10 and nRF54L05, and additionally support for Amazon Sidewalk and Matter over Thread on nRF54L10. All standard SoC peripherals are also supported as well as PSA Crypto APIs (HW accelerated) for cryptographic operations and key storage. The FMN extension is available for members of the Apple MFi program and Apple Find My.

On Bluetooth, parallel scanning and initiating connection is now supported. This feature reduces the overall waiting time when there are many Bluetooth devices to be discovered and connected at the same time. Samples for Channel sounding reflector and Channel sounding initiator were added as experimental on nRF54L15 DK. The samples showcase how to use the ranging service between two devices. They are primarily meant to demonstrate the data flow between initiator and reflector. The ranging algorithm in these samples is for illustrative purposes, and the resulting accuracy is not representative for Channel Sounding.

On Wi-Fi, support was added for WPA3 Enterprise security in the nRF Wi-Fi driver, using nRF Connect SDK legacy crypto APIs (non-PSA), running on an nRF5340 SoC as a host to an nRF70 Series Wi-Fi 6 companion IC.

Lastly, support was added for Matter 1.4. The enhancements brought by Matter 1.4 include Long Idle Time (LIT) protocol which extends battery life for Matter over Thread devices (showcased in the new Matter: Smoke CO Alarm sample), check-in protocol which ensures reliable communication for low-power devices requiring LIT, and new device types for energy management, occupancy sensing and mounted On/Off and dimmable load controls. For more information see the CSA press release for Matter 1.4.