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iOS buletooth in iPhone.
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The generic answer is no.
In the specific case that the other device is known in advance, has participated in the "Made for iPhone" program then possibly. You can then communicate using the External Accessory Framework.
You should read this section (well actually you should read the whole document) of the iPhone Application Programming Guide
In the specific case that the other device is known in advance, has participated in the "Made for iPhone" program then possibly. You can then communicate using the External Accessory Framework.
You should read this section (well actually you should read the whole document) of the iPhone Application Programming Guide
officially no...
unofficially yes can be achieve by jailbreaking your iphone and purchasing ibluetooth!
cant I read data from a bluetooth server hosted by a windows machine via bluetooth ? If no, whats the use of saying it a bluetooth library then ? is gamekit api only for pairing between iPhones ? cant it be used for data / byte transfer between devices ? Cant an iPhone establish a bluetooth pairing between a windows mobile device ? I enabled bluetooth on my iPhone but it could not find my windows mobile even though its bluetooth was enabled !
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No. The Bluetooth stack on an iPhone does not present the profiles required for generic data interchange.
If you reverse engineered (and you're on your own if you want to do this) the GameKit protocol you might be able to implement a computer-side server that looks like a GameKit client and write an app on the iPhone that could talk to it.
Probably, although the only way to be sure is to ask them. What about the iPod Touch? This is your application/idea not mine. I assume that you've thought it through, decided on your market and worked out if there are issues with the hardware in advance.
An iPhone/iPod Touch app cannot communicate with another BT device unless it has gone through the "Made For iPod/Works With iPhone" certification program. An iPhone to an iPod Touch, other iPhone, or iPad is ok, but other random phones or computers, no, it won't work.
Your only hope is to jailbreak if you need this type of interaction.
Your only hope is to jailbreak if you need this type of interaction.
No. The Made For iPhone program is really aimed at specific, targeted accessories. You'd be far better forgetting about Bluetooth.
It won't work: that site is the only one claiming iPhone compatibility with that (it has to be said cheap, nasty, terrible looking product). Note no iPhone compatibility listed: http://ucables.com/ref/MA-730 http://www.wirelessground.com/moacblmogem.html
no, when I try to apply for "Works with iPhone" it asks me for my company's tax details and legal counseller's details, which I am not accessible to. And if that is meant for hardware manufacturing and selling, how in the world there is not a bluetooth dongle has been made by some manufacturer which can transfer data from PC using gamekit !
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--CH
You will, as long as Apple agrees that hardware passes the qualifications that are part of its Works with iPhone Program.
Because Apple have no interest in making this happen and, if anything, seem to be against open Bluetooth use on the iPhone so will not license such a device. I have no idea why you are so insistent on making whatever it is work with Bluetooth but you are really going to struggle to get this working. You would be much better listening to my advice and spending your effort reverse engineering the GameKit protocol and then implementing the software required to appear to be a GameKit client.
even I will struggle reverse engineering gamekit protocol toounless there is some library someone has made
I might just program applications, not much into protocols and stuff.
--CH
I suggest you give up on whatever it is you are trying to do and target something achievable...
Not as a music file: someone might play it. Check out the API for file syncing in 3.2/4.0. It's all in the documentation.