https://github.com/dipghoshraj/xamarin-beacon

Xamarin-beacon is a xamarin application for ios and android to simulate and scan iBeacons in nearby.
https://github.com/dipghoshraj/xamarin-beacon

altbeacon altbeacon-library android-application beacon beaconapi beaconer beacons ibeacon ios-app xamarin-beacon xamarin-forms

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Xamarin-beacon is a xamarin application for ios and android to simulate and scan iBeacons in nearby.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/dipghoshraj/xamarin-beacon
• Owner: dipghoshraj
• License: mit
• Created: 2020-07-24T18:15:23.000Z (over 4 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2021-06-20T07:58:28.000Z (over 3 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2023-08-31T09:38:33.399Z (over 1 year ago)
• Topics: altbeacon, altbeacon-library, android-application, beacon, beaconapi, beaconer, beacons, ibeacon, ios-app, xamarin-beacon, xamarin-forms
• Language: C#
• Homepage:
• Size: 1.14 MB
• Stars: 8
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 2
• Open Issues: 2
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Contributing: CONTRIBUTING.md
  • License: LICENSE
  • Code of conduct: CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md

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# xamarin-beacon

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Xamarin-beacon is a ibeacon simulation application for android and ios device.

  - Scanning the nearby ibeacons

  - Broadcast an iBeacon

This application is build upon the Altbeacon libery for the android device and for ios device we have used iOS builtin libery corelocation for scanning and corebluetooth for broadcasting. 

### Installation

Xamarin-beacon reqires visual studio(2019 or above) and a physical device this  will not work on a emulaor.

- Clone the repository

- Open the solution file (.sln)

- run on the device

### Development

Want to make your changes, Great!

- Ui changes need to do in application folder Page/MainPage.cs

- Ui related functions are on ViewModel/MainPageViewModel.cs

- Beacon functions for android .Android AltBeaconService.cs

- Beacon function for ios .iOS Blescan.cs --> scanner and BleTransmit.cs --> broadcast

- All configuration for the iBeacon function initilized on application class

### For ios add this on info.plist

``` bash

UIBackgroundModes

    

    bluetooth-central

    

    bluetooth-peripheral

NSBluetoothPeripheralUsageDescription

YOUR CUSTOM MESSAGE

NSBluetoothAlwaysUsageDescription

YOUR CUSTOM MESSAGE

```

### Todos

 - Need to fix the codeQL work-flow

License

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MIT

**Free Software, Hell Yeah!**