Allowing two devices to see each other on Android using wifi interface?

Question

Is it at all possible to get 2 Android handsets to see each other using the wireless interface? I'm not talking full-blown access-point mode. It would be cool if both devices could be actively looking for networks / devices whilst at the same time being 'discoverable' to other devices.

Is this possible in any way?

Thanks

Martin

Answer 1

Sounds like you want peer-to-peer ad-hoc networking which is not currently supported in Android. See Can Android do peer-to-peer ad-hoc networking? and http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=82

If both devices have NFC chips and are really close (few cm) then doing the discovery with NFC might be an option for you.