[SOLVED] iBeacones broadcast and listen at the same time

iBeacones broadcast and listen at the same time

I have a script that turns the phone into a beacon and broadcasts its location using the iBeacons functionality. Here is the very simple code:

 //--- Start broadcasting
NSUUID *uuid = [[NSUUID alloc] initWithUUIDString:@"some-static-uuid"];
 self.beaconRegion = [[CLBeaconRegion alloc] initWithProximityUUID:uuid major:@"1" minor:@"2" identifier:@"com.myidentifer"];

On the SAME device, I want to listen for other beacons close by... So I have a similar script running and I star the "ranging" service.

Problem that I am running into is that it doesn't seem to work if I broadcast and listen at the same time... I have a script running that alternates the listening and broadcasting, and this seems to work "ok"... But I would really rather have these functions running simultaneously.

Is this even possible?

Solution

No, it is an hardware limitation. If the bluetooth in the device is broadcasting an ibeacon signal (peripheral mode), it is operating in a different mode and it cannot at the same time scan for ibeacons.