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Bluetooth

  • 12 Days of Bluetooth – #7 Bluetooth Low Energy

    In 2011, Bluetooth 4.0 was introduced and contained the biggest update to the standard yet. It introduced a whole new way of talking to Bluetooth devices which allowed them to use considerably less power. Bluetooth Low Energy works entirely separately… Continue reading

  • New 32feet.NET Documentation

    I managed to complete one of those jobs I’d been meaning to get around to for sometime and to celebrate getting the to-do list down to triple figures I thought I’d share the good news! Many years ago I built… Continue reading

    New 32feet.NET Documentation

  • Home Assistant Adds In-box Bluetooth Support

    Yesterday’s release of Home Assistant 2022.8 adds built-in Bluetooth support. This allows multiple integrations to share common functionality and (important for non-Linux platforms) share a single Bluetooth adapter. In the release are five integrations built on top of this support,… Continue reading

  • New Windows Phone App

    Okay, now I’ve drawn you in with a click-bait headline I need to clarify a little! For some time now Windows 10 has had a tightly integrated app called Phone Link (previously Your Phone) which allows you to interact with… Continue reading

  • Bluetooth HID on Windows Phones

    Microsoft have already announced that Bluetooth HID (keyboard) support is finally coming in Windows 10, but it was quietly added in Windows Phone 8.1 GDR2. The problem is this update won’t be circulated to most phones. It is however present… Continue reading