Use the phone as a BLE Beacon

[galadril]

Let the phone be a BLE beacon.
For example by using this library:
https://github.com/adriancretu/beacons-android

[galadril]

This is going to be a first feature that only gets released in the new Domoticz app

[rezzalex]

Hello @galadril , could you detail a Usecase ?
Does that mean some kind of an old unused smartphone should be used as a beacon, always up and running?

[galadril]

See here the original request with a scenario:
https://www.domoticz.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=290800#p290800

[heggink]

@rezzalex the specific use is for espresense.

[rezzalex]

@rezzalex the specific use is for espresense.

does it really require special specific hardware ?

[heggink]

When you refer to "it", do you mean esp32?

[rezzalex]

When you refer to "it", do you mean esp32?

Is espresense can run on any other hardware than esp32 ?

[heggink]

Don't think there is any other image than esp32. The idea is one low cost device per room to track ble devices and locate which room they are in.

[heggink]

@galadril: will this approach also work for iPhone?

[heggink]

@galadril Any update on the status for this?