Bluetooth signal strength, anyone?

[bluedude]

Hi,

Trying to use the broadcastreceiver and then getting the signalstrength in the event but it does not work.

I try this:

Sub BroadcastReceiver_OnReceive (Action As String)
Dim Intent1 As Intent
Dim signal As String
Intent1.Initialize(Action, "")
signal = Intent1.GetExtra ("BluetoothDevice.EXTRA_RSSI")
ToastMessageShow(signal,False)
'can only abort when sendOrderedbroadcast is called.
Broadcast.AbortBroadcast
End Sub

I know for sure the device has the RSSI available because another app of another developer shows me the signal strength.

Cheers,

 

[Erel]

I'm not really familiar with this library. However I don't think that your code is correct. You are building the intent object yourself. It will only include the data that you put inside.

Why don't you use an intent-filter? Bluetooth signal strength

 

[bluedude]

Doing that

Hi,

I have implemented that library because it does the intent filter for me from within the code and I don't need to change the manifest Not sure how to get the data from the intent filter however. The broadcast is received but then I'm stuck.

Tried to find sample code for handling intent filter but there isn't any as far as I can see.

Cheers,

 

[Erel]

When you use an intent filter, you can fetch the additional data from StartingIntent parameter in Sub Service_Start.

 

[bluedude]

Service start

So, when catching the broadcast do I need to start a custom service then and that service can get the info?

Or should this service run or something like that? Currently it is an activity. Can an activity do that?

 

[bluedude]

Shared the code

Ok, dropped the library and just added it to the manifest with a service to get the intent, now it works.

Cheers,