No connection to puck with WebIDE on Android

Posted on Tue 27th, December 2016

• #1

Spocki

Tried to use the WebIDE with an Android handy and a puck. Followed @Gordon 's directions. Everything okay until "Web Bluetooth" port selection dialog. But then "Connection failed". Puck is okay, i can see it on the same handy with other tools (ie nRF Connect from Nordic).

Any idea?

Environment: Sony Xperia Z1 Compact (2014), Android 5.1.1, latest Chrome with Web Bluetooth enabled.
• #2

François

As you can read at https://github.com/WebBluetoothCG/web-bluetooth/blob/gh-pages/implementation-status.md#notes, Web Bluetooth on Android requires Android 6, Marshmallow or later.

However, tip of tree Chromium builds work on Android 5, Lollipop and later for ease of developers - but Chrome versions will only ever support Marshmallow or later. See http://stackoverflow.com/q/34810194/422957
• #3

Spocki

Thank you @François. I've stopped "peeking and pokeing" with that ADB stuff, so I wait to get home and use my Nvidia Shield tablet. It's a bit annoying using the WebIDE with a 4.3 ich screen ;-)

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