Bluetooth discovery on Android - is there a way to know if there is a bluetooth device nearby?

Question

I would like to show some kind of alert/notification if there is a bluetooth device nearby. At the moment my solution is to do the discovery every minute, but is there a more sophisticated way? (Like a BroadcastReceiver)

Answer 1

No there isn't.. You will have to perform discovery in your app or manually to discover devices

Answer 2

the Documentation can help you.

Answer 3

Agree with Dennis. Unless you perform device discovery from your app, you won't be able to know the devices near to you.