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Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE)

By default, is Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) advertisement broadcasts turned on in Android Phones? Is there a way to turn this on in Settings?

If not, are there reliable Applications that turn Android phones into BLE enabled devices?

Finally, does Android follow the same standard BLE packet structure for advertisement broadcasts, or are there any idiosyncrasies that I need to be aware of (is there a packet structure document for Android?).

Thanks,

Mohan
 

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