Is there a way to access Bluetooth connected devices in browser?
I am trying to build a demo system utilizing leap motion for a university project and was planning to build the interface in HTML because leap motion supports JavaScript.
I want the system to have full control over Bluetooth calling on a phone. As most in-car systems currently do; i.e. accept call, decline, make call & view contacts(if possible)
Is there a way to access Bluetooth connected devices in browser?
I am trying to build a demo system utilizing leap motion for a university project and was planning to build the interface in HTML because leap motion supports JavaScript.
I want the system to have full control over Bluetooth calling on a phone. As most in-car systems currently do; i.e. accept call, decline, make call & view contacts(if possible)
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Reset to default 2You might want to check out the Chrome Bluetooth API, though it appears you need to have a development version of Chrome installed: https://developer.chrome./apps/bluetooth
After a trial during January 2017, this is now available in Chrome. Read this article by François Beaufort in developers.google.: https://developers.google./web/updates/2015/07/interact-with-ble-devices-on-the-web
You can do it with the Bluetooth Web API:
navigator.bluetooth.requestDevice({acceptAllDevices: true}).then(out => console.log(out))
Annoyingly it seems like the browser needs Bluetooth permission, and calling the code above fails with `Bluetooth permission has been blocked otherwise.
To allow bluetooth for macOS, add the app to System Preferences > Security & Privacy > Privacy > Bluetooth > Plus Button: