Is it possible to create a Bluetooth Mesh Network with iOS and Android devices

Question

I'm currently building an app that creates a platform where users can share information on a network but I wanted to create an offline option where users could still communicate on a peer-to-peer network when in close proximity. Is it possible to create a BT mesh network with smartphones?

I've seen that Bluetooth has the option to create mesh networks using BLE but after looking into CoreBluetooth I haven't been able to find anything that would support this type of network. I've seen some solutions using iOS Multipeer connectivity but I would ideally like a cross-platform solution if at all possible.

Answer 1

Yes it is possible. Android and iOS doesnt natively provides support BLE Mesh API but they can be built on top of the existing BLE APIs for iOS and Androi

STMicroelectronics : https://www.st.com/en/embedded-software/stsw-bnrg-mesh.html

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.st.bluenrgmesh&hl=en_IN

Support : https://community.st.com/s/topic/0TO0X000000BSrIWAW/ble-mesh

Nordic :

https://github.com/NordicSemiconductor/Android-nRF-Mesh-Library

https://github.com/NordicSemiconductor/IOS-nRF-Mesh-Library

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=no.nordicsemi.android.nrfmeshprovisioner&hl=en_IN

Support : https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/