App Detail » nRF Beacons

What's New

This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.

Added support for Background notification when app is killed

App Description

The nRF Beacon application has been designed to demonstrate all the features of the nRF8122 Bluetooth® Smart Beacon Kit. It allows you to register actions that will be triggered when a specified event occurs and it also allows you to modify the content of a beacon including the beacon’s UUID, Major, Minor and calibrated RSSI.
Currently the app supports the following actions:
•Show an object (Mona Lisa painting)
•Open a web browser
•Play an alarm
The app supports the following four events:
•User enters the Beacon’s range.
•User exits the Beacon’s range.
•User is near to the Beacon.
•User is at the Beacon.
Note:
•Supported on IOS 7.0 or later and iPhone 4S or later.
•Supports simultaneous monitoring of multiple beacons.
•Compatible with nRF51822 Bluetooth® Smart Beacon Kit.
•You may find more information about nRF51822 Bluetooth® Smart Beacon Kit on our website: http://www.nordicsemi.com/eng/Products/Bluetooth-R-low-energy/nRF51822-Bluetooth-Smart-Beacon-Kit .
•The source code of the app nRF Beacon is available on http://www.nordicsemi.com and can be downloaded if you have purchased the nRF51822 Bluetooth® Smart Beacon Kit.

Note: Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

App Changes

• June 06, 2014 Initial release
• October 06, 2014 New version 1.1
• March 03, 2015 New version 1.2
• July 14, 2015 New version 1.3