moa wrote: > Can someone explain the current situation with bluetooth from a > developer point?
Android supports Bluetooth. It incorporates several profiles -- Android 1.5 adds A2DP, for example. Firmware developers can add additional Bluetooth support, either for their own devices or as contributions back to the open source project. Application (SDK) developers cannot interact with the Bluetooth hardware in any significant fashion. > I take it the latest 1.5 version still does not have development of > bluetooth apps? AFAIK, that is correct. > If not, when is this going to happen? http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2008/08/some-information-on-apis-removed-in.html Obviously, they weren't able to devote sufficient engineering time in the cupcake timeframe to address their security concerns. > I saw some post about it being available via compiling the framework, > what does this mean? Does this mean an app can be done that uses > bluetooth or is this just for developemt only? It means that device manufacturers or people contributing changes to the firmware via the open source project can do more with Bluetooth. However, those changes are distributed as firmware updates or deployments, not in the form of APKs downloaded off of markets. Learn more at: http://source.android.com > I am only just starting to look at Android, so totally new to this. > However, if I can't do bluetooth SPP connections then it's no use to > me for what I want, so I'll not bother for now. There may be ways you can help get the Bluetooth support you seek, but questions like that are best asked on a discussion list related to the open source project: http://source.android.com/discuss Otherwise, hope for BlueZ to be available in the SDK in the next release. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://twitter.com/commonsguy _The Busy Coder's Guide to Android Development_ Version 2.0 Available! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
