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Beaconstac / NearBee-iOS-SDK

Beaconstac NearBee SDK for iOS
https://www.beaconstac.com
MIT License
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Is 0.1 working? #1

Closed synapsiddigital closed 5 years ago

synapsiddigital commented 5 years ago

Try as I might, I cannot get a new project following instructions step by step or the SampleApp to build.

ravipratapm commented 5 years ago

Hi there - do you have an active Premium plan subscription to Beaconstac? It won't work without that.

synapsiddigital commented 5 years ago

Hi Ravi, yes I've punched in the API token & Organisation ID as per the Readme but no luck, I seem to be having import errors, so wanted to confirm this version was functional.

Also tried replacing these details in the Sample App but still, no luck...

sachinmobstac commented 5 years ago

Hi @synapsiddigital,

Can you upload a screenshot of the issue you are facing with NearBee?

synapsiddigital commented 5 years ago

Hi @sachinmobstac , thanks for your guys quick response I've managed to get a test build going using pieces from the sampleApp and a fresh Swift 4 project.

Is there any chance of emulating a Beaconstac beacon from a Laptop or phone? I've tried one emulator. Or will I need a physical Beaconstac Beacon? I can drive to my client but emulating would be nice!

synapsiddigital commented 5 years ago

I managed to get the nearBee app downloaded from the App Store to sometimes pick up a signal I'm broadcasting but I'd say it works 1/10 times, a stock beacon scanner for an android device however picks up 10/10 times.

With the SDK implemented into my own Swift project I cannot pick-up anything, even though the console prints that nearBee is scanning for beacons.

sachinmobstac commented 5 years ago

Hi @synapsiddigital,

Can you please install the NearBee app on your Android Phone and let me know the behavior? Also, the NearBee SDK can only be used with the Beaconstac beacons. Are you using the NearBee SDK with the Beaconstac beacons?

synapsiddigital commented 5 years ago

hey @sachinmobstac will do on android and let you know. I've not yet tried with an actual beacon but I could get the official iOs app to pick-up one of my broadcasted beacons. I have arranged to get a physical one and will let you know how it goes 💪

sachinmobstac commented 5 years ago

@synapsiddigital Sure, you have to use the Beaconstac beacons if you are going to use our SDK. It is designed to work only with the Beaconstac beacons.

synapsiddigital commented 5 years ago

@sachinmobstac thanks, will let you know how it goes. But FYI as stated, the nearBee iOS app DOES pick-up a broadcasted BLE beacon from other manufacturers & a simulated one off a device (android), albeit intermittently. Chat soon.

sachinmobstac commented 5 years ago

@synapsiddigital, The NearBee iOS app does pick-up all the beacons which broadcast Eddystone URL and Eddystone UID frames.

synapsiddigital commented 5 years ago

@sachinmobstac is the SDK different in the sense it will only pick up a nearBee beacon?

sachinmobstac commented 5 years ago

@synapsiddigital, Yes it picks up all the beacons which broadcast Eddystone URL and Eddystone UID. Since the SDK users will be interested with their own beacons, the SDK is restricted to work with their beacons only.

synapsiddigital commented 5 years ago

Hi @sachinmobstac I can confirm SDK is picking up broadcasts in app and rendering into the TableView.

Any tips on notifications? Can't see anything that handles them out the box.

synapsiddigital commented 5 years ago

@sachinmobstac would you recommend this SDK or the React-Native version for iOS at this moment?

sachinmobstac commented 5 years ago

@synapsiddigital, For notifications, please make sure you are the app is allowed to use Bluetooth in the background and the app has ALWAYS ALLOW location permission set. Also, it only works with the Beaconstac beacons and nothing else.

I am not sure about your requirement. What kind of app are you building, is it completely native (Objective-C or Swift) or it is based on react-native?

synapsiddigital commented 5 years ago

@sachinmobstac the app simply needs to run on iOS and all it does is implement the nearBee scanner. I might build a nice UI on top of it but that's all we need. So wondering if you'd recommend this SDK or the React-Native. Will let you know how it goes regarding notifications.

sachinmobstac commented 5 years ago

@synapsiddigital, Shall I close this and can you please contact me at support@beaconstac.com?

synapsiddigital commented 5 years ago

If you prefer yes, I'll mail you there.