Abstract
Thanks to its open standards, Bluetooth Low-Energy (LE), also known as BLE,has established itself as a leader for hardware manufacturers looking to create connected accessories for iOS. This chapter introduces Core Bluetooth, Appleās framework for Bluetooth-based communication, to send and receive messages from a Bluetooth LE device. Additionally, we will discuss Bluetooth best practices for battery life and a positive user experience.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
Ā© 2016 Ahmed Bakir, Gheorghe Chesler, and Manny de la Torriente
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Bakir, A., Chesler, G., de la Torriente, M. (2016). Connecting to a Bluetooth LE Device. In: Program the Internet of Things with Swift for iOS. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-1194-6_9
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-1194-6_9
Publisher Name: Apress, Berkeley, CA
Print ISBN: 978-1-4842-1195-3
Online ISBN: 978-1-4842-1194-6
eBook Packages: Professional and Applied ComputingApress Access BooksProfessional and Applied Computing (R0)