FlutterBlue is a bluetooth plugin for Flutter, a new mobile SDK to help developers build modern apps for iOS and Android.
This library is actively developed alongside production apps, and the API will evolve as we continue our way to version 1.0.
Please be fully prepared to deal with breaking changes.
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FlutterBlue aims to offer the most from both platforms (iOS and Android).
Using the FlutterBlue instance, you can scan for and connect to nearby devices (BluetoothDevice). Once connected to a device, the BluetoothDevice object can discover services (BluetoothService), characteristics (BluetoothCharacteristic), and descriptors (BluetoothDescriptor). The BluetoothDevice object is then used to directly interact with characteristics and descriptors.
FlutterBlue flutterBlue = FlutterBlue.instance;
/// Start scanning
var scanSubscription = flutterBlue.scan().listen((scanResult) {
// do something with scan result
device = scanResult.device;
print('${device.name} found! rssi: ${scanResult.rssi}');
});
/// Stop scanning
scanSubscription.cancel();
/// Connect to the device
await device.connect();
/// Disconnect from device
device.disconnect();
List<BluetoothService> services = await device.discoverServices();
services.forEach((service) {
// do something with service
});
// Reads all characteristics
var characteristics = service.characteristics;
for(BluetoothCharacteristic c in characteristics) {
List<int> value = await c.read();
print(value);
}
// Writes to a characteristic
await c.write([0x12, 0x34])
// Reads all descriptors
var descriptors = characteristic.descriptors;
for(BluetoothDescriptor d in descriptors) {
List<int> value = await d.read();
print(value);
}
// Writes to a descriptor
await d.write([0x12, 0x34])
await characteristic.setNotifyValue(true);
characteristic.value.listen((value) {
// do something with new value
});
Android | iOS | Description | |
---|---|---|---|
scan | ✅ | ✅ | Starts a scan for Bluetooth Low Energy devices. |
state | ✅ | ✅ | Gets the current state of the Bluetooth Adapter. |
onStateChanged | ✅ | ✅ | Stream of state changes for the Bluetooth Adapter. |
Android | iOS | Description | |
---|---|---|---|
connect | ✅ | ✅ | Establishes a connection to the device. |
disconnect | ✅ | ✅ | Cancels an active or pending connection to the device. |
discoverServices | ✅ | ✅ | Discovers services offered by the remote device as well as their characteristics and descriptors. |
services | ✅ | ✅ | Gets a list of services. Requires that discoverServices() has completed. |
state | ✅ | ✅ | Gets the current state of the device. |
onStateChanged | ✅ | ✅ | Notifies of state changes for the device. |
Android | iOS | Description | |
---|---|---|---|
read | ✅ | ✅ | Retrieves the value of the characteristic. |
write | ✅ | ✅ | Writes the value of the characteristic. |
setNotifyValue | ✅ | ✅ | Sets notifications or indications on the characteristic. |
value | ✅ | ✅ | Stream of characteristic's value when changed. |
Android | iOS | Description | |
---|---|---|---|
read | ✅ | ✅ | Retrieves the value of the descriptor. |
write | ✅ | ✅ | Writes the value of the descriptor. |
Make sure the device is advertising which service UUID's it supports. This is found in the advertisement packet as UUID 16 bit complete list or UUID 128 bit complete list.