A Simple Code to Detect Any Beacon in Swift

A simple code to detect any beacon in swift

SWIFT 3:

First of all you should add the CoreLocation.Framework

• In the .Plist file add the key/string NSLocationAlwaysUsageDescriptionwith appropriate string

• In your Object add the CLLocationManagerDelegate

• Add the CLLocationManagerDelegate delegate methods in this example i will just add the didRangeBeacons method

func locationManager(_ manager: CLLocationManager, didRangeBeacons
beacons: [CLBeacon], in region: CLBeaconRegion) {
           print(beacons)   }

• Create and initialise the locationManager

  var locationManager : CLLocationManager = CLLocationManager()

• Create the CLBeaconRegion

  let beaconRegion : CLBeaconRegion = CLBeaconRegion(
      proximityUUID: NSUUID.init(uuidString:"****-****-****-****-******") as! UUID,
      identifier: "my beacon")
  

• Add the delegate to your Object locationManager.delegate = self

• Request the Location authorization from the user with

locationManager.requestAlwaysAuthorization()

Now let's start the Range

  locationManager.startRangingBeacons(in: beaconRegion)

This will automatically call the delegate method

   func locationManager(_ manager: CLLocationManager, didRangeBeacons beacons: [CLBeacon], in region: CLBeaconRegion) {
        print(beacons)

    }

Note : if you want to monitor beacon's entry/ exit state you need to add

locationManager.startMonitoring(for: beaconRegion)

Finally : Make sure that your beacon is turned ON and you are testing the iBeacon Frame Enjoy :D

Simple demo proximity events iOS app not working (Estimote beacons)

I don't see a call to startObservingZones (:

In your case, you could add this line at the bottom of viewDidLoad:

self.proximityObserver.startObserving([blueberryZone])

Detect iBeacon with different major and minor values

When you initialize your region, use

region = [[CLBeaconRegion alloc] initWithProximityUUID:uuid identifier:identifierString];

instead of something like

region = [[CLBeaconRegion alloc] initWithProximityUUID:uuid major:[major integerValue] minor:[minor integerValue] identifier:identifierString];

By not specifying the major and minor values, all beacons with the matching UUID should be detected. It works for me.

Beacon monitoring in background iOS

It is common to use a software filter to ignore spurious region exit events if an entry event happens soon afterward.

To make this independent of any one ViewController, it is important to have the logic triggered by the AppDelegate. Two choices here:

• Put region monitoring callbacks and filter logic directly in the AppDelegate. This is appropriate for small and simple apps.

• Put callbacks and filter logic in a custom class, and initialize it from the AppDelegate's didFinishLaunching method. This is the best approach for larger and more complex apps to keep the AppDelegate simple and clean.

Either way, it is critical to trigger starting of monitoring from the didFinishLaunching method. This ensures proper background CoreLocation setup should your app be auto launched by region transitions.

Swift - Get iBeacon - external class

It looks like you are assigning your advertise service to a local variable at the end of your viewDidLoad. This instance will be destroyed at the end of this method (one line later ;))

Please make sure to assign your advertiser to an instance variable or property and assign self (your viewcontroller) as a delegate to your advertiser.

This should do the trick.

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