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iBeacons for Everyone, from iOS to Android!
James MontemagnoDeveloper Evangelist, Xamarin@JamesMontemagno
www.Xamarin.com
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.
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
“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
How does Bluetooth LE Work?• GATT (Generic Attribute Profile)
• UUIDs!• Flow:
--------------Attributes --------------
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
What can be an iBeacon?
• Your iOS 7.0 Device• iPhone 4S, iPad 3rd Gen+, iPad
Mini, iPod Touch 5th Gen+
What can be an iBeacon?
• Cute Little Devices You Buy• More on this later
What can be an iBeacon?
• NOT your Android device!
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
What can you do with iBeacons?
In the House
In Stadiums
In Stores
Apple Store
http://appleinsider.com/articles/13/12/06/first-look-using-ibeacon-location-awareness-at-an-apple-store
What else???
• Museums• Scavenger Hunts• Athletics• Restaurants• About a gazillion other things!
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
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
iOS Demo
What is Xamarin?Unique Approach
•Native User Interface•Native Performance•Shared code across
platforms•C# & .NET Framework•Full API Coverage
iOS Demo
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…
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
Components/SDKs to the Rescue
Estimote SDK
Radius Networks iBeacon Service
Android Demo
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
Stalk Me:•Twitter: • @JamesMontemagno•Blog: • www.MotzCod.es•GitHub:• /JamesMontemagno•Email:• [email protected]