I'm trying to use the function BluatoothLeScanner.startScan instead of the deprecated one BluetoothAdapter.startLeScan. Yesterday I updated my Nexus 5 to Android 6.0 and since that moment my app does not work anymore. I firstly add the preferences required ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION as found here, https://developer.android.com/about/versions/marshmallow/android-6.0-changes.html#behavior-hardware-id. Then I added the permission as described here: https://developer.android.com/training/permissions/requesting.html. But at the end it seems not working, it does not send back the ble devices.
This is my code:
manifest
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="com.stm.sensitronapp">
<uses-sdk android:maxSdkVersion="23"/>
<uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.bluetooth_le" android:required="true"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BLUETOOTH"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADMIN"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION"/>`
DeviceScanActivity
@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
...
if (ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission(this,Manifest.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION)
!= PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED){
if (ActivityCompat.shouldShowRequestPermissionRationale(this,
Manifest.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION)) {
} else {
ActivityCompat.requestPermissions(this,
new String[]{Manifest.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION},
MY_PERMISSIONS_REQUEST_ACCESS_COARSE);
}
}
// Device scan callback.
if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP) {
if (ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission(this,Manifest.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION)
== PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
mScanCallback = new ScanCallback() {
@Override
public void onScanResult(int callbackType, ScanResult result) {
super.onScanResult(callbackType, result);
mLeDeviceListAdapter.addDevice(result.getDevice());
mLeDeviceListAdapter.notifyDataSetChanged();
}
};
}
}
}
final BluetoothManager bluetoothManager =
(BluetoothManager) getSystemService(Context.BLUETOOTH_SERVICE);
mBluetoothAdapter = bluetoothManager.getAdapter();
if (mBluetoothAdapter.getState() == BluetoothAdapter.STATE_ON) {
mSwipeRefreshLayout.setRefreshing(true);
mLeDeviceListAdapter.clear();
mBluetoothLeScanner = mBluetoothAdapter.getBluetoothLeScanner();
if(ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission(this,
Manifest.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION ) == PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
mBluetoothLeScanner.startScan(mScanCallback);
}
}
EDIT: to solve this problem I only turned on the GPS. It is easy to do it programmatically in this way.