Added in API level 5

BluetoothDevice

class BluetoothDevice : Parcelable
kotlin.Any
   ↳ android.bluetooth.BluetoothDevice

Represents a remote Bluetooth device. A BluetoothDevice lets you create a connection with the respective device or query information about it, such as the name, address, class, and bonding state.

This class is really just a thin wrapper for a Bluetooth hardware address. Objects of this class are immutable. Operations on this class are performed on the remote Bluetooth hardware address, using the BluetoothAdapter that was used to create this BluetoothDevice.

To get a BluetoothDevice, use BluetoothAdapter.getRemoteDevice(String) to create one representing a device of a known MAC address (which you can get through device discovery with BluetoothAdapter) or get one from the set of bonded devices returned by BluetoothAdapter.getBondedDevices(). You can then open a BluetoothSocket for communication with the remote device, using createRfcommSocketToServiceRecord(java.util.UUID) over Bluetooth BR/EDR or using createL2capChannel(int) over Bluetooth LE.

Summary

Constants
static String

Broadcast Action: Indicates a low level (ACL) connection has been established with a remote device.

static String

Broadcast Action: Indicates a low level (ACL) disconnection from a remote device.

static String

Broadcast Action: Indicates that a low level (ACL) disconnection has been requested for a remote device, and it will soon be disconnected.

static String

Broadcast Action: Indicates the alias of a remote device has been changed.

static String

Broadcast Action: Indicates a change in the bond state of a remote device.

static String

Broadcast Action: Bluetooth class of a remote device has changed.

static String

Broadcast Action: Remote device discovered.

static String

Broadcast Action: Indicates the friendly name of a remote device has been retrieved for the first time, or changed since the last retrieval.

static String

Broadcast Action: This intent is used to broadcast PAIRING REQUEST
For apps targeting Build.VERSION_CODES#R or lower, this requires the Manifest.permission#BLUETOOTH_ADMIN permission which can be gained with a simple <uses-permission> manifest tag.

static String

Broadcast Action: This intent is used to broadcast the UUID wrapped as a of the remote device after it has been fetched.

static Int

Hardware MAC Address of the device

static Int

Address is either resolvable, non-resolvable or static.

static Int

Address type is unknown or unavailable

static Int

Indicates the remote device is bonded (paired).

static Int

Indicates bonding (pairing) is in progress with the remote device.

static Int

Indicates the remote device is not bonded (paired).

static Int

Bluetooth device type, Classic - BR/EDR devices

static Int

Bluetooth device type, Dual Mode - BR/EDR/LE

static Int

Bluetooth device type, Low Energy - LE-only

static Int

Bluetooth device type, Unknown

static Int

Sentinel error value for this class.

static String

Used as an int extra field in ACTION_BOND_STATE_CHANGED intents.

static String

Used as a Parcelable BluetoothClass extra field in ACTION_FOUND and ACTION_CLASS_CHANGED intents.

static String

Used as a Parcelable BluetoothDevice extra field in every intent broadcast by this class.

static String

Used as a boolean extra field in ACTION_FOUND intents.

static String

Used as a String extra field in ACTION_NAME_CHANGED and ACTION_FOUND intents.

static String

Used as an int extra field in ACTION_PAIRING_REQUEST intents as the value of passkey.

static String

Used as an int extra field in ACTION_PAIRING_REQUEST intents to indicate pairing method used.

static String

Used as an int extra field in ACTION_BOND_STATE_CHANGED intents.

static String

Used as an optional short extra field in ACTION_FOUND intents.

static String

Used as an int extra field in ACTION_ACL_CONNECTED and ACTION_ACL_DISCONNECTED intents to indicate which transport is connected.

static String

Used as an extra field in ACTION_UUID intents, Contains the s of the remote device which is a parcelable version of UUID.

static Int

The user will be prompted to confirm the passkey displayed on the screen or an app will confirm the passkey for the user.

static Int

The user will be prompted to enter a pin or an app will enter a pin for user.

static Int

Bluetooth LE 1M PHY.

static Int

Bluetooth LE 1M PHY mask.

static Int

Bluetooth LE 2M PHY.

static Int

Bluetooth LE 2M PHY mask.

static Int

Bluetooth LE Coded PHY.

static Int

Bluetooth LE Coded PHY mask.

static Int

No preferred coding when transmitting on the LE Coded PHY.

static Int

Prefer the S=2 coding to be used when transmitting on the LE Coded PHY.

static Int

Prefer the S=8 coding to be used when transmitting on the LE Coded PHY.

static Int

No preference of physical transport for GATT connections to remote dual-mode devices

static Int

Constant representing the BR/EDR transport.

static Int

Constant representing the Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) Transport.

Inherited constants
Public methods
BluetoothGatt!
connectGatt(context: Context!, autoConnect: Boolean, callback: BluetoothGattCallback!)

Connect to GATT Server hosted by this device.

BluetoothGatt!
connectGatt(context: Context!, autoConnect: Boolean, callback: BluetoothGattCallback!, transport: Int)

Connect to GATT Server hosted by this device.

BluetoothGatt!
connectGatt(context: Context!, autoConnect: Boolean, callback: BluetoothGattCallback!, transport: Int, phy: Int)

Connect to GATT Server hosted by this device.

BluetoothGatt!
connectGatt(context: Context!, autoConnect: Boolean, callback: BluetoothGattCallback!, transport: Int, phy: Int, handler: Handler!)

Connect to GATT Server hosted by this device.

Boolean

Start the bonding (pairing) process with the remote device.

BluetoothSocket

Create a Bluetooth L2CAP Connection-oriented Channel (CoC) BluetoothSocket that can be used to start a secure outgoing connection to the remote device with the same dynamic protocol/service multiplexer (PSM) value.

BluetoothSocket!

Create an RFCOMM BluetoothSocket socket ready to start an insecure outgoing connection to this remote device using SDP lookup of uuid.

BluetoothSocket

Create a Bluetooth L2CAP Connection-oriented Channel (CoC) BluetoothSocket that can be used to start a secure outgoing connection to the remote device with the same dynamic protocol/service multiplexer (PSM) value.

BluetoothSocket!

Create an RFCOMM BluetoothSocket ready to start a secure outgoing connection to this remote device using SDP lookup of uuid.

Int

Boolean
equals(other: Any?)

Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.

Boolean

Perform a service discovery on the remote device to get the UUIDs supported.

String!

Returns the hardware address of this BluetoothDevice.

String?

Get the locally modifiable name (alias) of the remote Bluetooth device.

BluetoothClass!

Get the Bluetooth class of the remote device.

Int

Get the bond state of the remote device.

String!

Get the friendly Bluetooth name of the remote device.

Int

Get the Bluetooth device type of the remote device.

Array<ParcelUuid!>!

Returns the supported features (UUIDs) of the remote device.

Int

Int
setAlias(alias: String?)

Sets the locally modifiable name (alias) of the remote Bluetooth device.

Boolean

Confirm passkey for PAIRING_VARIANT_PASSKEY_CONFIRMATION pairing.

Boolean

Set the pin during pairing when the pairing method is PAIRING_VARIANT_PIN
For apps targeting Build.VERSION_CODES#R or lower, this requires the Manifest.permission#BLUETOOTH_ADMIN permission which can be gained with a simple <uses-permission> manifest tag.

String

Returns a string representation of this BluetoothDevice.

Unit
writeToParcel(out: Parcel, flags: Int)

Properties
static Parcelable.Creator<BluetoothDevice!>

Constants

ACTION_ACL_CONNECTED

Added in API level 5
static val ACTION_ACL_CONNECTED: String

Broadcast Action: Indicates a low level (ACL) connection has been established with a remote device.

Always contains the extra fields EXTRA_DEVICE and EXTRA_TRANSPORT.

ACL connections are managed automatically by the Android Bluetooth stack.
For apps targeting Build.VERSION_CODES#R or lower, this requires the Manifest.permission#BLUETOOTH permission which can be gained with a simple <uses-permission> manifest tag.
For apps targeting Build.VERSION_CODES#S or or higher, this requires the Manifest.permission#BLUETOOTH_CONNECT permission which can be gained with android.app.Activity#requestPermissions(String[], int).
Requires android.Manifest.permission#BLUETOOTH_CONNECT

Value: "android.bluetooth.device.action.ACL_CONNECTED"

ACTION_ACL_DISCONNECTED

Added in API level 5
static val ACTION_ACL_DISCONNECTED: String

Broadcast Action: Indicates a low level (ACL) disconnection from a remote device.

Always contains the extra fields EXTRA_DEVICE and EXTRA_TRANSPORT.

ACL connections are managed automatically by the Android Bluetooth stack.
For apps targeting Build.VERSION_CODES#R or lower, this requires the Manifest.permission#BLUETOOTH permission which can be gained with a simple <uses-permission> manifest tag.
For apps targeting Build.VERSION_CODES#S or or higher, this requires the Manifest.permission#BLUETOOTH_CONNECT permission which can be gained with android.app.Activity#requestPermissions(String[], int).
Requires android.Manifest.permission#BLUETOOTH_CONNECT

Value: "android.bluetooth.device.action.ACL_DISCONNECTED"

ACTION_ACL_DISCONNECT_REQUESTED

Added in API level 5
static val ACTION_ACL_DISCONNECT_REQUESTED: String

Broadcast Action: Indicates that a low level (ACL) disconnection has been requested for a remote device, and it will soon be disconnected.

This is useful for graceful disconnection. Applications should use this intent as a hint to immediately terminate higher level connections (RFCOMM, L2CAP, or profile connections) to the remote device.

Always contains the extra field EXTRA_DEVICE.
For apps targeting Build.VERSION_CODES#R or lower, this requires the Manifest.permission#BLUETOOTH permission which can be gained with a simple <uses-permission> manifest tag.
For apps targeting Build.VERSION_CODES#S or or higher, this requires the Manifest.permission#BLUETOOTH_CONNECT permission which can be gained with android.app.Activity#requestPermissions(String[], int).
Requires android.Manifest.permission#BLUETOOTH_CONNECT

Value: "android.bluetooth.device.action.ACL_DISCONNECT_REQUESTED"

ACTION_ALIAS_CHANGED

Added in API level 30
static val ACTION_ALIAS_CHANGED: String

Broadcast Action: Indicates the alias of a remote device has been changed.

Always contains the extra field EXTRA_DEVICE.
For apps targeting Build.VERSION_CODES#R or lower, this requires the Manifest.permission#BLUETOOTH permission which can be gained with a simple <uses-permission> manifest tag.
For apps targeting Build.VERSION_CODES#S or or higher, this requires the Manifest.permission#BLUETOOTH_CONNECT permission which can be gained with android.app.Activity#requestPermissions(String[], int).
Requires android.Manifest.permission#BLUETOOTH_CONNECT

Value: "android.bluetooth.device.action.ALIAS_CHANGED"

ACTION_BOND_STATE_CHANGED

Added in API level 5
static val ACTION_BOND_STATE_CHANGED: String

Broadcast Action: Indicates a change in the bond state of a remote device. For example, if a device is bonded (paired).

Always contains the extra fields EXTRA_DEVICE, EXTRA_BOND_STATE and EXTRA_PREVIOUS_BOND_STATE.
For apps targeting Build.VERSION_CODES#R or lower, this requires the Manifest.permission#BLUETOOTH permission which can be gained with a simple <uses-permission> manifest tag.
For apps targeting Build.VERSION_CODES#S or or higher, this requires the Manifest.permission#BLUETOOTH_CONNECT permission which can be gained with android.app.Activity#requestPermissions(String[], int).
Requires android.Manifest.permission#BLUETOOTH_CONNECT

Value: "android.bluetooth.device.action.BOND_STATE_CHANGED"

ACTION_CLASS_CHANGED

Added in API level 5
static val ACTION_CLASS_CHANGED: String

Broadcast Action: Bluetooth class of a remote device has changed.

Always contains the extra fields EXTRA_DEVICE and EXTRA_CLASS.
For apps targeting Build.VERSION_CODES#R or lower, this requires the Manifest.permission#BLUETOOTH permission which can be gained with a simple <uses-permission> manifest tag.
For apps targeting Build.VERSION_CODES#S or or higher, this requires the Manifest.permission#BLUETOOTH_CONNECT permission which can be gained with android.app.Activity#requestPermissions(String[], int).
Requires android.Manifest.permission#BLUETOOTH_CONNECT

Value: "android.bluetooth.device.action.CLASS_CHANGED"

ACTION_FOUND

Added in API level 5
static val ACTION_FOUND: String

Broadcast Action: Remote device discovered.

Sent when a remote device is found during discovery.

Always contains the extra fields EXTRA_DEVICE and EXTRA_CLASS. Can contain the extra fields EXTRA_NAME and/or EXTRA_RSSI and/or EXTRA_IS_COORDINATED_SET_MEMBER if they are available.
For apps targeting Build.VERSION_CODES#R or lower, this requires the Manifest.permission#BLUETOOTH permission which can be gained with a simple <uses-permission> manifest tag.
For apps targeting Build.VERSION_CODES#S or or higher, this requires the Manifest.permission#BLUETOOTH_SCAN permission which can be gained with android.app.Activity#requestPermissions(String[], int).
In addition, this requires either the Manifest.permission#ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION permission or a strong assertion that you will never derive the physical location of the device. You can make this assertion by declaring usesPermissionFlags="neverForLocation" on the relevant <uses-permission> manifest tag, but it may restrict the types of Bluetooth devices you can interact with.
Requires android.Manifest.permission#BLUETOOTH_SCAN

Value: "android.bluetooth.device.action.FOUND"

ACTION_NAME_CHANGED

Added in API level 5
static val ACTION_NAME_CHANGED: String

Broadcast Action: Indicates the friendly name of a remote device has been retrieved for the first time, or changed since the last retrieval.

Always contains the extra fields EXTRA_DEVICE and EXTRA_NAME.
For apps targeting Build.VERSION_CODES#R or lower, this requires the Manifest.permission#BLUETOOTH permission which can be gained with a simple <uses-permission> manifest tag.
For apps targeting Build.VERSION_CODES#S or or higher, this requires the Manifest.permission#BLUETOOTH_CONNECT permission which can be gained with android.app.Activity#requestPermissions(String[], int).
Requires android.Manifest.permission#BLUETOOTH_CONNECT

Value: "android.bluetooth.device.action.NAME_CHANGED"

ACTION_PAIRING_REQUEST

Added in API level 19
static val ACTION_PAIRING_REQUEST: String

Broadcast Action: This intent is used to broadcast PAIRING REQUEST
For apps targeting Build.VERSION_CODES#R or lower, this requires the Manifest.permission#BLUETOOTH_ADMIN permission which can be gained with a simple <uses-permission> manifest tag.
For apps targeting Build.VERSION_CODES#S or or higher, this requires the Manifest.permission#BLUETOOTH_CONNECT permission which can be gained with android.app.Activity#requestPermissions(String[], int).
Requires android.Manifest.permission#BLUETOOTH_CONNECT

Value: "android.bluetooth.device.action.PAIRING_REQUEST"

ACTION_UUID

Added in API level 15
static val ACTION_UUID: String

Broadcast Action: This intent is used to broadcast the UUID wrapped as a of the remote device after it has been fetched. This intent is sent only when the UUIDs of the remote device are requested to be fetched using Service Discovery Protocol

Always contains the extra field EXTRA_DEVICE

Always contains the extra field EXTRA_UUID
For apps targeting Build.VERSION_CODES#R or lower, this requires the Manifest.permission#BLUETOOTH_ADMIN permission which can be gained with a simple <uses-permission> manifest tag.
For apps targeting Build.VERSION_CODES#S or or higher, this requires the Manifest.permission#BLUETOOTH_CONNECT permission which can be gained with android.app.Activity#requestPermissions(String[], int).
Requires android.Manifest.permission#BLUETOOTH_CONNECT

Value: "android.bluetooth.device.action.UUID"

ADDRESS_TYPE_PUBLIC

Added in API level 31
static val ADDRESS_TYPE_PUBLIC: Int

Hardware MAC Address of the device

Value: 0

ADDRESS_TYPE_RANDOM

Added in API level 31
static val ADDRESS_TYPE_RANDOM: Int

Address is either resolvable, non-resolvable or static.

Value: 1

ADDRESS_TYPE_UNKNOWN

Added in API level 33
static val ADDRESS_TYPE_UNKNOWN: Int

Address type is unknown or unavailable

Value: 65535

BOND_BONDED

Added in API level 5
static val BOND_BONDED: Int

Indicates the remote device is bonded (paired).

A shared link keys exists locally for the remote device, so communication can be authenticated and encrypted.

Being bonded (paired) with a remote device does not necessarily mean the device is currently connected. It just means that the pending procedure was completed at some earlier time, and the link key is still stored locally, ready to use on the next connection.

Value: 12

BOND_BONDING

Added in API level 5
static val BOND_BONDING: Int

Indicates bonding (pairing) is in progress with the remote device.

Value: 11

BOND_NONE

Added in API level 5
static val BOND_NONE: Int

Indicates the remote device is not bonded (paired).

There is no shared link key with the remote device, so communication (if it is allowed at all) will be unauthenticated and unencrypted.

Value: 10

DEVICE_TYPE_CLASSIC

Added in API level 18
static val DEVICE_TYPE_CLASSIC: Int

Bluetooth device type, Classic - BR/EDR devices

Value: 1

DEVICE_TYPE_DUAL

Added in API level 18
static val DEVICE_TYPE_DUAL: Int

Bluetooth device type, Dual Mode - BR/EDR/LE

Value: 3

DEVICE_TYPE_LE

Added in API level 18
static val DEVICE_TYPE_LE: Int

Bluetooth device type, Low Energy - LE-only

Value: 2

DEVICE_TYPE_UNKNOWN

Added in API level 18
static val DEVICE_TYPE_UNKNOWN: Int

Bluetooth device type, Unknown

Value: 0

ERROR

Added in API level 5
static val ERROR: Int

Sentinel error value for this class. Guaranteed to not equal any other integer constant in this class. Provided as a convenience for functions that require a sentinel error value, for example:

Intent.getIntExtra(BluetoothDevice.EXTRA_BOND_STATE, BluetoothDevice.ERROR)

Value: -2147483648

EXTRA_BOND_STATE

Added in API level 5
static val EXTRA_BOND_STATE: String

Used as an int extra field in ACTION_BOND_STATE_CHANGED intents. Contains the bond state of the remote device.

Possible values are: BOND_NONE, BOND_BONDING, BOND_BONDED.

Value: "android.bluetooth.device.extra.BOND_STATE"

EXTRA_CLASS

Added in API level 5
static val EXTRA_CLASS: String

Used as a Parcelable BluetoothClass extra field in ACTION_FOUND and ACTION_CLASS_CHANGED intents.

Value: "android.bluetooth.device.extra.CLASS"

EXTRA_DEVICE

Added in API level 5
static val EXTRA_DEVICE: String

Used as a Parcelable BluetoothDevice extra field in every intent broadcast by this class. It contains the BluetoothDevice that the intent applies to.

Value: "android.bluetooth.device.extra.DEVICE"

EXTRA_IS_COORDINATED_SET_MEMBER

Added in API level 33
static val EXTRA_IS_COORDINATED_SET_MEMBER: String

Used as a boolean extra field in ACTION_FOUND intents. It contains the information if device is discovered as member of a coordinated set or not. Pairing with device that belongs to a set would trigger pairing with the rest of set members. See Bluetooth CSIP specification for more details.

Value: "android.bluetooth.extra.IS_COORDINATED_SET_MEMBER"

EXTRA_NAME

Added in API level 5
static val EXTRA_NAME: String

Used as a String extra field in ACTION_NAME_CHANGED and ACTION_FOUND intents. It contains the friendly Bluetooth name.

Value: "android.bluetooth.device.extra.NAME"

EXTRA_PAIRING_KEY

Added in API level 19
static val EXTRA_PAIRING_KEY: String

Used as an int extra field in ACTION_PAIRING_REQUEST intents as the value of passkey. The Bluetooth Passkey is a 6-digit numerical value represented as integer value in the range 0x00000000 – 0x000F423F (000000 to 999999).

Value: "android.bluetooth.device.extra.PAIRING_KEY"

EXTRA_PAIRING_VARIANT

Added in API level 19
static val EXTRA_PAIRING_VARIANT: String

Used as an int extra field in ACTION_PAIRING_REQUEST intents to indicate pairing method used. Possible values are: PAIRING_VARIANT_PIN, PAIRING_VARIANT_PASSKEY_CONFIRMATION,

Value: "android.bluetooth.device.extra.PAIRING_VARIANT"

EXTRA_PREVIOUS_BOND_STATE

Added in API level 5
static val EXTRA_PREVIOUS_BOND_STATE: String

Used as an int extra field in ACTION_BOND_STATE_CHANGED intents. Contains the previous bond state of the remote device.

Possible values are: BOND_NONE, BOND_BONDING, BOND_BONDED.

Value: "android.bluetooth.device.extra.PREVIOUS_BOND_STATE"

EXTRA_RSSI

Added in API level 5
static val EXTRA_RSSI: String

Used as an optional short extra field in ACTION_FOUND intents. Contains the RSSI value of the remote device as reported by the Bluetooth hardware.

Value: "android.bluetooth.device.extra.RSSI"

EXTRA_TRANSPORT

Added in API level 33
static val EXTRA_TRANSPORT: String

Used as an int extra field in ACTION_ACL_CONNECTED and ACTION_ACL_DISCONNECTED intents to indicate which transport is connected. Possible values are: TRANSPORT_BREDR and TRANSPORT_LE.

Value: "android.bluetooth.device.extra.TRANSPORT"

EXTRA_UUID

Added in API level 15
static val EXTRA_UUID: String

Used as an extra field in ACTION_UUID intents, Contains the s of the remote device which is a parcelable version of UUID. A null EXTRA_UUID indicates a timeout.

Value: "android.bluetooth.device.extra.UUID"

PAIRING_VARIANT_PASSKEY_CONFIRMATION

Added in API level 19
static val PAIRING_VARIANT_PASSKEY_CONFIRMATION: Int

The user will be prompted to confirm the passkey displayed on the screen or an app will confirm the passkey for the user.

Value: 2

PAIRING_VARIANT_PIN

Added in API level 19
static val PAIRING_VARIANT_PIN: Int

The user will be prompted to enter a pin or an app will enter a pin for user.

Value: 0

PHY_LE_1M

Added in API level 26
static val PHY_LE_1M: Int

Bluetooth LE 1M PHY. Used to refer to LE 1M Physical Channel for advertising, scanning or connection.

Value: 1

PHY_LE_1M_MASK

Added in API level 26
static val PHY_LE_1M_MASK: Int

Bluetooth LE 1M PHY mask. Used to specify LE 1M Physical Channel as one of many available options in a bitmask.

Value: 1

PHY_LE_2M

Added in API level 26
static val PHY_LE_2M: Int

Bluetooth LE 2M PHY. Used to refer to LE 2M Physical Channel for advertising, scanning or connection.

Value: 2

PHY_LE_2M_MASK

Added in API level 26
static val PHY_LE_2M_MASK: Int

Bluetooth LE 2M PHY mask. Used to specify LE 2M Physical Channel as one of many available options in a bitmask.

Value: 2

PHY_LE_CODED

Added in API level 26
static val PHY_LE_CODED: Int

Bluetooth LE Coded PHY. Used to refer to LE Coded Physical Channel for advertising, scanning or connection.

Value: 3

PHY_LE_CODED_MASK

Added in API level 26
static val PHY_LE_CODED_MASK: Int

Bluetooth LE Coded PHY mask. Used to specify LE Coded Physical Channel as one of many available options in a bitmask.

Value: 4

PHY_OPTION_NO_PREFERRED

Added in API level 26
static val PHY_OPTION_NO_PREFERRED: Int

No preferred coding when transmitting on the LE Coded PHY.

Value: 0

PHY_OPTION_S2

Added in API level 26
static val PHY_OPTION_S2: Int

Prefer the S=2 coding to be used when transmitting on the LE Coded PHY.

Value: 1

PHY_OPTION_S8

Added in API level 26
static val PHY_OPTION_S8: Int

Prefer the S=8 coding to be used when transmitting on the LE Coded PHY.

Value: 2

TRANSPORT_AUTO

Added in API level 23
static val TRANSPORT_AUTO: Int

No preference of physical transport for GATT connections to remote dual-mode devices

Value: 0

TRANSPORT_BREDR

Added in API level 23
static val TRANSPORT_BREDR: Int

Constant representing the BR/EDR transport.

Value: 1

TRANSPORT_LE

Added in API level 23
static val TRANSPORT_LE: Int

Constant representing the Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) Transport.

Value: 2

Public methods

connectGatt

Added in API level 18
fun connectGatt(
    context: Context!,
    autoConnect: Boolean,
    callback: BluetoothGattCallback!
): BluetoothGatt!

Connect to GATT Server hosted by this device. Caller acts as GATT client. The callback is used to deliver results to Caller, such as connection status as well as any further GATT client operations. The method returns a BluetoothGatt instance. You can use BluetoothGatt to conduct GATT client operations.
For apps targeting Build.VERSION_CODES#S or or higher, this requires the Manifest.permission#BLUETOOTH_CONNECT permission which can be gained with android.app.Activity#requestPermissions(String[], int).
Requires android.Manifest.permission#BLUETOOTH_CONNECT

Parameters
callback BluetoothGattCallback!: GATT callback handler that will receive asynchronous callbacks.
autoConnect Boolean: Whether to directly connect to the remote device (false) or to automatically connect as soon as the remote device becomes available (true).
Exceptions
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException if callback is null

connectGatt

Added in API level 23
fun connectGatt(
    context: Context!,
    autoConnect: Boolean,
    callback: BluetoothGattCallback!,
    transport: Int
): BluetoothGatt!

Connect to GATT Server hosted by this device. Caller acts as GATT client. The callback is used to deliver results to Caller, such as connection status as well as any further GATT client operations. The method returns a BluetoothGatt instance. You can use BluetoothGatt to conduct GATT client operations.
For apps targeting Build.VERSION_CODES#S or or higher, this requires the Manifest.permission#BLUETOOTH_CONNECT permission which can be gained with android.app.Activity#requestPermissions(String[], int).
Requires android.Manifest.permission#BLUETOOTH_CONNECT

Parameters
callback BluetoothGattCallback!: GATT callback handler that will receive asynchronous callbacks.
autoConnect Boolean: Whether to directly connect to the remote device (false) or to automatically connect as soon as the remote device becomes available (true).
transport Int: preferred transport for GATT connections to remote dual-mode devices android.bluetooth.BluetoothDevice#TRANSPORT_AUTO or BluetoothDevice#TRANSPORT_BREDR or android.bluetooth.BluetoothDevice#TRANSPORT_LE
Exceptions
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException if callback is null

connectGatt

Added in API level 26
fun connectGatt(
    context: Context!,
    autoConnect: Boolean,
    callback: BluetoothGattCallback!,
    transport: Int,
    phy: Int
): BluetoothGatt!

Connect to GATT Server hosted by this device. Caller acts as GATT client. The callback is used to deliver results to Caller, such as connection status as well as any further GATT client operations. The method returns a BluetoothGatt instance. You can use BluetoothGatt to conduct GATT client operations.
For apps targeting Build.VERSION_CODES#S or or higher, this requires the Manifest.permission#BLUETOOTH_CONNECT permission which can be gained with android.app.Activity#requestPermissions(String[], int).
Requires android.Manifest.permission#BLUETOOTH_CONNECT

Parameters
callback BluetoothGattCallback!: GATT callback handler that will receive asynchronous callbacks.
autoConnect Boolean: Whether to directly connect to the remote device (false) or to automatically connect as soon as the remote device becomes available (true).
transport Int: preferred transport for GATT connections to remote dual-mode devices android.bluetooth.BluetoothDevice#TRANSPORT_AUTO or BluetoothDevice#TRANSPORT_BREDR or android.bluetooth.BluetoothDevice#TRANSPORT_LE
phy Int: preferred PHY for connections to remote LE device. Bitwise OR of any of android.bluetooth.BluetoothDevice#PHY_LE_1M_MASK, BluetoothDevice#PHY_LE_2M_MASK, and android.bluetooth.BluetoothDevice#PHY_LE_CODED_MASK. This option does not take effect if autoConnect is set to true.
Exceptions
java.lang.NullPointerException if callback is null

connectGatt

Added in API level 26
fun connectGatt(
    context: Context!,
    autoConnect: Boolean,
    callback: BluetoothGattCallback!,
    transport: Int,
    phy: Int,
    handler: Handler!
): BluetoothGatt!

Connect to GATT Server hosted by this device. Caller acts as GATT client. The callback is used to deliver results to Caller, such as connection status as well as any further GATT client operations. The method returns a BluetoothGatt instance. You can use BluetoothGatt to conduct GATT client operations.
For apps targeting Build.VERSION_CODES#S or or higher, this requires the Manifest.permission#BLUETOOTH_CONNECT permission which can be gained with android.app.Activity#requestPermissions(String[], int).
Requires android.Manifest.permission#BLUETOOTH_CONNECT

Parameters
callback BluetoothGattCallback!: GATT callback handler that will receive asynchronous callbacks.
autoConnect Boolean: Whether to directly connect to the remote device (false) or to automatically connect as soon as the remote device becomes available (true).
transport Int: preferred transport for GATT connections to remote dual-mode devices android.bluetooth.BluetoothDevice#TRANSPORT_AUTO or BluetoothDevice#TRANSPORT_BREDR or android.bluetooth.BluetoothDevice#TRANSPORT_LE
phy Int: preferred PHY for connections to remote LE device. Bitwise OR of any of android.bluetooth.BluetoothDevice#PHY_LE_1M_MASK, BluetoothDevice#PHY_LE_2M_MASK, an dandroid.bluetooth.BluetoothDevice#PHY_LE_CODED_MASK. This option does not take effect if autoConnect is set to true.
handler Handler!: The handler to use for the callback. If null, callbacks will happen on an un-specified background thread.
Exceptions
java.lang.NullPointerException if callback is null

createBond

Added in API level 19
fun createBond(): Boolean

Start the bonding (pairing) process with the remote device.

This is an asynchronous call, it will return immediately. Register for ACTION_BOND_STATE_CHANGED intents to be notified when the bonding process completes, and its result.

Android system services will handle the necessary user interactions to confirm and complete the bonding process.
For apps targeting Build.VERSION_CODES#R or lower, this requires the Manifest.permission#BLUETOOTH_ADMIN permission which can be gained with a simple <uses-permission> manifest tag.
For apps targeting Build.VERSION_CODES#S or or higher, this requires the Manifest.permission#BLUETOOTH_CONNECT permission which can be gained with android.app.Activity#requestPermissions(String[], int).
Requires android.Manifest.permission#BLUETOOTH_CONNECT

Return
Boolean false on immediate error, true if bonding will begin

createInsecureL2capChannel

Added in API level 29
fun createInsecureL2capChannel(psm: Int): BluetoothSocket

Create a Bluetooth L2CAP Connection-oriented Channel (CoC) BluetoothSocket that can be used to start a secure outgoing connection to the remote device with the same dynamic protocol/service multiplexer (PSM) value. The supported Bluetooth transport is LE only.

This is designed to be used with android.bluetooth.BluetoothAdapter#listenUsingInsecureL2capChannel() for peer-peer Bluetooth applications.

Use BluetoothSocket#connect to initiate the outgoing connection.

Application using this API is responsible for obtaining PSM value from remote device.

The communication channel may not have an authenticated link key, i.e. it may be subject to person-in-the-middle attacks. Use createL2capChannel(int) if an encrypted and authenticated communication channel is possible.
For apps targeting Build.VERSION_CODES#R or lower, this requires the Manifest.permission#BLUETOOTH permission which can be gained with a simple <uses-permission> manifest tag.
For apps targeting Build.VERSION_CODES#S or or higher, this requires the Manifest.permission#BLUETOOTH_CONNECT permission which can be gained with android.app.Activity#requestPermissions(String[], int).
Requires android.Manifest.permission#BLUETOOTH_CONNECT

Parameters
psm Int: dynamic PSM value from remote device
Return
BluetoothSocket a CoC #BluetoothSocket ready for an outgoing connection This value cannot be null.
Exceptions
java.io.IOException on error, for example Bluetooth not available, or insufficient permissions

createInsecureRfcommSocketToServiceRecord

Added in API level 10
fun createInsecureRfcommSocketToServiceRecord(uuid: UUID!): BluetoothSocket!

Create an RFCOMM BluetoothSocket socket ready to start an insecure outgoing connection to this remote device using SDP lookup of uuid.

The communication channel will not have an authenticated link key i.e. it will be subject to person-in-the-middle attacks. For Bluetooth 2.1 devices, the link key will be encrypted, as encryption is mandatory. For legacy devices (pre Bluetooth 2.1 devices) the link key will be not be encrypted. Use createRfcommSocketToServiceRecord if an encrypted and authenticated communication channel is desired.

This is designed to be used with android.bluetooth.BluetoothAdapter#listenUsingInsecureRfcommWithServiceRecord for peer-peer Bluetooth applications.

Use BluetoothSocket#connect to initiate the outgoing connection. This will also perform an SDP lookup of the given uuid to determine which channel to connect to.

The remote device will be authenticated and communication on this socket will be encrypted.

Hint: If you are connecting to a Bluetooth serial board then try using the well-known SPP UUID 00001101-0000-1000-8000-00805F9B34FB. However if you are connecting to an Android peer then please generate your own unique UUID.
For apps targeting Build.VERSION_CODES#R or lower, this requires the Manifest.permission#BLUETOOTH permission which can be gained with a simple <uses-permission> manifest tag.
For apps targeting Build.VERSION_CODES#S or or higher, this requires the Manifest.permission#BLUETOOTH_CONNECT permission which can be gained with android.app.Activity#requestPermissions(String[], int).
Requires android.Manifest.permission#BLUETOOTH_CONNECT

Parameters
uuid UUID!: service record uuid to lookup RFCOMM channel
Return
BluetoothSocket! a RFCOMM BluetoothServerSocket ready for an outgoing connection
Exceptions
java.io.IOException on error, for example Bluetooth not available, or insufficient permissions

createL2capChannel

Added in API level 29
fun createL2capChannel(psm: Int): BluetoothSocket

Create a Bluetooth L2CAP Connection-oriented Channel (CoC) BluetoothSocket that can be used to start a secure outgoing connection to the remote device with the same dynamic protocol/service multiplexer (PSM) value. The supported Bluetooth transport is LE only.

This is designed to be used with BluetoothAdapter#listenUsingL2capChannel() for peer-peer Bluetooth applications.

Use BluetoothSocket#connect to initiate the outgoing connection.

Application using this API is responsible for obtaining PSM value from remote device.

The remote device will be authenticated and communication on this socket will be encrypted.

Use this socket if an authenticated socket link is possible. Authentication refers to the authentication of the link key to prevent person-in-the-middle type of attacks.
For apps targeting Build.VERSION_CODES#R or lower, this requires the Manifest.permission#BLUETOOTH permission which can be gained with a simple <uses-permission> manifest tag.
For apps targeting Build.VERSION_CODES#S or or higher, this requires the Manifest.permission#BLUETOOTH_CONNECT permission which can be gained with android.app.Activity#requestPermissions(String[], int).
Requires android.Manifest.permission#BLUETOOTH_CONNECT

Parameters
psm Int: dynamic PSM value from remote device
Return
BluetoothSocket a CoC #BluetoothSocket ready for an outgoing connection This value cannot be null.
Exceptions
java.io.IOException on error, for example Bluetooth not available, or insufficient permissions

createRfcommSocketToServiceRecord

Added in API level 5
fun createRfcommSocketToServiceRecord(uuid: UUID!): BluetoothSocket!

Create an RFCOMM BluetoothSocket ready to start a secure outgoing connection to this remote device using SDP lookup of uuid.

This is designed to be used with android.bluetooth.BluetoothAdapter#listenUsingRfcommWithServiceRecord for peer-peer Bluetooth applications.

Use BluetoothSocket#connect to initiate the outgoing connection. This will also perform an SDP lookup of the given uuid to determine which channel to connect to.

The remote device will be authenticated and communication on this socket will be encrypted.

Use this socket only if an authenticated socket link is possible. Authentication refers to the authentication of the link key to prevent person-in-the-middle type of attacks. For example, for Bluetooth 2.1 devices, if any of the devices does not have an input and output capability or just has the ability to display a numeric key, a secure socket connection is not possible. In such a case, use createInsecureRfcommSocketToServiceRecord. For more details, refer to the Security Model section 5.2 (vol 3) of Bluetooth Core Specification version 2.1 + EDR.

Hint: If you are connecting to a Bluetooth serial board then try using the well-known SPP UUID 00001101-0000-1000-8000-00805F9B34FB. However if you are connecting to an Android peer then please generate your own unique UUID.
For apps targeting Build.VERSION_CODES#R or lower, this requires the Manifest.permission#BLUETOOTH permission which can be gained with a simple <uses-permission> manifest tag.
For apps targeting Build.VERSION_CODES#S or or higher, this requires the Manifest.permission#BLUETOOTH_CONNECT permission which can be gained with android.app.Activity#requestPermissions(String[], int).
Requires android.Manifest.permission#BLUETOOTH_CONNECT

Parameters
uuid UUID!: service record uuid to lookup RFCOMM channel
Return
BluetoothSocket! a RFCOMM BluetoothServerSocket ready for an outgoing connection
Exceptions
java.io.IOException on error, for example Bluetooth not available, or insufficient permissions

describeContents

Added in API level 5
fun describeContents(): Int
Return
Int a bitmask indicating the set of special object types marshaled by this Parcelable object instance. Value is either 0 or android.os.Parcelable#CONTENTS_FILE_DESCRIPTOR

equals

Added in API level 5
fun equals(other: Any?): Boolean

Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one.

The equals method implements an equivalence relation on non-null object references:

  • It is reflexive: for any non-null reference value x, x.equals(x) should return true.
  • It is symmetric: for any non-null reference values x and y, x.equals(y) should return true if and only if y.equals(x) returns true.
  • It is transitive: for any non-null reference values x, y, and z, if x.equals(y) returns true and y.equals(z) returns true, then x.equals(z) should return true.
  • It is consistent: for any non-null reference values x and y, multiple invocations of x.equals(y) consistently return true or consistently return false, provided no information used in equals comparisons on the objects is modified.
  • For any non-null reference value x, x.equals(null) should return false.

An equivalence relation partitions the elements it operates on into equivalence classes; all the members of an equivalence class are equal to each other. Members of an equivalence class are substitutable for each other, at least for some purposes.

Parameters
obj the reference object with which to compare.
o This value may be null.
Return
Boolean true if this object is the same as the obj argument; false otherwise.

fetchUuidsWithSdp

Added in API level 15
fun fetchUuidsWithSdp(): Boolean

Perform a service discovery on the remote device to get the UUIDs supported.

This API is asynchronous and ACTION_UUID intent is sent, with the UUIDs supported by the remote end. If there is an error in getting the SDP records or if the process takes a long time, or the device is bonding and we have its UUIDs cached, ACTION_UUID intent is sent with the UUIDs that is currently present in the cache. Clients should use the getUuids to get UUIDs if service discovery is not to be performed. If there is an ongoing bonding process, service discovery or device inquiry, the request will be queued.
For apps targeting Build.VERSION_CODES#R or lower, this requires the Manifest.permission#BLUETOOTH permission which can be gained with a simple <uses-permission> manifest tag.
For apps targeting Build.VERSION_CODES#S or or higher, this requires the Manifest.permission#BLUETOOTH_CONNECT permission which can be gained with android.app.Activity#requestPermissions(String[], int).
Requires android.Manifest.permission#BLUETOOTH_CONNECT

Return
Boolean False if the check fails, True if the process of initiating an ACL connection to the remote device was started or cached UUIDs will be broadcast.

getAddress

Added in API level 5
fun getAddress(): String!

Returns the hardware address of this BluetoothDevice.

For example, "00:11:22:AA:BB:CC".

Return
String! Bluetooth hardware address as string

getAlias

Added in API level 30
fun getAlias(): String?

Get the locally modifiable name (alias) of the remote Bluetooth device.
For apps targeting Build.VERSION_CODES#R or lower, this requires the Manifest.permission#BLUETOOTH permission which can be gained with a simple <uses-permission> manifest tag.
For apps targeting Build.VERSION_CODES#S or or higher, this requires the Manifest.permission#BLUETOOTH_CONNECT permission which can be gained with android.app.Activity#requestPermissions(String[], int).
Requires android.Manifest.permission#BLUETOOTH_CONNECT

Return
String? the Bluetooth alias, the friendly device name if no alias, or null if there was a problem

getBluetoothClass

Added in API level 5
fun getBluetoothClass(): BluetoothClass!

Get the Bluetooth class of the remote device.
For apps targeting Build.VERSION_CODES#R or lower, this requires the Manifest.permission#BLUETOOTH permission which can be gained with a simple <uses-permission> manifest tag.
For apps targeting Build.VERSION_CODES#S or or higher, this requires the Manifest.permission#BLUETOOTH_CONNECT permission which can be gained with android.app.Activity#requestPermissions(String[], int).
Requires android.Manifest.permission#BLUETOOTH_CONNECT

Return
BluetoothClass! Bluetooth class object, or null on error

getBondState

Added in API level 5
fun getBondState(): Int

Get the bond state of the remote device.

Possible values for the bond state are: BOND_NONE, BOND_BONDING, BOND_BONDED.
For apps targeting Build.VERSION_CODES#R or lower, this requires the Manifest.permission#BLUETOOTH permission which can be gained with a simple <uses-permission> manifest tag.
For apps targeting Build.VERSION_CODES#S or or higher, this requires the Manifest.permission#BLUETOOTH_CONNECT permission which can be gained with android.app.Activity#requestPermissions(String[], int).
Requires android.Manifest.permission#BLUETOOTH_CONNECT

Return
Int the bond state

getName

Added in API level 5
fun getName(): String!

Get the friendly Bluetooth name of the remote device.

The local adapter will automatically retrieve remote names when performing a device scan, and will cache them. This method just returns the name for this device from the cache.
For apps targeting Build.VERSION_CODES#R or lower, this requires the Manifest.permission#BLUETOOTH permission which can be gained with a simple <uses-permission> manifest tag.
For apps targeting Build.VERSION_CODES#S or or higher, this requires the Manifest.permission#BLUETOOTH_CONNECT permission which can be gained with android.app.Activity#requestPermissions(String[], int).
Requires android.Manifest.permission#BLUETOOTH_CONNECT

Return
String! the Bluetooth name, or null if there was a problem.

getType

Added in API level 18
fun getType(): Int

Get the Bluetooth device type of the remote device.
For apps targeting Build.VERSION_CODES#R or lower, this requires the Manifest.permission#BLUETOOTH permission which can be gained with a simple <uses-permission> manifest tag.
For apps targeting Build.VERSION_CODES#S or or higher, this requires the Manifest.permission#BLUETOOTH_CONNECT permission which can be gained with android.app.Activity#requestPermissions(String[], int).
Requires android.Manifest.permission#BLUETOOTH_CONNECT

Return
Int the device type DEVICE_TYPE_CLASSIC, DEVICE_TYPE_LE DEVICE_TYPE_DUAL. DEVICE_TYPE_UNKNOWN if it's not available

getUuids

Added in API level 15
fun getUuids(): Array<ParcelUuid!>!

Returns the supported features (UUIDs) of the remote device.

This method does not start a service discovery procedure to retrieve the UUIDs from the remote device. Instead, the local cached copy of the service UUIDs are returned.

Use fetchUuidsWithSdp if fresh UUIDs are desired.
For apps targeting Build.VERSION_CODES#R or lower, this requires the Manifest.permission#BLUETOOTH permission which can be gained with a simple <uses-permission> manifest tag.
For apps targeting Build.VERSION_CODES#S or or higher, this requires the Manifest.permission#BLUETOOTH_CONNECT permission which can be gained with android.app.Activity#requestPermissions(String[], int).
Requires android.Manifest.permission#BLUETOOTH_CONNECT

Return
Array<ParcelUuid!>! the supported features (UUIDs) of the remote device, or null on error

hashCode

Added in API level 5
fun hashCode(): Int
Return
Int a hash code value for this object.

setAlias

Added in API level 31
fun setAlias(alias: String?): Int

Sets the locally modifiable name (alias) of the remote Bluetooth device. This method overwrites the previously stored alias. The new alias is saved in local storage so that the change is preserved over power cycles.

This method requires the calling app to be associated with Companion Device Manager (see android.companion.CompanionDeviceManager#associate(AssociationRequest, * android.companion.CompanionDeviceManager.Callback, Handler)) and have the android.Manifest.permission#BLUETOOTH_CONNECT permission. Alternatively, if the caller has the android.Manifest.permission#BLUETOOTH_PRIVILEGED permission, they can bypass the Companion Device Manager association requirement as well as other permission requirements.
For apps targeting Build.VERSION_CODES#R or lower, this requires the Manifest.permission#BLUETOOTH permission which can be gained with a simple <uses-permission> manifest tag.
For apps targeting Build.VERSION_CODES#S or or higher, this requires the Manifest.permission#BLUETOOTH_CONNECT permission which can be gained with android.app.Activity#requestPermissions(String[], int).
Requires android.Manifest.permission#BLUETOOTH_CONNECT

Parameters
alias String?: is the new locally modifiable name for the remote Bluetooth device which must be the empty string. If null, we clear the alias.
Return
Int whether the alias was successfully changed Value is android.bluetooth.BluetoothStatusCodes#SUCCESS, android.bluetooth.BluetoothStatusCodes#ERROR_BLUETOOTH_NOT_ENABLED, android.bluetooth.BluetoothStatusCodes#ERROR_BLUETOOTH_NOT_ALLOWED, android.bluetooth.BluetoothStatusCodes#ERROR_MISSING_BLUETOOTH_CONNECT_PERMISSION, or android.bluetooth.BluetoothStatusCodes#ERROR_DEVICE_NOT_BONDED
Exceptions
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException if the alias is the empty string

setPairingConfirmation

Added in API level 19
fun setPairingConfirmation(confirm: Boolean): Boolean

Confirm passkey for PAIRING_VARIANT_PASSKEY_CONFIRMATION pairing.
Requires android.Manifest.permission#BLUETOOTH_CONNECT and android.Manifest.permission#BLUETOOTH_PRIVILEGED

Return
Boolean true confirmation has been sent out false for error

setPin

Added in API level 19
fun setPin(pin: ByteArray!): Boolean

Set the pin during pairing when the pairing method is PAIRING_VARIANT_PIN
For apps targeting Build.VERSION_CODES#R or lower, this requires the Manifest.permission#BLUETOOTH_ADMIN permission which can be gained with a simple <uses-permission> manifest tag.
For apps targeting Build.VERSION_CODES#S or or higher, this requires the Manifest.permission#BLUETOOTH_CONNECT permission which can be gained with android.app.Activity#requestPermissions(String[], int).
Requires android.Manifest.permission#BLUETOOTH_CONNECT

Return
Boolean true pin has been set false for error

toString

Added in API level 5
fun toString(): String

Returns a string representation of this BluetoothDevice.

For apps targeting android.os.Build.VERSION_CODES#UPSIDE_DOWN_CAKE (API level 34) or higher, this returns the MAC address of the device redacted by replacing the hexadecimal digits of leftmost 4 bytes (in big endian order) with "XX", e.g., "XX:XX:XX:XX:12:34". For apps targeting earlier versions, the MAC address is returned without redaction.

Warning: The return value of toString() may change in the future. It is intended to be used in logging statements. Thus apps should never rely on the return value of toString() in their logic. Always use other appropriate APIs instead (e.g., use getAddress() to get the MAC address).

Return
String string representation of this BluetoothDevice

writeToParcel

Added in API level 5
fun writeToParcel(
    out: Parcel,
    flags: Int
): Unit
Parameters
dest The Parcel in which the object should be written. This value cannot be null.
flags Int: Additional flags about how the object should be written. May be 0 or PARCELABLE_WRITE_RETURN_VALUE. Value is either 0 or a combination of android.os.Parcelable#PARCELABLE_WRITE_RETURN_VALUE, and android.os.Parcelable.PARCELABLE_ELIDE_DUPLICATES

Properties

CREATOR

Added in API level 5
static val CREATOR: Parcelable.Creator<BluetoothDevice!>