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flutter_blue_elves is a Flutter plugin enabling Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) device connectivity and control on Android and iOS. It provides a straightforward interface for scanning, connecting to, and communicating with BLE peripherals. Designed for developers building apps that interact with IoT devices, wearables, or beacons, it simplifies the integration of BLE functionality into Flutter applications. The package supports essential BLE operations such as service and characteristic discovery, data reading/writing, and real-time notifications.
Use cases
Connecting to smart home devices
Controlling wearable fitness trackers
Reading sensor data from IoT devices
Implementing beacon-based location services
Enabling device pairing in health apps
Key features
Cross-platform BLE support (Android & iOS)
Real-time data notifications
Service and characteristic discovery
Simple connection and disconnection handling
Support for read/write operations
Suitable for
IoT application developers
Wearable technology projects
Health and fitness app creators
Beacon-based indoor positioning systems
Mobile apps requiring low-energy device communication
Considerations
Requires Bluetooth permissions in manifest files
Limited to BLE-only devices
Background operation may require platform-specific configuration
No built-in UI components
Depends on underlying platform BLE stack stability
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flutter_blue_elves
A flutter plugin witch includes platform-specific implementation code for Android 18+ and/or iOS 10+ to connect and control bluetooth ble device.
1. Scan for Bluetooth devices; 2. Connect with Bluetooth devices; 3. Communicate with Bluetooth devices
Android 31+
Location permission
1. Scan for Bluetooth devices; 2. Scan bluetooth device with physical location of the device;
ALL
location function
Same as Location permission
ALL
Bluetooth function
Use Bluetooth
ALL
///Android:FlutterBlueElves.instance.androidCheckBlueLackWhat().then((values) {
if(values.contains(AndroidBluetoothLack.bluetoothPermission)){
///no bluetooth permission,if your target is android 12
}
if(values.contains(AndroidBluetoothLack.locationPermission)){
///no location permission
}
if(values.contains(AndroidBluetoothLack.locationFunction)){
///location powerOff
}
if(values.contains(AndroidBluetoothLack.bluetoothFunction)){
///bluetooth powerOff
}
});
///Ios:FlutterBlueElves.instance.iosCheckBluetoothState().then((value) {
if(value==IosBluetoothState.unKnown){
///Bluetooth is not initialized
}elseif(value==IosBluetoothState.resetting){
///Bluetooth is resetting
}elseif(value==IosBluetoothState.unSupport){
///Bluetooth not support
}elseif(value==IosBluetoothState.unAuthorized){
///No give bluetooth permission
}elseif(value==IosBluetoothState.poweredOff){
///bluetooth powerOff
}else{
///bluetooth is ok
}
}
Turn on bluetooth function what bluetooth need.Just for android.
///apply location permissionFlutterBlueElves.instance.androidApplyLocationPermission((isOk) {
print(isOk ? "User agrees to grant location permission" : "User does not agree to grant location permission");
});
///turn on location functionFlutterBlueElves.instance.androidOpenLocationService((isOk) {
print(isOk ? "The user agrees to turn on the positioning function" : "The user does not agree to enable the positioning function");
});
///turn on bluetooth permissionFlutterBlueElves.instance.androidApplyBluetoothPermission((isOk) {
print(isOk ? "The user agrees to turn on the Bluetooth permission" : "The user does not agrees to turn on the Bluetooth permission");
});
///turn on bluetooth functionFlutterBlueElves.instance.androidOpenBluetoothService((isOk) {
print(isOk ? "The user agrees to turn on the Bluetooth function" : "The user does not agrees to turn on the Bluetooth function");
});
Scan bluetooth device not connected.
///start scan,you can set scan timeoutFlutterBlueElves.instance.startScan(5000).listen((scanItem) {
///Use the information in the scanned object to filter the devices you want///if want to connect someone,call scanItem.connect,it will return Device objectDevice device = scanItem.connect(connectTimeout: 5000);
///you can use this device to listen bluetooth device's state
device.stateStream.listen((newState){
///newState is DeviceState type,include disconnected,disConnecting, connecting,connected, connectTimeout,initiativeDisConnected,destroyed
}).onDone(() {
///if scan timeout or you stop scan,will into this
});
});
///stop scanFlutterBlueElves.instance.stopScan();
Obtain devices that cannot be scanned because they are connected by other apps on the phone.
///Get Hide device.///Because it is not scanned, some device information will be missing compared with the scanned resultsFlutterBlueElves.instance.getHideConnectedDevices().then((values) {
});
Discovery device's bluetooth service,witch work in connected.
///use this stream to listen discovery result
device.serviceDiscoveryStream.listen((serviceItem) {
///serviceItem type is BleService,is readonly.It include BleCharacteristic and BleDescriptor
});
///to discovery service,witch work in connected
device.discoveryService();
Communicate with the device,witch work in connected.
///use this stream to listen data result
device.deviceSignalResultStream.listen((result) {
///result type is DeviceSignalResult,is readonly.It have DeviceSignalType attributes,witch include characteristicsRead,characteristicsWrite,characteristicsNotify,descriptorRead,descriptorWrite,unKnown.///In ios you will accept unKnown,because characteristicsRead is as same as characteristicsNotify for ios.So characteristicsRead or characteristicsNotify will return unKnown.
});
///Read data from device by Characteristic.///to read,witch work in connected
device.readData(serviceUuid,characteristicUuid);
///Write data to device by Characteristic.///to write,witch work in connected.After my test,i find this isNoResponse is work in ios but not in android.///In ios if you set isNoResponse,you will not receive data after write,but android will.
device.writeData(serviceUuid,characteristicUuid,isNoResponse,data);
///Read data from device by Descriptor.
device.devicereadDescriptorData(serviceUuid,characteristicUuid);
///Write data to device by Descriptor.
device.writeDescriptorData(serviceUuid,characteristicUuid,data);
Negotiate mtu with the device,witch work in connected and just for android
Ios automatically negotiates mtu with the device, so we don’t need to worry about it.
After my test, the maximum value of mtu negotiated by ios is 185, but as long as the device allows it, ios can also write more than 185 bytes of data at one time
///Mtu range is in [23,517]
device.androidRequestMtu(512, (isSuccess, newMtu){
///get the result in this callback///if isSuccess is true,the newMtu is new///if isSuccess is false,this newMtu is current
});
Connect&Disconnect Device
///work in disConnected///This connection method is direct connection, because it has been connected before, so I saved the direct connection object, and I can use this object to connect again
device.connect(5000);
///work in connected///disconnect device
device.disConnect();
Destroy Device object
///if you never use this Device Object,call destroy(),witch can save space
device.destroy();
Watch Device rssi change
///use this stream to listen rssi change
device.deviceSignalResultStream.listen((newRssi) {
});
///start watch rssi
device.startWatchRssi().then((ok){
if(ok){
///start ok
}else{
///start error
}
})
///stop watch rssi
device.stopWatchRssi().then((ok){
if(ok){
///stop ok
}else{
///stop error
}
})