PAN with Linux, iOS, Bluetooth, Bonjour, GameKit - is it possible?

Question

So, I read various questions on this question (I think I read all the related questions about SO). Can I connect to a PAN - Can I write an application that will connect - my Linux machine and my iOS device via Bluetooth? Use or absence of use of Bonjour or GameKit.

A few details:

• iOS devices are not hacked.
• On iOS devices, the hotspot / bind function may or may not be enabled (which, as I understand it, is dictated by the broadband provider, that is, if you pay, you can bind your connection).
• iOS can run a custom application that uses documented APIs.
• Bluetooth can be activated manually by the user of the iOS device.

Thank you very much!

Answer 1

iOS 3.0 provides support for headsets (mono / stereo), networks via the PAN / BNEP protocol, and support for Made for iPhone devices that require the proprietary Bluetooth protocol. However, even basic OBEX support is not included (available with any low-cost mobile phone), and no API is available for connecting to arbitrary Bluetooth devices. It also extends the GameKit API to provide connectivity with iOS-iOS.

IPhone Information for iPhone

Personally, I used wifi + bonjour instead. Here's a tutorial on how to implement it, some of the code can be pretty rude, but as soon as you get the fingerprint from the template, it "just works" ", which is always a good point.

Answer 2

Apple's API does not allow direct access to Bluetooth data through public APIs for security reasons.

To connect, you can use bonjour and home Wi-Fi (or Wi-Fi served from your Linux window). As described in detail here .