We were thinking of an automated user check-in for a loyalty program base on beacon proximity. Even though we feel this creates a friction-less user experience (without needing to identify yourself with a card or phone number or name), but we are very concerned of user adoption as research showed there are only 33% of the smartphone users turning on their bluetooth.
My questions:
Is there a way for mobile app (iOS and Android) to still read the beacon broadcast in the background even though Bluetooth is off ?
Is there any other alternative solution other than using beacon proximity to achieve this user experience? NFC or QR code requires user action which we try to avoid.
Thanks!
No, you cannot detect bluetooth beacons if bluetooth is turned off. However, you can detect that bluetooth is off and prompt the user to turn it on.