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I'm currently trying to develop a piece of software that would require to connect one bluetooth "classic" device and at least 2-3 Bluetooth Low Energy devices. And of course communicate with these devices, so it's not enough to be able to pair the devices but also to connect and communicate with them.
I'm using Nexus 4 (Android 4.3) as a unit which connects to these Bluetooth and Bluetooth LE devices.
Is this possible or is there some kind of restriction that only one, or the other, kind of Bluetooth devices can be connected simultaneously?
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Simply put, Bluetooth multipoint gives you the ability to pair two different Bluetooth sources—like your smartphone and laptop—to a compatible headphone, both at the same time.
In general, In general, host devices support up to 7 simultaneously connected devices and a practically unlimited number of paired. Client devices typically support a limited number of pairings, anywhere between 1 and 5, and only one single connection.
Improvement in the Audio Field A Bluetooth 4.2 supporting device (such as your smartphone) could only connect and transfer audio data to one speaker at a time. Connecting two speakers for dual audio meant relying on proprietary connection techniques of the speaker manufacturer.
BLE stands for Bluetooth Low Energy (Bluetooth LE, and marketed as Bluetooth Smart). Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) is a form of wireless communication designed especially for short-range communication. BLE is very similar to Wi-Fi in the sense that it allows devices to communicate with each other.
I'm pretty sure there's no restriction in the Bluetooth standard for having both regular and LE connections at the same time (on the host side).
However, I think there may be a restriction on having both a regular and a LE connection to the same device at the same time. There's no reason to do that, though, as all the LE functionality is available through a regular Bluetooth connection on devices that have both abilities.
EDIT: You can restrict a device to not allow both LE and BR/EDR or you can also allow it. I'm not sure why you'd want to connect both on the same device, though.
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