service-discovery – Row Coding

How to programmatically force bluetooth low energy service discovery on Android without using cache

August 23, 2023 by Tarik

I just had the same problem. If you see the source code of BluetoothGatt.java you can see that there is a method called refresh() /** * Clears the internal cache and forces a refresh of the services from the * remote device. * @hide */ public boolean refresh() { if (DBG) Log.d(TAG, “refresh() – device: … Read more

any way to discover Android devices on your network?

May 28, 2023 by Tarik

There is an very simple approach that gave me positive results in few different devices. When a device connects to your router it receives an IP (i.e. DHCP) and registers a name in DNS. The name that is registered seems to be always in the form android_nnnnnnnn. Of course, you can name any computer with … Read more