AltBeacon/android-beacon-library
Allows Android apps to interact with BLE beacons observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
51/100
- Activity 62
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4419
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 229
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
2910 stars · 827 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
An Android library that provides APIs for apps to detect and interact with Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) beacons. It supports monitoring for beacon appearance/disappearance and ranging updates at approximately 1Hz, with configurable parsing for AltBeacon and other beacon formats.
Use cases
- detect BLE beacons from an Android app
- get notified when beacons appear or disappear
- ranging updates to estimate distance to beacons
- build indoor positioning with iBeacon or AltBeacon
- parse custom or proprietary beacon advertisement formats
- background beacon monitoring on Android
When to choose
- you are building an Android app that needs to detect or range BLE beacons
- you want an open-source alternative to iOS CoreLocation beacon APIs on Android
- you need to work with AltBeacon, iBeacon, Eddystone, or custom beacon layouts
When to avoid
- you need beacon support on iOS or other non-Android platforms
- you need general-purpose Bluetooth scanning beyond beacon advertisements
- your project is not on the Android platform
Facets
library · maturity active
sdk developer-tools android-tools iot mobile-development jvm bluetooth-low-energy beacons proximity altbeacon ibeacon ranging monitoring android-library android mobile
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/AltBeacon/android-beacon-library · fetched 2026-08-28 · e50c2a680ddd
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| AltBeacon/android-beacon-library | main | 51 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="AltBeacon/android-beacon-library")
Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00 · Report a problem