iBeacons for Everyone, From iOS to Android
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The document discusses iBeacons, which are low-powered Bluetooth transmitters capable of notifying iOS devices of their proximity and location. It explains how iBeacons work, their applications, potential use cases in various environments, and highlights the differences in support and implementation between iOS and Android. Additionally, it provides resources for developers interested in integrating iBeacons into their applications using Xamarin.
iBeacons for Everyone, From iOS to Android
- 1. iBeacons for Everyone, from iOS to Android! James Montemagno Developer Evangelist, Xamarin @JamesMontemagno www.Xamarin.com
- 2. What is an iBeacon? • Apple calls it: • “A new class of low-powered, low-cost transmitters that can notify iOS 7 devices of their presence.” • What does this mean? • Devices that can notify apps of exact device proximity and location awareness that was never possible before.
- 3. How do iBeacons Work? • Bluetooth 4.0 LE! (SMART) • Low energy • Long battery life • 2.4Ghz Band • Regions • Enter/Exit regions for notifications • Ranging • Immediate, Near, Far
- 4. “Fun” Bluetooth Specs Spec Classic Bluetooth Bluetooth LE Distance/Range (theoretical) 100 m (330ft) 50 m (160ft) OTA Data 1-3 Mbit/s 1 Mbit/s Application throughput .7-2.1 Mbit/s .27 Mbit/s Security 56/128-bit 128-bit AES Peak current Consumption <30 mA <15 mA Power Consumption 1 mW .01 – .5 mW Latency 100ms 6ms Voice YES NO
- 5. How does Bluetooth LE Work? • GATT (Generic Attribute Profile) • UUIDs! • Flow: --------------Attributes --------------
- 6. What do we care about? (BLE vs iBeacon) • UUIDs • Unique Identifier that each iBeacon has • Example: B9407F30-F5F8-466E-AFF9-25556B57FE6D • Regions • Major & Minor • Unique region code that iBeacons can be programmed to have. • Example: 2755, 1
- 7. What can be an iBeacon? • Your iOS 7.0 Device • iPhone 4S, iPad 3rd Gen+, iPad Mini, iPod Touch 5th Gen+
- 8. What can be an iBeacon? • Cute Little Devices You Buy • More on this later
- 9. What can be an iBeacon? • NOT your Android device!
- 10. What can find iBeacons? • Your iOS 7.0 Device • iPhone 4S, iPad 3rd Gen+, iPad Mini, iPod Touch 5th Gen+ • Your Android Device • Well some of them… maybe… Android 4.3+ • Nexus 5/4/7/10, HTC One & Max, Moto G/X/RAZR/Ultra/Maxx/Mini, S4, Sony Xperia • Nothing on Windows Phone or Windows 8 yet
- 11. What can you do with iBeacons?
- 12. In the House
- 13. In Stadiums
- 14. In Stores
- 16. What else??? • Museums • Scavenger Hunts • Athletics • Restaurants • About a gazillion other things!
- 17. Why should I care? • Differentiates your app • Clients will start to demand it • So many uses untapped for context aware apps • Because they are cool • Because you should • Or maybe not • If you want to
- 18. Where to get iBeacons? • Your iOS 7.0 Device • iPhone 4S, iPad 3rd Gen+, iPad Mini, iPod Touch 5th Gen+ • Estimote • 3 for $100, development kits • Battery Powered (2+ years, watch battery) • Super cute • Radius Networks • $19 - $30 per beacon • USB powered
- 19. iOS Demo
- 20. What is Xamarin? Unique Approach • Native User Interface • Native Performance • Shared code across platforms • C# & .NET Framework • Full API Coverage
- 21. iOS Demo
- 22. How iOS 7.1 Changed Everything! • Background Notifications! • Wait? It couldn’t do this??? • Location Permissions (opt-out) • Harder • Better • Faster • Stronger • Aka bug fixes…
- 23. State of Android iBeacons • Is it built in? • Kind of, not really… • Samsung vs HTC vs Google • Android 4.3 Changes the Game • Kind of a development hot mess… • Crippling Bug (Bluetooth has stopped working) • Sometimes…? • Different Implementations
- 24. Components/SDKs to the Rescue Estimote SDK Radius Networks iBeacon Service
- 25. Android Demo
- 26. Resources •Code: https://github.com/jamesmontemagno/iBeaconsEverywhere •Xamarin.com •Estimote.com •Android Bluetooth Docs: • http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/connectivity/bluetooth-le.html •iOS Beacons Docs: https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/userexperience/conceptual/ LocationAwarenessPG/RegionMonitoring/RegionMonitoring.html • Or search for “Region Monitoring and iBeacon” •Cool Raspberry-Pi project: • http://developer.radiusnetworks.com/2013/10/09/how-to-make-an-ibeacon-out-of-a-raspberry-pi.html
- 27. Stalk Me: •Twitter: • @JamesMontemagno •Blog: • www.MotzCod.es •GitHub: • /JamesMontemagno •Email: • James.Montemagno@Xamarin.com
Editor's Notes
- #4: Nokia in 2006 called Wibree (merged in 2010 with core standard) Talk about interference of 2.4GHz Band GATT (Generic Attribute Profile) -&gt; Specification for sending and receiving short pieces of data known as attributes.
- #5: Talk about interference of 2.4GHz Band GATT (Generic Attribute Profile) -&gt;
- #6: Talk about interference of 2.4GHz Band GATT (Generic Attribute Profile) -&gt;The GATT protocol provides a number of commands for the client to discover information about the server. Discover UUIDs for all primary services Find a service with a given UUID Find secondary services for a given primary service Discover all characteristics for a given service Find characteristics matching a given UUID Read all descriptors for a particular characteristic
- #7: Talk about interference of 2.4GHz Band GATT (Generic Attribute Profile) -&gt;The GATT protocol provides a number of commands for the client to discover information about the server. Discover UUIDs for all primary services Find a service with a given UUID Find secondary services for a given primary service Discover all characteristics for a given service Find characteristics matching a given UUID Read all descriptors for a particular characteristic
- #11: Nokia has something…. And maybe will release it?
- #20: Let’s look at Xamarin and VS 2013 to build modern apps on iOS, Android, and Windows Let’s start with something familiar
- #21: UI build natively per platform, leveraging C# C# + XAML C# + XML C# + XIB One shared app logic code base, iOS, Android, Mac, Windows Phone, Windows Store, Windows
- #22: Let’s look at Xamarin and VS 2013 to build modern apps on iOS, Android, and Windows Let’s start with something familiar
- #23: Reboot device and your app still works! Swipe close will still work
- #26: Let’s look at Xamarin and VS 2013 to build modern apps on iOS, Android, and Windows Let’s start with something familiar