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I have a Bluetooth 4.0 Low Energy board. I want to develop a iOS app for the iPhone 4S that receives and sends data from the board.
What framework do I need to reseach/find-documentation-for? Will the Core Bluetooth framework in the iOS SDK work? Will I need to use the GameKit framework?
I just started looking into iOS development a few days ago so I'm trying to navigate through this maze! Thanks!
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In mobile phones and PDAs (personal digital assistant). In printers. In wireless headsets. To transfer data files, videos, and images and MP3 or MP4.
Using a Bluetooth connection, you can use third-party devices such as wireless keyboards, headphones, speakers, car kits, game controllers, and more with iPhone. Note: iPhone must be within about 33 feet (10 meters) of the Bluetooth device.
The reason Apple implemented this is because Bluetooth has enabled companies to sneakily track your location over Bluetooth by using beacons in stores, shopping malls, and even on popular city streets if they're placed within range of a place you'd walk by.
iOS supports and connects to two different type of Bluetooth devices – one that is termed as BLE – Bluetooth Low Energy device and the other is a Bluetooth classic device.
Core Bluetooth which is part of the iOS5 SDK is all that you need.
You do not need Gamekit or MFi to develop Bluetooth low energy apps.
You will also need a device that supports Bluetooth Low Energy 4.0 (iPhone 4S or the new iPad) to test your app.
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