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: Tharindu Madushanka <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2011 17:33:48 +0530
Hi,
mm.. ok. So that would mean even applying for MFi cannot notify that a new
(MFi) Bluetooth device nearby to an iPhone app. (other than an iPhone or
iPod touch running the app)
Thanks and Best Regards,
Tharindu
On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 4:58 PM, Rick Mann <email@hidden> wrote:
>
> On Feb 2, 2011, at 03:22:18, Tharindu Madushanka wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > Thanks. So it would be searched by iPhone it self.
> >
> > I found another confusing article on web.
> >
> http://www.objectpartners.com/2010/09/14/communicating-with-external-devices-from-the-iphone-and-ipad/
> >
> > Would that mean when we go to a nearby MFi Device could our application
> be locally notified and get its name ??
>
> Again, no. You have to first pair with the device. If the device has
> already been paired once, and it's configured to automatically re-connect
> when it notices the iPhone, then it's likely you'll get a notification.
>
> There are some things you can do to auto-launch an app when a device
> appears, too, but I haven't looked much at that.
>
> --
> Rick
>
>
>
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