I have written a xamarin forms app which uses the Plugin.BLE NuGet package to scan and connect to ble devices. It was working/debugging flawlessly on my phone until it(my phone) updated to Android 12.0 - API 31. I am using the basic vanilla implementation from the plugin:
adapter.DeviceDiscovered = (s,a) => deviceList.Add(a.Device);
await adapter.StartScanningForDevicesAsync();
I have found that Android 12 requires different runtime permissions ([https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/connectivity/bluetooth/permissions#declare-android11-or-lower][1]) and I have tried to accomadate them in the manifest file:
<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="21" android:targetSdkVersion="28" />
<application android:label="Rep_001.Android" android:theme="@style/MainTheme"></application>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BLUETOOTH_PRIVILEGED" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BLUETOOTH" android:maxSdkVersion="30" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADMIN" android:maxSdkVersion="30" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BLUETOOTH_SCAN" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BLUETOOTH_CONNECT" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
<uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.bluetooth_le" android:required="true" />https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/connectivity/bluetooth/permissions#declare-android11-or-lower
but alas I am having no luck. I am thinking that I need to ask the user for scan and connect privileges at runtime but I am not sure how to do that as Xamarin.Essentials does not have bluetooth permissions requests.
CodePudding user response:
The BLUETOOTH_ADVERTISE, BLUETOOTH_CONNECT, and BLUETOOTH_SCAN permissions are runtime permissions. Therefore, you must explicitly request user approval in your app before you can look for Bluetooth devices, make a device discoverable to other devices, or communicate with already-paired Bluetooth devices. When your app requests at least one of these permissions, the system prompts the user to allow your app to access Nearby devices.
CodePudding user response:
Well, I figured it out. Within the Android Project, I created a class that inherits from Xamarin.Essentials.Permissions.BasePlatformPermission:
public class BLEPermission : Xamarin.Essentials.Permissions.BasePlatformPermission
{
public override (string androidPermission, bool isRuntime)[] RequiredPermissions => new List<(string androidPermission, bool isRuntime)>
{
(Android.Manifest.Permission.BluetoothScan, true),
(Android.Manifest.Permission.BluetoothConnect, true)
}.ToArray();
}
Then within MainActivity.cs -> OnCreate() I inserted the RequestAsync immediately after the Application is loaded:
protected override async void OnCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)
{
base.OnCreate(savedInstanceState);
Xamarin.Essentials.Platform.Init(this, savedInstanceState);
global::Xamarin.Forms.Forms.Init(this, savedInstanceState);
LoadApplication(new App());
await Permissions.RequestAsync<BLEPermission>();
}
Now when the app loads for the first time it asks the user for bluetooth scanning an connecting permissions. All subsequent launches do not re-prompt for permissions. Sites/Documentation that helped along the way
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/xamarin/android/app-fundamentals/permissions?tabs=windows