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In my current project I need to connect Arduino Module (HC-06 I believe) to a phone via bluetooth. I use this gist as a bluetooth device picker. It uses Android's device picker activity. I haven't changed it, copy pasted as-is. I access it by this code in my main AndroidViewModel:



val btManager = BluetoothDeviceManager(getApplication())
btManager.pickDevice {
it.createBond()
log( "Successfully bonded")
Repository.bluetoothService.startBluetoothService(it) }


So, I start this class and its method pickDevice(). The handler returns me picked device as a BluetoothDevice



I thought it is much cleaner and easier than to write my own discovery and connection activity.



But the problem is, when I run this activity, it does not show me all the available devices. In fact, it shows only smartphones and laptops (as far as I tested). So It can't find my Arduino module. But when I leave the app, and start discovery through my smartphone's bluetooth settings, I can see all of them, including the desired module.
I am failing to find any documentation from google about this action, and I can't seem to find any other examples.



Thanks in advance. If you need any additional info, I'll try to provide what I can. And if there are any English mistakes, sorry, it is not my mother tongue)










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    In my current project I need to connect Arduino Module (HC-06 I believe) to a phone via bluetooth. I use this gist as a bluetooth device picker. It uses Android's device picker activity. I haven't changed it, copy pasted as-is. I access it by this code in my main AndroidViewModel:



    val btManager = BluetoothDeviceManager(getApplication())
    btManager.pickDevice {
    it.createBond()
    log( "Successfully bonded")
    Repository.bluetoothService.startBluetoothService(it) }


    So, I start this class and its method pickDevice(). The handler returns me picked device as a BluetoothDevice



    I thought it is much cleaner and easier than to write my own discovery and connection activity.



    But the problem is, when I run this activity, it does not show me all the available devices. In fact, it shows only smartphones and laptops (as far as I tested). So It can't find my Arduino module. But when I leave the app, and start discovery through my smartphone's bluetooth settings, I can see all of them, including the desired module.
    I am failing to find any documentation from google about this action, and I can't seem to find any other examples.



    Thanks in advance. If you need any additional info, I'll try to provide what I can. And if there are any English mistakes, sorry, it is not my mother tongue)










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      In my current project I need to connect Arduino Module (HC-06 I believe) to a phone via bluetooth. I use this gist as a bluetooth device picker. It uses Android's device picker activity. I haven't changed it, copy pasted as-is. I access it by this code in my main AndroidViewModel:



      val btManager = BluetoothDeviceManager(getApplication())
      btManager.pickDevice {
      it.createBond()
      log( "Successfully bonded")
      Repository.bluetoothService.startBluetoothService(it) }


      So, I start this class and its method pickDevice(). The handler returns me picked device as a BluetoothDevice



      I thought it is much cleaner and easier than to write my own discovery and connection activity.



      But the problem is, when I run this activity, it does not show me all the available devices. In fact, it shows only smartphones and laptops (as far as I tested). So It can't find my Arduino module. But when I leave the app, and start discovery through my smartphone's bluetooth settings, I can see all of them, including the desired module.
      I am failing to find any documentation from google about this action, and I can't seem to find any other examples.



      Thanks in advance. If you need any additional info, I'll try to provide what I can. And if there are any English mistakes, sorry, it is not my mother tongue)










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      In my current project I need to connect Arduino Module (HC-06 I believe) to a phone via bluetooth. I use this gist as a bluetooth device picker. It uses Android's device picker activity. I haven't changed it, copy pasted as-is. I access it by this code in my main AndroidViewModel:



      val btManager = BluetoothDeviceManager(getApplication())
      btManager.pickDevice {
      it.createBond()
      log( "Successfully bonded")
      Repository.bluetoothService.startBluetoothService(it) }


      So, I start this class and its method pickDevice(). The handler returns me picked device as a BluetoothDevice



      I thought it is much cleaner and easier than to write my own discovery and connection activity.



      But the problem is, when I run this activity, it does not show me all the available devices. In fact, it shows only smartphones and laptops (as far as I tested). So It can't find my Arduino module. But when I leave the app, and start discovery through my smartphone's bluetooth settings, I can see all of them, including the desired module.
      I am failing to find any documentation from google about this action, and I can't seem to find any other examples.



      Thanks in advance. If you need any additional info, I'll try to provide what I can. And if there are any English mistakes, sorry, it is not my mother tongue)







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