18Communicating with Bluetooth, NFC, and Wi-Fi Peer-to-Peer
NETWORKING AND PEER-TO-PEER COMMUNICATION
This chapter explores Android’s hardware communications features by examining the Bluetooth, Wi-Fi Peer-to-Peer, Near Field Communication (NFC), and Android Beam APIs.
The Android SDK includes a full Bluetooth stack, which enables you to manage and monitor your Bluetooth settings, control discoverability, discover nearby Bluetooth devices, and use Bluetooth as a proximity-based peer-to-peer transport layer for your applications using Bluetooth and Bluetooth LE (Low Energy).
For situations requiring faster or higher-bandwidth data transfers, Wi-Fi Peer-To-Peer (or Wi-Fi Direct) offers a solution for peer-to-peer communication between two or more devices over Wi-Fi without the need of an intermediary access point.
Android also provides support for NFC, including reading smart tags, and using Android Beam to communicate directly between two NFC-enabled Android devices.
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