Bluetooth is a very useful functionality to send or receive files between two or more devices. There are several Bluetooth APIs to perform various operations of Bluetooth that include:
- Scanning of a new Bluetooth device
- The Pairing of two devices
- Getting a list of all paired devices
In Android, BluetoothAdapter class is used to implement Bluetooth. The example below demonstrates BluetoothAdapter class to control Bluetooth-related operations:
After creating an application in Android Studio under package com.firstapp.ashulakhwan.greatlearning, you need to modify some files in your project. These files include MainActivity.java, activity_main.xml, and AndroidManifest.xml. The contents of these files after modification are as follows:
MainActivity.java
package com.firstapp.ashulakhwan.greatlearning;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.bluetooth.BluetoothAdapter;
import android.bluetooth.BluetoothDevice;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.ArrayAdapter;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.ListView;
import android.widget.Toast;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Set;
public class MainActivity extends Activity {
Button btn1,btn2,btn3,btn4;
private BluetoothAdapter BTAdapter;
private Set<BluetoothDevice>pairedDevices;
ListView lstvw;
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
btn1 = (Button) findViewById(R.id.button);
btn2 =(Button)findViewById(R.id.button2);
btn3 =(Button)findViewById(R.id.button3);
btn4 =(Button)findViewById(R.id.button4);
BTAdapter = BluetoothAdapter.getDefaultAdapter();
lstvw = (ListView)findViewById(R.id.listView);
}
public void on(View v){
if (!BA.isEnabled()) {
Intent btON = new Intent(BluetoothAdapter.ACTION_REQUEST_ENABLE);
startActivityForResult(btON, 0);
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "Bluetooth is turned on",Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
} else {
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "Bluetooth is already turned on", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
}
public void off(View v){
BA.disable();
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "Bluetooth is turned off" ,Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
}
public void visible(View v){
Intent getVisible = new Intent(BluetoothAdapter.ACTION_REQUEST_DISCOVERABLE);
startActivityForResult(getVisible, 0);
}
public void list(View v){
pairedDevices = BA.getBondedDevices();
ArrayList list = new ArrayList();
for(BluetoothDevice bt : pairedDevices) list.add(bt.getName());
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "The list of Paired Devices", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
final ArrayAdapter adapter = new ArrayAdapter(this,android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1, list);
lstvw.setAdapter(adapter);
}
}
activity_main.xml file will look like this:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:paddingLeft="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingRight="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingTop="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
android:paddingBottom="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
tools:context=".MainActivity"
android:transitionGroup="true">
<TextView android:text="Android Bluetooth"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="@+id/textview"
android:textSize="38dp"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true" />
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Great Learning"
android:id="@+id/textView"
android:layout_below="@+id/textview"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:textColor="#bd65f0"
android:textSize="40dp" />
<ImageView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="@+id/imageView"
android:layout_below="@+id/textView"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:theme="@style/Base.TextAppearance.AppCompat" />
<Button
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Turn On BT"
android:id="@+id/button"
android:layout_below="@+id/imageView"
android:layout_toStartOf="@+id/imageView"
android:layout_toLeftOf="@+id/imageView"
android:clickable="true"
android:onClick="on" />
<Button
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Make device visible"
android:onClick="visible"
android:id="@+id/button2"
android:layout_alignBottom="@+id/button"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true" />
<Button
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="List of paired devices"
android:onClick="list"
android:id="@+id/button3"
android:layout_below="@+id/imageView"
android:layout_toRightOf="@+id/imageView"
android:layout_toEndOf="@+id/imageView" />
<Button
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Turn OFF BT"
android:onClick="off"
android:id="@+id/button4"
android:layout_below="@+id/button"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_alignParentStart="true" />
<ListView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="@+id/listView"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:layout_alignLeft="@+id/button"
android:layout_alignStart="@+id/button"
android:layout_below="@+id/textView2" />
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="List of Paired devices:"
android:id="@+id/textView2"
android:textColor="#ff34ff06"
android:textSize="25dp"
android:layout_below="@+id/button4"
android:layout_alignLeft="@+id/listView"
android:layout_alignStart="@+id/listView" />
</RelativeLayout>
The following content is for the file AndroidManifest.xml:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="com.firstapp.ashulakhwan.greatlearning" >
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BLUETOOTH"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADMIN"/>
<application
android:allowBackup="true"
android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
android:label="@string/app_name"
android:theme="@style/CustomTheme" >
<activity
android:name=".MainActivity"
android:label="@string/app_name" >
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
</application>
</manifest>
Now, all the modifications of the files are done and you can try running the application on Android Emulator or device to check the results.
Android - Camera
The Camera is a very useful functionality to capture images. In Android, you can add this functionality to your application by using MediaStore.ACTION_IMAGE_CAPTURE. To understand its working, you can refer to the example shown below:
The first thing you need to do is to create an application under a package com.firstapp.ashulakhwan.greatlearning
The next step is to modify its main file which can be found as src/MainActivity.java. Refer to the following code snippet for this file:
package com.firstapp.ashulakhwan.greatlearning;
import android.Manifest;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.app.AlertDialog;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.DialogInterface;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.content.SharedPreferences;
import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
import android.net.Uri;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.provider.Settings;
import android.support.v4.app.ActivityCompat;
import android.support.v4.content.ContextCompat;
import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar;
public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
public static final int MY_PERMISSIONS_REQUEST_CAMERA = 100;
public static final String ALLOW_KEY = "Camera_Allowed";
public static final String CAMERA_PREF = "Camera_Preference";
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
if (ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission(this, Manifest.permission.CAMERA) != PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
if (getFromPref(this, ALLOW_KEY)) {
showSettingsAlert();
} else if (ContextCompat.checkSelfPermission(this,
Manifest.permission.CAMERA)
!= PackageManager.PERMISSION_GRANTED) {
if (ActivityCompat.shouldShowRequestPermissionRationale(this,
Manifest.permission.CAMERA)) {
showAlert();
} else {
ActivityCompat.requestPermissions(this,
new String[]{Manifest.permission.CAMERA},
MY_PERMISSIONS_REQUEST_CAMERA);
}
}
} else {
openCamera();
}
}
public static void saveToPreferences(Context context, String key, Boolean allowed) {
SharedPreferences myPrefs = context.getSharedPreferences(CAMERA_PREF,
Context.MODE_PRIVATE);
SharedPreferences.Editor prefsEditor = myPrefs.edit();
prefsEditor.putBoolean(key, allowed);
prefsEditor.commit();
}
public static Boolean getFromPref(Context context, String key) {
SharedPreferences myPrefs = context.getSharedPreferences(CAMERA_PREF,
Context.MODE_PRIVATE);
return (myPrefs.getBoolean(key, false));
}
private void showAlert() {
AlertDialog alertDialog = new AlertDialog.Builder(MainActivity.this).create();
alertDialog.setTitle("Alert");
alertDialog.setMessage("The application requires permission access.");
alertDialog.setButton(AlertDialog.BUTTON_NEGATIVE, "Not allowed",
new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) {
dialog.dismiss();
finish();
}
});
alertDialog.setButton(AlertDialog.BUTTON_POSITIVE, "ALLOW",
new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) {
dialog.dismiss();
ActivityCompat.requestPermissions(MainActivity.this,
new String[]{Manifest.permission.CAMERA},
MY_PERMISSIONS_REQUEST_CAMERA);
}
});
alertDialog.show();
}
private void showSettingsAlert() {
AlertDialog alertDialog = new AlertDialog.Builder(MainActivity.this).create();
alertDialog.setTitle("Alert");
alertDialog.setMessage("The application requires permission access.");
alertDialog.setButton(AlertDialog.BUTTON_NEGATIVE, "Permission Denied",
new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) {
dialog.dismiss();
}
});
alertDialog.setButton(AlertDialog.BUTTON_POSITIVE, "SETTINGS",
new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) {
dialog.dismiss();
startInstalledAppDetailsActivity(MainActivity.this);
}
});
alertDialog.show();
}
@Override
public void onRequestPermissionsResult(int requestCode, String permissions[], int[] grantResults) {
switch (requestCode) {
case MY_PERMISSIONS_REQUEST_CAMERA: {
for (int i = 0, len = permissions.length; i < len; i++) {
String permission = permissions[i];
if (grantResults[i] == PackageManager.PERMISSION_DENIED) {
boolean
showRationale =
ActivityCompat.shouldShowRequestPermissionRationale(
this, permission);
if (showRationale) {
showAlert();
} else if (!showRationale) {
saveToPreferences(MainActivity.this, ALLOW_KEY, true);
}
}
}
}
}
}
@Override
protected void onResume() {
super.onResume();
}
public static void startInstalledAppDetailsActivity(final Activity context) {
if (context == null) {
return;
}
final Intent i = new Intent();
i.setAction(Settings.ACTION_APPLICATION_DETAILS_SETTINGS);
i.addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_DEFAULT);
i.setData(Uri.parse("Package:" + context.getPackageName()));
i.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
i.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NO_HISTORY);
i.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_EXCLUDE_FROM_RECENTS);
context.startActivity(i);
}
private void openCamera() {
Intent intent = new Intent("android.media.action.IMAGE_CAPTURE");
startActivity(intent);
}
}
After that, you might need to modify its layout XML file with the name res/layout/activity_main.xml. The content for the files is shown below:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:paddingLeft="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingRight="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
android:paddingTop="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
android:paddingBottom="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin" tools:context=".MainActivity">
</RelativeLayout>
Next, you will be required to modify the AndroidManifest.xml file:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="com.firstapp.ashulakhwan.greatlearning" >
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CAMERA" />
<application
android:allowBackup="true"
android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher"
android:label="@string/app_name"
android:theme="@style/CustomTheme" >
<activity
android:name="com.firstapp.ashulakhwan.greatlearning"
android:label="@string/app_name" >
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
</application>
</manifest>
In the last step, you need to add permission for the Camera to use on your device and then run the application to verify the results.