Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) implementation below 4.3 (API 18)

Question

I would like to know is it possible to implement the BLE in the device using OS of android 4.3/API 18. Because in my requirement i have to implement BLE in mobile devices having OS version 4.0 - 4.2, Any one having idea about this help.

Thanks regards.

Answer 1

This is possible on specific devices, with very heavy fragmentation.

See:

• https://github.com/cjhuo/Android-Samsung-Ble-APIs-Bluez for Samsung devices with Android 4.1 e.g. some Galaxy S3 with original OS version.
• http://developer.samsung.com/ble for Samsung devices with Android 4.2 (e.g. Galaxy S4 with original OS version)
• https://www.htcdev.com/devcenter/opensense-sdk/bluetooth-smart/htc-ble-installation/ for HTC devices with Android 4.x

There may be more for other vendors...

I would advise sticking with Android 4.3 as much as possible, using the specific SDKs below 4.3 is a mess.