diff --git a/packages/transport-native-ble/src/api/nativeBleManager.ts b/packages/transport-native-ble/src/api/nativeBleManager.ts
index f5f19aa28376..6d025fb922cb 100644
--- a/packages/transport-native-ble/src/api/nativeBleManager.ts
+++ b/packages/transport-native-ble/src/api/nativeBleManager.ts
@@ -159,16 +159,16 @@ class NativeBleManager {
                 const alreadyScannedDevice = this.devicesScanList.find(
                     d => d.bleDevice.id === scannedDevice.id,
                 );
-                console.log('Advertisment payload base64', scannedDevice.rawScanRecord);
-                console.log(
+                debugLog('Advertisment payload base64', scannedDevice.rawScanRecord);
+                debugLog(
                     'Advertisment payload as ascii',
                     Buffer.from(scannedDevice.rawScanRecord, 'base64').toString('ascii'),
                 );
-                console.log(
+                debugLog(
                     'Advertisment payload hex',
                     Buffer.from(scannedDevice.rawScanRecord, 'base64').toString('hex'),
                 );
-                console.log(
+                debugLog(
                     'Advertisment payload binary',
                     bufferToBinaryString(Buffer.from(scannedDevice.rawScanRecord, 'base64')),
                 );
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ class NativeBleManager {
                     if (
                         alreadyScannedDevice.bleDevice.rawScanRecord !== scannedDevice.rawScanRecord
                     ) {
-                        console.log('!!! Advertisment payload changed !!!');
+                        debugLog('!!! Advertisment payload changed !!!');
                     }
                     // Device already in the list, update the last seen timestamp
                     alreadyScannedDevice.lastSeenTimestamp = Date.now();
@@ -568,24 +568,6 @@ class NativeBleManager {
             console.error('Error writing: ', JSON.stringify(e));
         }
     };
-
-    public eraseBondsForAllDevices = async () => {
-        // TEMPORARY until Connect will have message for erasing bonds
-        const eraseBondsMessage = Buffer.alloc(244);
-        eraseBondsMessage.fill(0);
-        eraseBondsMessage.set([63, 35, 35, 31, 70], 0);
-
-        return Promise.all(
-            this.appConnectedDevices.map(async device => {
-                await device.bleDevice.writeCharacteristicWithResponseForService(
-                    NUS_SERVICE_UUID,
-                    device.writeUuid,
-                    eraseBondsMessage.toString('base64'),
-                );
-                await this.disconnectDevice(device.bleDevice.id);
-            }),
-        );
-    };
 }
 
 export const nativeBleManager = new NativeBleManager();
diff --git a/suite-native/module-authorize-device/src/screens/connect/ConnectingDeviceScreen.tsx b/suite-native/module-authorize-device/src/screens/connect/ConnectingDeviceScreen.tsx
index 09f5228d7ded..e6a69ebdb48b 100644
--- a/suite-native/module-authorize-device/src/screens/connect/ConnectingDeviceScreen.tsx
+++ b/suite-native/module-authorize-device/src/screens/connect/ConnectingDeviceScreen.tsx
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ const screenStyle = prepareNativeStyle(() => ({
 
 export const ConnectingDeviceScreen = () => {
     useOnDeviceReadyNavigation();
-    useHandleHardwareBackNavigation();
+    // comment this out so we can dismiss the screen by hardware back button because on BT devkit it will freeze there otherwise
+    // useHandleHardwareBackNavigation();
 
     const { applyStyle } = useNativeStyles();
 
diff --git a/suite-native/module-dev-utils/src/screens/DevUtilsScreen.tsx b/suite-native/module-dev-utils/src/screens/DevUtilsScreen.tsx
index 6ac3e0155c37..2c438092132f 100644
--- a/suite-native/module-dev-utils/src/screens/DevUtilsScreen.tsx
+++ b/suite-native/module-dev-utils/src/screens/DevUtilsScreen.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { Alert } from 'react-native';
+import { useState } from 'react';
 
 import { useNavigation } from '@react-navigation/native';
 import * as Sentry from '@sentry/react-native';
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ import {
 import { clearStorage } from '@suite-native/storage';
 import { getCommitHash, getSuiteVersion } from '@trezor/env-utils';
 import { logs, nativeBleManager } from '@trezor/transport-native-ble';
+import TrezorConnect from '@trezor/connect';
 
 import { BluetoothToggle } from '../components/BluetoothToggle';
 import { DevicePassphraseSwitch } from '../components/DevicePassphraseSwitch';
@@ -35,6 +37,27 @@ type NavigationProps = StackToStackCompositeNavigationProps<
 export const DevUtilsScreen = () => {
     const navigation = useNavigation<NavigationProps>();
     const copyToClipboard = useCopyToClipboard();
+    const [isErasingBonds, setIsErasingBonds] = useState(false);
+
+    const handleEraseBonds = async () => {
+        setIsErasingBonds(true);
+        try {
+            Alert.alert('Please confirm erasing BT bonds on device.');
+            const result = await TrezorConnect.eraseBonds({});
+            console.log('result', result);
+            if (!result.success) {
+                throw new Error(`${result.payload.code} - ${result.payload.error}`);
+            }
+            Alert.alert(
+                'BT bonds erased - please follow these steps:',
+                `1. Accept request on Trezor \n2. Restart Trezor device by cutting the power \n2. Click on "Forget device" in system settings \n3. Restart mobile app`,
+            );
+        } catch (error) {
+            console.error(error);
+            Alert.alert('Error erasing BT bonds', error.message);
+        }
+        setIsErasingBonds(false);
+    };
 
     return (
         <Screen screenHeader={<ScreenHeader content="DEV utils" />}>
@@ -66,14 +89,10 @@ export const DevUtilsScreen = () => {
                             </>
                         )}
                         <Button
-                            onPress={() => {
-                                nativeBleManager.eraseBondsForAllDevices();
-                                Alert.alert(
-                                    'BT bonds erased - please follow these steps:',
-                                    `1. Accept request on Trezor \n2. Restart Trezor device by cutting the power \n2. Click on "Forget device" in system settings \n3. Restart mobile app`,
-                                );
-                            }}
+                            onPress={handleEraseBonds}
                             colorScheme="redBold"
+                            isLoading={isErasingBonds}
+                            isDisabled={isErasingBonds}
                         >
                             🔵🗑️ Erase BT bonds
                         </Button>