BLExplorer vs android-beacon-library

BLExplorer

Bluetooth Device Explorer (by sandy-8925)

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Allows Android apps to interact with BLE beacons (by AltBeacon)

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BLExplorer		android-beacon-library
	Project
2	Mentions	2
3	Stars	2,814
-	Growth	0.1%
10.0	Activity	7.4
over 1 year ago	Latest Commit	5 days ago
Kotlin	Language	Java
GNU General Public License v3.0 only	License	Apache License 2.0

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BLExplorer

Posts with mentions or reviews of BLExplorer. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-03-03.

Starting with Bluetooth BLE
2 projects | /r/androiddev | 3 Mar 2023

I also have a somewhat modernized fork of an open source app called BLExplorer - https://github.com/sandy-8925/BLExplorer/ that uses the library above.
BLE scan for RSSI for bluetooth paired devices
2 projects | /r/androiddev | 22 Jan 2023

There's also this app called BLExplorer, but it's a bit old and outdated. I forked it and sort of modernized it - https://github.com/sandy-8925/BLExplorer/

android-beacon-library

Posts with mentions or reviews of android-beacon-library. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-03-03.

Starting with Bluetooth BLE
2 projects | /r/androiddev | 3 Mar 2023

This project: https://github.com/AltBeacon/android-beacon-library is maintained and
What is the BLE Eddystone Beacon?
1 project | /r/androiddev | 13 Nov 2022

Okay so a beacon is a device that emits a low power signal based on the concept of Bluetooth Low Energy. Google released a standard for these beacons called Eddystone which specifies the data format etc. Android SDK doesn't have built in support for beacons, it's more of an Apple thing, but you can check this library: https://github.com/AltBeacon/android-beacon-library

What are some alternatives?

When comparing BLExplorer and android-beacon-library you can also consider the following projects:

RxAndroidBle - An Android Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) Library with RxJava3 interface

Blueteeth - A simple, lightweight library intended to take away some of the cruft and tediousness of using the Android BLE.

Android-BluetoothSPPLibrary - [UNMAINTAINED][Android] Bluetooth Serial Port Profile which comfortable to developer application to communication with microcontroller via bluetooth

AndroidSmoothBluetooth - Smooth communication via bluetooth with other android devices or microcontrollers such as Arduino.

Bluetooth LE Library for Android - This library allows for easy access to a Bluetooth LE device's AdRecord and RSSI value. It offers additional functionality for iBeacons.

AndrOBD - Android OBD diagnostics with any ELM327 adapter

Bluetooth Helper - Android Bluetooth Helper Library, Bluetooth Device Finder

RxCentralBle - A reactive, interface-driven central role Bluetooth LE library for Android