Re: [iPhone] Is it possible to search and detect Bluetooth [MFI] headset or other [MFI] device with SDK
Re: [iPhone] Is it possible to search and detect Bluetooth [MFI] headset or other [MFI] device with SDK
- Subject: Re: [iPhone] Is it possible to search and detect Bluetooth [MFI] headset or other [MFI] device with SDK
- From: Rick Mann <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2011 01:04:57 -0800
Nope. The MFi-compliant device must first establish a Bluetooth RFCOMM connection to the phone (which means it needs to be paired). Then the MFi authorization happens over that RFCOMM channel, and once that's complete, only then does the device show up in the External Accessory framework.
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Rick
On Feb 2, 2011, at 00:52:45, Tharindu Madushanka wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Actually, I found this link.
>
> http://developer.apple.com/library/ios/#qa/qa2009/qa1657.html
>
> Does it mean that iPhone could search for MFI hardware and get its name using External Accessory Framework. Could someone confirm on this ?
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tharindu
>
> On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 10:51 AM, Rick Mann <email@hidden> wrote:
> I don't think it is. The app can't really get at the BT radio hardware, and only sees things that have already been paired via the Settings app.
>
> --
> Rick
>
> On Feb 1, 2011, at 20:36:15, Tharindu Madushanka wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I would like to know whether its possible from iPhone SDK app to detect and
> > find the Name of a [MFI] Bluetooth device other than an iPhone or iPod
> > touch.
> >
> > If its possible could someone kindly provide few guides to look into it.
> >
> > Thanks and Kind Regards,
> >
> > Tharindu
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