Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) is a commonly used functionality originating from first-generation mobile devices, enabling the creation of a sharable environment. Also known as a wireless personal area network technology, Bluetooth provides a world-class infrastructure for iOS and Mac applications to communicate with devices.
Technically when it’s coming to iOS devices, It’s always difficult dealing with the BLE setup and management in the iPhone and iPad apps. Today, while working with Bluetooth connectivity on Apple’s latest iOS 13 operating system, our team discovered red flags signaling data sharing challenges. We also found solutions for encountered issues on client apps, planning updates for compatibility with the latest version, addressing the BLE Connectivity iOS 13 Challenges.
The iOS 13 BLE connectivity issues can be addressed by the classifying the technical steps of app architecture and of course, it is must update the app according to the OS updates as and when required by checking various components of it as follows.
- In Core Bluetooth, we test launch activities and detect crashes, essentially identifying where crashes occur.
- Scanning for Peripherals – Testing the Bluetooth Scanning Activity of iOS device
- Scanning for Peripherals with Specific Services – Checking how often the app is performing this on not found.
- Connecting to a Peripheral – Testing the connection strength and loss reduction mechanisms, acknowledgment functionalities implemented.
- Discovering a Peripheral’s Services – Reviewing of other peripherals connection rooting data
- Discovering a Service’s Characteristics – Print status characteristics
- Checking a Characteristic’s Properties – Checking the notified value updates and to subscriptions of pairing
BLE Connection Process
The Core Bluetooth low energy wireless technology framework providing the classes needed for the app to communicate with mobile devices that are equipped. Here is the Bluetooth connection process.
Bluetooth connectivity challenges in iOS 13
The most common Bluetooth connectivity challenges in iOS 13 is as follows when we update our apps which have BLE functionality enabled.
- BLE Pairing Failure in iOS 13
- BLE Connectivity Failure in iOS 13
- BLE Data Transfer Failure in iOS 13
- BLE Data Transfer is successful with NIL data in iOS 13
- Partner BLE Device discovery failures in iOS 13
- Failure of Device proximity exposure to one another
- BLE device driver failures in iOS 13
- BLE access permissions in iOS 13
App owners, needing assistance, should connect with Bluetooth integration experts for iOS and Android apps.
It’s crucial to highlight Bluetooth protocol components, known as “profiles,” using abbreviations to pinpoint failures for developers.
7 essential Bluetooth Protocol profiles every developer need to know:
- File Transfer Profile – #FTP : Used for sending and receiving the files.
- Hands-Free Profile – HFP : Used for sending and receiving the calls.
- Advanced Audio Distribution Profile – A2DP : Used for recording sound, streaming music with the wireless microphone.
- Phone Book Access Profile – PBAP : Used to access the user contacts and phone call history.
- Personal Area Networking Profile – PAN : Used for the network connectivity between various devices.
- Human Interface Device – HID : Used for the mice, consoles, and other I/O peripherals.
- Message Access Profile – MAP : Used to notify the users about the reading text messages/emails.
Conclusion
For expert advice on troubleshooting iOS 13 Bluetooth issues, it’s wise to review app functionalities before making code changes. Consult Krify for iOS app errors related to BLE functionalities, ensuring flawless updates for the Apple Store.
