Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE)
Protocol-level guidance on Bluetooth Low Energy for connected devices, including architecture, implementation, optimization, and troubleshooting.
BLE Connectivity Architecture: The Ultimate Guide
November 27, 2023 • Alec Letourneau
How Apple and Google’s Bluetooth Contact Tracing Framework Actually Works
Explore how Bluetooth contact tracing works, its technical foundations, and the privacy tradeoffs. Learn what BLE enables, what it doesn’t, and how tracing apps were designed to scale.
Leveraging Background Bluetooth for a Great User Experience
Designing a seamless connected experience means making your app feel invisible. Learn how to leverage background Bluetooth on iOS to improve reliability, reduce friction, and enhance user trust.
Bluetooth PHY – How it Works and How to Leverage it
Bluetooth 5.0 introduced new PHY options that impact speed, range, and power. Learn how 1M, 2M, and Coded PHY affect BLE performance and when to use each one.
Bluetooth Low Energy Serial: A Valid Design Strategy?
Stream data reliably over BLE by implementing a custom UART service, handling packet framing, flow control, and throughput limits to replace legacy serial cables in modern connected devices.
Testing Bluetooth Low Energy Peripherals using a Python Script
Learn how to test BLE peripherals using Python and Adafruit’s BluefruitLE library. This guide shows how to automate BLE validation and troubleshoot issues with a simple, scriptable client.
4 Tips to Make Android BLE Actually Work
Android BLE development is tough due to platform quirks and device variability. These four tips will help you avoid pitfalls and build more reliable, high-performance BLE apps on Android.
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