how to set different ids for different estimote beacons?

Question

Suppose, Android app is detecting 3 beacons with in range with default UUID value. So, how can i set/change the name for each beacons in Anndroid (to identify each beacon)?

Appreciations for any suggestions... Thanks

Answer 1

First of all you need estimote sdk Then you can create a beaconDetection service something like this

public class BeaconMyService extends Service
{
    private static final String TAG = "BeaconMyService";

    private final Handler handler = new Handler();

    private BeaconManager beaconManager;

    private static final Region ALL_ESTIMOTE_BEACONS_REGION = new Region("rid", null, null, null);

    @Override
    public int onStartCommand(Intent intent, int flags, int startId)
    {
        if (beaconManager.isBluetoothEnabled())
        {

            connectToService();
        }
        return Service.START_NOT_STICKY;

    }

    private void connectToService()
    {
        beaconManager.connect(new BeaconManager.ServiceReadyCallback()
        {
            @Override
            public void onServiceReady()
            {
                try
                {
                    beaconManager.startRanging(ALL_ESTIMOTE_BEACONS_REGION);
                }
                catch (RemoteException e)
                {
                    Log.e("Myservice", "Cannot start ranging, something terrible happened");
                    Log.e("", "Cannot start ranging", e);
                }
            }
        });
    }


    @Override
    public void onCreate()
    {
        super.onCreate();

        beaconManager = new BeaconManager(this);
        beaconManager.setRangingListener(new BeaconManager.RangingListener()
        {

            @Override
            public void onBeaconsDiscovered(Region region, final List<Beacon> beacons)
            {

                // Note that beacons reported here are already sorted by
                // estimated
                // distance between device and beacon.
                for (int index = 0; index < beacons.size(); index++)
                {
                    Beacon beacon = beacons.get(index);

                    if (beacon != null)
                    {
                        Log.v("Beacon MacAddress", beacon.getMacAddress() + "");
                        if (!Constants.BEACONSDETECTEDLIST.containsKey(beacon.getMacAddress()))
                        {//Constants.BEACONSDETECTEDLIST is your list of beacon mac addresses
                    //public static HashMap<String, Long> BEACONSDETECTEDLIST = new HashMap<String, Long>(); 
                        //to check if beacon is detected for the first time

                            if (Constants.BEACON1.equalsIgnoreCase(beacon.getMacAddress()))
                            {//Constants.BEACON1 is mac address of beacon 1 assigned in constants
                                Constants.BEACONSDETECTEDLIST.put(beacon.getMacAddress(), System.currentTimeMillis());
                                handler.postDelayed(beacon1Detection, 2000);
                            }
                            else if (Constants.BEACON2.equalsIgnoreCase(beacon.getMacAddress()))
                            {
                                Constants.BEACONSDETECTEDLIST.put(beacon.getMacAddress(), System.currentTimeMillis());
                                handler.postDelayed(beacon2Detection, 2000);
                            }
                        }
                        else
                        {/*Do Nothing*/
                        }

                    }
                }

            }
        });

    }

    private Runnable beacon1Detection = new Runnable()
    {
        public void run()
        {

            beacon1Info();
        }
    };

    private Runnable beacon2Detection = new Runnable()
    {
        public void run()
        {

            beacon2Info();
        }
    };

    private void beacon1Info()
    {
        Intent intent = new Intent(Constants.BEACON1BROADCAST_ACTION);
        sendBroadcast(intent);
    }//in Constants 
    //public static final String BEACON1BROADCAST_ACTION = "beacon1Action";



    private void beacon2Info()
    {
        Intent intent = new Intent(Constants.BEACON2BROADCAST_ACTION);
        sendBroadcast(intent);
    }// in Constants
    //public static final String BEACON2BROADCAST_ACTION = "beacon2Action";

    @Override
    public IBinder onBind(Intent intent)
    {
        return null;
    }

    @Override
    public void onDestroy()
    {
        handler.removeCallbacks(beacon1Detection);
        handler.removeCallbacks(beacon2Detection);
        super.onDestroy();
    }
}

And then finally you need a BeaconBroadcastReceiver to receive the broadcasts in the service and open respective Activity

public class BeaconBroadCastReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {

        @Override
        public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
            if (intent.getAction().equals(Constants.BEACON1BROADCAST_ACTION)) {
                Intent intent2 = new Intent(context, Beacon1Layout.class);
                context.startActivity(intent2);

            } else if (intent.getAction().equals(Constants.BEACON2BROADCAST_ACTION)) {
                Intent intent2 = new Intent(context, Beacon2Layout.class);
                context.startActivity(intent2);

            }
        }

    }

Hope this will help you, Good luck :)