Can Android Estimote app detect Estimote IBeacon?

BLE Beacons
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I am trying to configure an estimote iBeacon from Estimote Android app, but I am not able to detect the beacon?
Is it possible to detect ibeacon from android app?

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Hi @sanjeet.kumar,

you want to configure an Estimote beacon to emit iBeacon frames? What did you do exaclty?

  • open the Estimote app’,
  • look for the devices in proximity,
  • select and conenct to the requested beacon,
  • configure the sent packet to iBeacon (Estimote default packet type),
  • disconnect from the beacon,
  • look for the devices.

And when you do that, the beacon is not shown in the list?

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Hi Ximun,
Thanks for the quick reply,
I tried as you suggested but I am not able see the beacon in the app, When I go in to the ’ devices’ option
in the app, app keeps scanning and is not able to show the beacon which I have placed just behind the phone.
I am trying since last 4 hrs. I thought might be android app is not supposed to detect the iBeacon.
Any help will be highly appropriated! Thanks

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Maybe you should try with another phone. Or move the beacon because maybe the motion only feature was activated…

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Tried with another phone and with another app called -‘nRF Connect for Mobile’ . Its not detecting .
Tried even moving the beacon too.

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Can you download the Beacon Simulator app’? It’s a very coll app’ to recover BLE signals. Do you see a signal that can be your beacon?

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Tried with the app you mentioned- its still not showing any signal that can be a beacon. I am able to see only one signal which from the Microsoft device coming from somewhere around.

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  • if the Estimote app’ is not showing your beacon, it’s because the beacon is not emitting connectivity packet,
  • if the Beacon Simulator app’ is not showing your beacon, it’s because the beacon is not emitting iBeacon/Eddystone packet.

So it seems to me that your beacon is not emitting at all :frowning:…

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:frowning: Is there anyway to solve this or I need to buy a new one? I just bought this few days back from the amazon. I am not sure what to do. Should I ask for the replacement or any other option is there.

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Need someone from Estimote staff to help you :frowning: