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Harinder
Harinder

Reputation: 11944

Send file using android bluetooth?

Is there any way I can send files using Android's internal Bluetooth to other devices? Please provide an example.

Upvotes: 8

Views: 9233

Answers (2)

Reno
Reno

Reputation: 33792

It's weird that Android has no explicit OBEX api. Anyway, take a look at this project :

Or alternatively you can use this solution 

BluetoothDevice device;
String filePath = Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory().toString() + "/file.jpg";

ContentValues values = new ContentValues();
values.put(BluetoothShare.URI, Uri.fromFile(new File(filePath)).toString());
values.put(BluetoothShare.DESTINATION, device.getAddress());
values.put(BluetoothShare.DIRECTION, BluetoothShare.DIRECTION_OUTBOUND);
Long ts = System.currentTimeMillis();
values.put(BluetoothShare.TIMESTAMP, ts);
Uri contentUri = getContentResolver().insert(BluetoothShare.CONTENT_URI, values);

(It needs this class )

Upvotes: 3

Abhinav Singh Maurya
Abhinav Singh Maurya

Reputation: 3313

This is a small function that you can use

/**
     * Method to share data via bluetooth
     * */
    public void bluetoothFunctionality() {
        String path = Environment.getExternalStorageDirectory() + "/"
                + Config.FILENAME;

        File file = new File(path);

        Intent intent = new Intent();
        intent.setAction(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
        intent.setType("text/plain");
        intent.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_STREAM, Uri.fromFile(file));
        startActivity(intent);
    }

This method will send file to another device using default device bluetooth functionality. Before you do this you have to first paired the device this is limitation. to send different types of file you have to just change MIME type in set type method

In your manifest file you have to add two permissions like

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADMIN" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BLUETOOTH" />

Upvotes: 4

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