Bluetooth discovery on Android - is there a way to know if there is a bluetooth device nearby?

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I would like to show some kind of alert/notification if there is a bluetooth device nearby. At the moment my solution is to do the discovery every minute, but is there a more sophisticated way? (Like a BroadcastReceiver)

Have you found any solution to this..? – Mudassir Feb 29 '12 at 09:58 — Mudassir, Feb 29 '12 at 09:58

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 11 '12 at 04:20

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the Documentation can help you.

answered Jan 11 '12 at 04:20

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 11 '12 at 04:59

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No there isn't.. You will have to perform discovery in your app or manually to discover devices

answered Jan 11 '12 at 04:59

Dennis Mathews

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jan 11 '12 at 05:09

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Agree with Dennis. Unless you perform device discovery from your app, you won't be able to know the devices near to you.

answered Jan 11 '12 at 05:09

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Bluetooth discovery on Android - is there a way to know if there is a bluetooth device nearby?

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