My app needs to communicate with an android app via classic bluetooth.
We have implemented bluetooth socket in android application. Now i have to connect to the bluetooth service created by this app using uuid.
I have read various post related to this topic, but couldn't find a solution.
Any help will be appreciated.
Q1) Can we connect to iOS app to bluetooth socket created by an android app ?
I have read about Gamekit but it can be used only for communication between two iOS devices only.Correct me if I am wrong.
Q2) Can i use External Accessory framework ?
NOTE:- We are not using BLE in our apps.
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I'm trying to implement Bluetooth for my project. I was able to implement BLE but I have to go with Bluetooth classic because of some hardware issue. So for Bluetooth classic implementation I have gone through this post and I used source code from this post. But in that they are trying to connect to already paired device. But my requirement is to scan and connect to available Bluetooth classic device not BLE device. And also there should not be any pairing dialogue appearing while connecting. I even tried to check if there is any Bluetooth classic scanner application in app store for reference but I didn't find any. There are only BLE scanner application in app store. I have no clue how to proceed forward any suggestions?
iOS apps can only connect to MFi enabled Bluetooth classic devices. This is why you can't find any classic BL scanner apps. Unless your hardware contains an MFi chip from Apple you will not be able to use classic Bluetooth profiles, such as SPP, to communicate with it.
I'm currently digging my through the nest of using Bluetooth in my iOS application and I find it quite hard to find the information I'm looking for.
Can I turn on Bluetooth from within my app or does the user have to do it manually?
Can I use the basic Bluetooth fetaures (such as Discovery, connecting and Sending Data) with other devices running Bluetooth < 4.0 (classic)
AFAIK CoreBluetooth Framework can only be used to communicate with devices running Bluetooth 4.0+. Which framework is used to communicate with Bluetooth < 4.0 devices?
Is it possible to use Bluetooth in such a way that Apple will reject my App on App Store? And which ways would that be?
Is there a difference between paired and unparied communication? Can one communicate with another device without being paried? Can pairing be initated from an app?
To give some Context to my question: I'm currently developing a part of a Home Automation Application where the App needs to communicate with an embedded device which does not yet have Wifi. It has not been decided which Bluetooth version will run on the embedded device. The same functionality will be implemented in an Android application.
Thankful for some input from some with Bluetooth experience for iOS.
you cannot turn on Bluetooth from your app. The user must do it using settings or the control center.
unless you device is MFi certified you can only communicate with Bluetooth Low Energy devices
the external accessory framework is used to communicate with MFi devices that use "classic" Bluetooth
I am not aware of any use of Core Bluetooth that will lead to app rejection. If your app supports an MFi accessory that isn't associated with your company then your app will be rejected.
you can initiate bonding (commonly known as pairing but it is actually different) by requiring encryption for an attribute. Once the bonding is complete there is no difference in how you transfer data, but the data will be encrypted over the air.
Like the title says, is it possible to create an iOS app that communicates wirelessly with an Arduino device, whether it's bluetooth or wifi, etc?
As an addon question, can bluetooth or wifi work through materials such as thick plastic?
You can either user bluetooth or wifi direct for the wireless communication . Apple provided rich apis for these framework.
For wifi direct there is framework called Multipeer Connectivity . You can find documentation : https://developer.apple.com/library/prerelease/ios/documentation/MultipeerConnectivity/Reference/MultipeerConnectivityFramework/index.html
For Bluetooth there is framework called Core Bluetooth , you can find the documentation :
https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/NetworkingInternetWeb/Conceptual/CoreBluetooth_concepts/AboutCoreBluetooth/Introduction.html
we are about to start developing an app for iOS that reads data sent via Bluetooth from a device. Which framework should we use if the Bluetooth device that sends the data is not BLE 4.0? In addition to this, if it is possible to develop to app by using a different framework, will the same app also be able to connect to BLE 4.0?
Any pointer is highly appreciated.
Thanks in advance for any pointer.
The framework you are looking for is the ExternalAccessory.framework (although there are limitations). You can use it and the Corebluetooth.framework inside the same app, but they will not be related on which devices they can connect to. Corebluetooth is Bluetooth low energy only. Check this answer and the related links for more information on using the ExternalAccessory.framework :
How to use bluetooth classic instead of le
Hi i just want to clarify few things after i went through all the details by googling whole day.
Firstly i want to know Can we list all the devices*(including Android,blackberry etc)*using bluetooth connectivity in our ios device?
If yes how do we do??Once listing out the device can we able to connect to it*(including Android,blackberry etc)* ?According to my knowledge we cant connect to any other device using bluetooth as apple wont support.But is there any way can we connect it?Just for my knowledge purpose.
Secondly i went through framework called BluetoothManager where i saw a sample code where it displays a list of devices when bluetooth is ON, but i didnt see IOS devices listing when we use Bluetooth Manager.
So can anyone tel me For what exactly Bluetooth manager is used for and can we connect with ios device to any other Devices and tranfer files using this Framework?Is it possible?
I know about Gamkekit Framework where it is used to connect between two or more IOS devices.
But i am eager to know Other than Gamekit there are any other way where we can connect to other devices using bluetooth.
Please anyone would tel me regarding would be very helpfull for me and others as well.Looking forward to for the answers.
There are three frameworks available in iOS using which you can develop the bluetooth applications:
GameKit: This is the publicly available framework . But using this you can only establish and communicate between only two iOS device. So this framework having its own limitations .
BluetoothManager: This is private framework .I used this framework to discover the non iOS devices . I have established the connection also . But cant able to do the data exchange. I think it is still under development. For the reference you can refer this link
CoreBluetooth: This is also the public framework. This can only discover BLE enabled devices . I have successfully used this to transfer the data between the BLE enabled devices.