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In may app, Can I scan the Eddystone beacon even app is closed/killed by the user?

My requirment is that, I want run BLE scanning service to scan Eddystone beacon even my app is in background/forground or terminated/killed by the user. is this possible in iOS?

Solution

  • You cannot re-launch an app from a killed state on iOS with Eddystone beacons because these beacons are detected with CoreBluetooth APIs which do not support re-launch from a killed state.

    What you can do is use a beacon that transmits both Eddystone and iBeacon. The iBeacon is detectable with CoreLocation APIs, which offer the unique ability to re-launch an app into the background from a killed state on iBeacon detection.

    Once launched into the background by iBeacon., the Eddystone beacon can be detected.