Which ARMY Bomb models work with Bora Waves?

Bora Waves is built around the Bluetooth behavior of official BTS ARMY Bomb lightsticks. The goal is simple: create a timeline of colors and effects in the browser, connect a compatible lightstick, and replay that timing as a room-scale fan lightshow. The app does not require a concert seat, a venue control system, or any special hardware beyond the lightstick and a browser that supports Web Bluetooth.

The best-supported models are ARMY Bomb Ver 3, ARMY Bomb Ver 4, and ARMY Bomb Special Edition. These models expose Bluetooth services that Bora Waves can use after you grant browser permission. Support can still vary by device, battery level, browser, and whether the lightstick has previously been paired with another phone.

Ver 3 is one of the older Bluetooth-capable ARMY Bomb models and is useful for basic color playback. If the lightstick appears in your browser's Bluetooth picker, Bora Waves can usually send simple color commands to it. The most common issue is pairing state: if the lightstick was previously connected to another phone, remove it from that phone's Bluetooth settings before trying again.

Ver 4 is the model Bora Waves was originally tested against most heavily. It works well for sequence playback, manual color control, brightness changes, and effect timing. For the smoothest experience, use Chrome or Edge on desktop or Android, keep the lightstick close to the device, and make sure no official app or operating-system Bluetooth panel is holding the connection open.

The Special Edition model is also supported, including the variant that appears in some Bluetooth pickers with a multiM-style name. Because this model can use a slightly different write behavior, Bora Waves handles it separately when sending packets. From a user point of view, the steps are the same: turn on the lightstick, open the Bluetooth picker, select the device, then play a sequence.

Web Bluetooth support is the biggest limitation. Chrome and Edge are the safest choices on desktop and Android. Safari does not support the Web Bluetooth flow Bora Waves needs, and Chrome on iPhone still uses Apple's browser engine, so it has the same limitation. On iPhone or iPad, Bluefy is the practical workaround because it exposes Web Bluetooth features that Safari does not.

If pairing fails, restart the browser tab, power-cycle the lightstick, remove old Bluetooth pairings, and try again with the lightstick close to your device. If the gallery still plays but the lightstick stays dark, check that the sequence has color clips and that playback is actually running.