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by CamperBob2 4560 days ago
It needs Bluetooth LE. I'm an iOS developer. I need Bluetooth LE to support notifications at least.

Does Android even support BLE yet in a way that's accessible and standardized across hardware manufacturers? I was looking at doing some work with Bluetooth LE last year but was amazed at the lack of attention Google was putting into it. It seemed likely they were going to ignore it altogether for a while.
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nickbarnwell 4560 days ago
Android 4.3 brought about much improved BLE support [1]. Unfortunately, driver support from manufacturers is still fairly limited, and hasn't been appearing very quickly.

[1]: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/19717902/does-android-kit...

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allsystemsgo 4560 days ago
Not sure. Like I said, I'm an iOS dev. I think the most recent version of android does?
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