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I'm working on a location related project. I found that iOS has iBeacon which can help the app to get the location data. I want to know if iOS Safari does have the access to it? Or any other similar bluetooth device which can be accessed?
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Not yet. There is a proposal in W3C for a "web-bluetooth" specification which has been partly implemented in the chrome , opera and chrome-for-android browsers, although they need to be activated by the users in a somewhat convoluted manner.
Users can create web solutions that will work on all iOS devices. To implement the capabilities of the web Bluetooth browser, you need to turn on Bluetooth on your smartphone and device, open the web API page adapted to the device, make a connection and you can start creating individual web solutions.
Bluetooth hacks can take place when a hacker uses their own Bluetooth connection to gain access to your phone. However, this can only happen if your phone is within the Bluetooth range of a potential hacker. Usually, this range is around 30 feet.
First double-check that Bluetooth is turned on in your iPhone. Tap "Settings" and select "Bluetooth." Confirm the Bluetooth switch reads "On." If Bluetooth is turned on, your iPhone automatically searches for remote devices. When devices are found, they appear in the list as they are located and identified.
Not yet. There is a proposal in W3C for a "web-bluetooth" specification which has been partly implemented in the chrome , opera and chrome-for-android browsers, although they need to be activated by the users in a somewhat convoluted manner. Like all these things, it'll take time for the committees to spin their wheels and for the browser makers to decide if they want to support it , and then implement it.
MDN docs: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Web_Bluetooth_API
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Apple don't have this built in to Safari (yet), however there is a Web Browser app called WebBLE that implements 'Web Bluetooth' mentioned by Shayne.
Currently the app only supports a subset of the standard, but it's more than enough for most tasks. It's also Open Source so you could add it to a WebView in your own app if needed.
Having said all that, currently I don't believe Web Bluetooth supports accessing Advertising data - so while you can connect to Bluetooth LE devices and interact with them, you may not be able to get the actual Advertisements (which is kind of the point of iBeacon).
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