Announcing the New Particle Web USB Setup

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@OziGreybeard

Are there existing tools for achieving this and/or will the new system be capable of doing so,

Hi,
there is this library that allows you to set WiFi:

New Library Example: Provision Argon WiFi Credentials via BLE

Hello Particle Community! I’m Dan Kouba, a Sr. Solutions Architect on the Particle team, and I’m excited to share a solution I put together to address some of the challenges we’ve heard from you around provisioning Argons in the field. The solution is in two parts: A firmware library (ble-wifi-setup-manager, available in the Particle library system) that exposes a custom WiFi configuration service via BLE. It uses a simple JSON interface to enable another device to initiate WiFi scans on the …

I believe it just got updated for the Photon2.

There is also this free Android app:

New Android App: Provision Argon Wi-Fi Credentials via BLE

Hello Particle Community! I have created an Android app that will allow you or any person (even your customers!) to configure the Wi-Fi credentials of an Argon from an Android device. It complements the BLE WiFi Setup Manager Library created by @Dan-Kouba , posted here. You can see it in action here: [Wi-Fi Commander demo] You can install it on your Android device from Google Play: Below there is an example firmware that overcomes one limitation of the library flagged by @stee…

@OziGreybeard

The challenge with using WIFi rather than 4G is linking the device to either a patient’s cell phone or home WiFi modem/router.

Regarding that challenge, no matter what Particle or any given company can provide, you are still stuck with the millions of combinations on router brand/settings/bands/compatibility. That's the real challenge for WiFi-based products.
Best
PS: your product seems great!