About this library

This is React Native Bluetooth Low Energy library wrapping Multiplatform Ble Adapter.

It supports:

• observing device's Bluetooth adapter state
• scanning BLE devices
• making connections to peripherals
• discovering services/characteristics
• reading/writing characteristics
• observing characteristic notifications/indications
• reading RSSI
• negotiating MTU
• background mode on iOS
• turning the device's Bluetooth adapter on

It does NOT support:

• bluetooth classic devices.
• communicating between phones using BLE (Peripheral support)
• bonding peripherals

Compatibility

This version (2.x) breaks compatibility with old RN versions. Please check old README (1.x) for the old instructions or migration guide.

React Native	2.0.0
0.62.2	✅
0.61.5	✅
0.60.6	✅

Recent Changes

2.0.0

• Update direct dependency to Multiplatform Ble Adapter
• Remove support for RN version < 0.60
• Fixed Typescript callbackType type definition.

All previous changes

Documentation & Support

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Configuration & Installation

Expo

1. Make sure your Expo project is ejected (formerly: detached). You can read how to do it here and here. (only for expo)
2. Follow steps for iOS/Android.

iOS (example setup)

1. npm install --save react-native-ble-plx
2. npx react-native link react-native-ble-plx
3. Open Xcode workspace located inside ios folder and add empty Swift file if you don't have at least one:
   • Select File/New/File...
   • Choose Swift file and click Next.
   • Name it however you want, select your application target and create it.
   • Accept to create Objective-C bridging header.
4. Update your ios/Podfile to contain (it may be already there):

   pod 'react-native-ble-plx', :path => '../node_modules/react-native-ble-plx'
   

5. Enter ios folder and run pod update
6. Add NSBluetoothAlwaysUsageDescription in info.plist file. (it is a requirement since iOS 13)
7. If you want to support background mode:
   • In your application target go to Capabilities tab and enable Uses Bluetooth LE Accessories in Background Modes section.
   • Pass restoreStateIdentifier and restoreStateFunction to BleManager constructor.

Android (example setup)

1. npm install --save react-native-ble-plx
2. npx react-native link react-native-ble-plx
3. In top level build.gradle make sure that min SDK version is at least 18:

buildscript {
    ext {
        ...
        minSdkVersion = 18
        ...

4. In build.gradle make sure to add jitpack repository to known repositories:

allprojects {
    repositories {
      ...
      maven { url 'https://www.jitpack.io' }
    }
}

5. In AndroidManifest.xml, add Bluetooth permissions and update <uses-sdk/>:

<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    ...
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BLUETOOTH"/>
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADMIN"/>
    <uses-permission-sdk-23 android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION"/>

    <!-- Add this line if your application always requires BLE. More info can be found on:
         https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/connectivity/bluetooth-le.html#permissions
      -->
    <uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.bluetooth_le" android:required="true"/>

    ...

Troubleshooting

Problems with Proguard

Add this to your app/proguard-rules.pro

-dontwarn com.polidea.reactnativeble.**