How to get bluetooth device information paired with iphone

Question

Can I get a list of bluetooth devices that have been paired with the iphone without use "centralManager to scanForPeripherals..." like the way Wunderfind used to find airpods.

As you can see, Wunderfind can find my airpods that I don't need to grant Bluetooth permission.

Answer 1

It is possible to retrive the list of previously connected devices. You can find the related documentation here.

Answer 2

The Wunderfind map appears to be looking at the available audio routes via the AV framework; It didn't detect nearby AirPods that weren't connected to my phone regardless of whether it had Bluetooth permission or not.

It could detect other Bluetooth headphones that were connected to my phone, without the app having Bluetooth permission.

From iOS 13 onwards, Bluetooth permission is required to use Core Bluetooth for privacy reasons.