Internship Project

Bluetooth Chat Application

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Introduction Introduction
This application allows twoAndroid devices to carry out two-waytext This application allows two Android devices to carry out two-way text
chat over Bluetooth. It demonstrates all the fundamental Bluetooth
API capabilities such as: API capabilities, such as:
Scanning for other Bluetooth devices
Q i th l l Bl t th d t f i d Bl t th d i Querying the local Bluetooth adapter for paired Bluetooth devices
Establishing RFCOMM channels/sockets
Connecting to a remote device
Transferring data over Bluetooth
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Process of Bluetooth Chat Application
This application first checks whether the Bluetooth of the device is in
O /O ON/OFF mode.
If the Bluetooth of the device is in OFF mode then application makes
the request to enable the bluetooth the request to enable the bluetooth.
After clicking on Connect a device on option menu the Application
performs scanning for the devices which are in their range performs scanning for the devices which are in their range.
Then it displays the list of all devices in the range.
Select the device with which one wants to do the chat.
If the device connects then set up the chat session.
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Workflow of the project
Main xml
message xml
device_list. Device_name.
Main.xml
message.xml
xml xml
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newdevice
Displaysthechatting
betweentwousers
BluetoothChat.java
DeviceListActivity.java
BluetoothChat
Application
Thisisthemainactivity
thatdisplaysthecurrent
Thisactivityappearsas
dialogueanddisplayslist
ofallpairedandnew
Application
chatsession
This activity does all the work of setting
devices
BluetoothChatService.
Thisactivitydoesalltheworkofsetting
upandmanagingbluetooth chat
java
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Correct and Incorrect cases in Bluetooth chat
Correct case : Correct case :
First open the application.
Click the Option Menu and then click on connect a device. Click the Option Menu and then click on connect a device.
Scan for new device if necessary.
Select the device with which you want to chat.
Once you are connected, you can perform bluetooth chat.
Incorrect Case :
If we try to chat if the device is not connected then the application will
give the Toast message as You are not connected to the device!
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Bluetooth APIs BluetoothAPIs
The application framework provides access to the The application framework provides access to the
Bluetooth functionality through the Android
Bluetooth APIs.
These APIs let applications wirelessly connect to
other Bluetooth devices, enabling pointtopoint other Bluetooth devices, enabling point to point
and multipoint wireless features.
Android Bluetooth APIs are used to perform four Android Bluetooth APIs are used to perform four
major tasks setting up BT, finding devices,
connecting them and transferring data. g g
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UI of Bluetooth chat application
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