So, how do we get Samsung/Google to enable Bluetooth 4.0?

[Revolutionary]

Bump!

 

[Revolutionary]

ttt

 

[Jerry Hildenbrand]

Write an open-source stack for it.
/thread

 

[Revolutionary]

Write an open-source stack for it.
/thread

I'd be delighted to if I had any idea how. My cookoo is going to arrive any week now...

 

[BaMaDuDe87]

I was just trying to find this thread yesterday. Come on smart people unite!!!

 

[Revolutionary]

Write an open-source stack for it.
/thread

Actually, Jerry, is that the solution? Because some posts out there speculate that, yes, there's an API issue, but others state that its a driver or binaries issue. Which is it? And where does "an open-source stack" fall in that spectrum -- somewhere else? Can you help us get to the bottom of it?

One of the recent posts to the code.android thread linked to this github project -- is this a possible starting point? https://github.com/android-btle/framework

 

[pauldroidr2d2]

Personally, I'm just going to purchase a phone with Bluetooth 4.0 enabled.

 

[dcastillo]

Personally, I'm just going to purchase a phone with Bluetooth 4.0 enabled.

Sure, take the easy way out

 

[pauldroidr2d2]

Sure, take the easy way out

Lazy way out too. LOL

 

[c_hack]

Lazy way out too. LOL

Sounds like the smart way out. Your phone is supposed to do what you want. It's not supposed to be a chore.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2

 

[smwinn7]

So do we think that once the source code ofr 4.2 drops that this may be closer to happening as the Nexus 4 has BT4.0 (BLE) support.

 

[Revolutionary]

So do we think that once the source code ofr 4.2 drops that this may be closer to happening as the Nexus 4 has BT4.0 (BLE) support.

Does it? In the code.android thread, several folks are commenting that 4.2 doesn't appear to have BLE either. Got a source?

 

[smwinn7]

Does it? In the code.android thread, several folks are commenting that 4.2 doesn't appear to have BLE either. Got a source?

I think I may have jumped the gun on this, I thought I read somewhere that it had support but it appears that we still have no confirmation on this. Which is pretty lame, IMHO

 

[Revolutionary]

Bump

Almost 400 stars to this and no one at Google has ever chimed in. Shameful.

 

[richjlaw]

So this app is able to let me see my Bluetooth Smart Polar H7 heart-rate monitor on my Samsung Note 2 (& wife's S3), despite me not being able to see it via Bluetooth pairing:

https://forums.androidcentral.com/e...tscanner&feature=search_result&token=t2pQ4429

So the Bluetooth 4.0/Smart is clearly enabled/possible on the Galaxy note2/S3 but the firmware/software just isn't there. Can anyone use this app to figure how to make it work?? (Samsung / Google - can you???)

 

[Mastrox]

I want to buy a Casio 9600 Bluetooth but I read that i can't connect it with my Note 2. There are no news?!

 

[tcjohnsson]

Here we are over a year later and still no support for BTLE. I bought a Mio Alpha heart rate monitor and it's a no-go with my S4. Anyone know when I'll finally be able to pair my Mio Alpha with my S4? Is there a work-around of some sort available?