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user5283754
user5283754

Reputation:

Eddystone + Google Beacon Platform

I am following the video from the google keynote (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nYyApSiSLQ). I also have the same beacon in the demo (iBKS 105) and managed to provision it to serve UID. By using Google's Beacon Tools, I am able to detect and register the beacon in Google Beacon Dashboard and add in my attachments and URLs.

However, the moment I am done with the procedure, I am not able to see any nearby messages/notifications on my device. The guy who presented the demo did it with ease and I am wondering where I went wrong. What a I missing? I have done pretty much what the guy told in his keynote.

I have tried serving for Eddystone URL and successfully broadcasted the URL. I would really like to get the UID to work also.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 492

Answers (1)

peterl
peterl

Reputation: 1

I'm the guy in the video who did it with ease.

App-free solutions work with -UID, -EID, -TLM, -URL. On Android, you don't need an app to make your beacons useful.

If you do have an app, be sure to use Nearby Messages so that you get the most efficient possible scanning. (Also, no bluetooth permission required -- only location.)

The TLM frame will provide things like low battery alerts on the dashboard. You don't need an app to see these; the battery level is reported to the service with any Nearby request (including for Nearby Notifications).

Choose an interleaving ratio of -UID to -TLM of about 10:1, depending on how much traffic you're expecting your beacon to get. (If it's in a busy place, and you only want updates once/wk, you can go much less frequently than 10:1 with your -TLM frame.)

There was a question about iOS. There's a Nearby Messages Cocoapod that you can use with your iOS app just here. There's currently no equivalent to Nearby Notifications on iOS.

HTH!

Upvotes: 0

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