BRU Connect
Food & Drink
Only for iPhone
Free · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
At BRU we are on a mission to provide the best tea making and drinking experience to tea drinkers of today an the future.
Take full control of your BRU tea machine right from your phone.
Craft the perfect cup every time with precise temperature, brewing time, and water volume settings — all at your fingertips.
more • More reliable Bluetooth: fixed connection issues after declining a pairing code and with older machines getting stuck on the Search screen.
• Fixed preset syncing so tea selection and your default preset save correctly to the machine.
• Fixed the photo picker not opening when changing your profile or preset picture
1.13.0 Oct 7
• Brewing countdown: see the time left at a glance and get an alert — plus a Lock Screen Live Activity — the moment your tea is ready.
• Sign in with Apple or Google to keep your presets and settings on your account.
• The in-app Store now opens in your app's language automatically.
• Steadier Bluetooth: rides out brief drops, reconnects on its own, and only shows the Search screen when the machine is really in pairing mode.
• Finer water control: 25 ml steps in Brewing and Dispenser, and Multisteeping shows estimated time and water up front (latest firmware required).
• New machine features via the bundled firmware: long-press the encoder for power on/off, a new Drying function, and a calmer Timer that no longer wakes the screen saver.
• Assorted fixes and polish.
1.12.3 Sep 18
• Brewing countdown: see the time left at a glance and get an alert — plus a Lock Screen Live Activity — the moment your tea is ready.
• Sign in with Apple or Google to keep your presets and settings on your account.
• The in-app Store now opens in your app's language automatically.
• Steadier Bluetooth: rides out brief drops, reconnects on its own, and only shows the Search screen when the machine is really in pairing mode.
• Finer water control: 25 ml steps in Brewing and Dispenser, and Multisteeping shows estimated time and water up front (latest firmware required).
• New machine features via the bundled firmware: long-press the encoder for power on/off, a new Drying function, and a calmer Timer that no longer wakes the screen saver.
• Assorted fixes and polish.
1.12.2 Sep 11
• Brewing countdown and notifications — see the time left at a glance and get a nudge when your tea is ready.
• Sign in with Google or Apple to keep presets and settings tied to your account.
• Browse and buy teas in the new in-app Store.
• More stable Bluetooth: rides out brief interruptions and reconnects automatically.
• More reliable presets.
• Water amount in 25 ml steps (latest machine firmware required).
• Performance and translation improvements.
1.12.1 Aug 2
• Brewing countdown and notifications — see how much time your tea has left at a glance, and get a nudge the moment it's ready.
• Sign in with Google or Apple to keep your presets and settings tied to your account.
• Browse and buy teas in the new in-app Store.
• A more stable Bluetooth connection that rides out brief interruptions and reconnects on its own.
• More reliable presets, with smoother saving and brewing.
• Water amount can now be set in 25 ml steps (latest machine firmware required).
• Performance, translation, and compatibility improvements.
1.12.0 Aug 1
• Brew notifications: follow your brew's progress and get an alert the moment your tea is ready — even in the background.
• A live full countdown right on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island, with one-tap cancel.
• Steadier Bluetooth that reconnects automatically, even mid-brew
1.11.1 Jul 19
• Brew notifications: follow your brew's progress and get an alert the moment your tea is ready — even in the background.
• A live steeping countdown right on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island, with one-tap cancel.
• Steadier Bluetooth that reconnects automatically, even mid-brew.
1.11.0 Jul 14
• More stable Bluetooth – stays connected through brief drop-outs and reconnects automatically.
• More reliable firmware updates on Android.
• Smoother saving and brewing of your own presets.
• Water amount now adjustable in 25 ml steps (latest firmware required).
• Performance, translation and stability improvements.
1.10.6 Jun 26
• Clearer status in Settings: when Bluetooth is off, your machine is
disconnected, or a firmware update is ready, you’ll now see a tidy
status banner at the bottom of Settings — with a one‑tap link to open
Settings, connect, or update — instead of interrupting pop‑ups.
• Steadier Bluetooth: your BRU stays connected through brief drop‑outs
and reconnects more reliably.
• Smoother firmware updates: more dependable update detection and
installation.
• New 25 ml water‑amount steps for finer control (where supported by
your machine’s firmware).
• Performance and stability improvements.
1.10.5 Jun 10
* Firmware update started from the in-app notification now succeeds on the first attempt
* After a successful firmware update, the BRU machine no longer appears disconnected in the app. The app now reconnects automatically as soon as the machine finishes its post-update reboot.
* Paired BRU machine is no longer forgotten after a brief Bluetooth signal drop.
1.10.4 May 26
- Fixed header blinking on error
- Added translations for error messages
- Fixed Brew It button text not updating after connection
- Fixed issue where preset image selection didn’t work on some devices
1.1.3 Apr 26
fix bug with reconnect
1.1.2 Mar 10
- Improved BRU connection stability: faster first-time pairing, more reliable reconnects, and cleaner session handling after brewing.
- Upgraded preset management: create/edit/delete, drag-and-drop reordering, favorites, preset images, and machine sync with limits and counters.
- Added and refined in-app firmware updates (check, download, progress tracking, and better error handling).
- Added an app update prompt and a “What’s New” section.
- Fixed multiple UI/UX issues, status handling, translations, and device management bugs (including nickname and device deletion).
1.1.1 Feb 22
The new version includes fixes for the video link in the help section.
1.0.9 10/22/2024
Minor fixes
1.0.8 10/18/2024
Improvements for the app. Fixes for bugs
1.0.7 09/14/2024
Fixed errors in settings screen if user is not connected to device. Fixed freestyle preset
1.0.6 06/10/2024
In setting screen added firmware version of device
1.0.5 06/06/2024
In this version we were fixed bugs with create, update and delete presets!
1.0.4 05/30/2024
• More reliable Bluetooth: fixed connection issues after declining a pairing code and with older machines getting stuck on the Search screen.
• Fixed preset syncing so tea selection and your default preset save correctly to the machine.
• Fixed the photo picker not opening when changing your profile or preset picture
more Version 1.13.0 Oct 7
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