google/physical-web
The Physical Web: walk up and use anything observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
10/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
Flags: archived
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: 4355
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 2828
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
5965 stars · 648 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
The Physical Web is an open approach to letting smart physical objects (beacons, posters, vending machines) broadcast URLs over Bluetooth Low Energy (Eddystone) so nearby devices can interact with them without installing an app. The repository contains reference implementations including Android/iOS scanner apps and tools for broadcasting URLs.
Use cases
- broadcast a URL from a BLE beacon so nearby phones can open it
- scan for Eddystone-URL beacons nearby and list their links
- interact with smart objects like bus stops or posters without installing an app
- experiment with proximity-based web discovery
- build tools that emit URLs over Bluetooth Low Energy or mDNS
When to choose
- you need to understand or maintain legacy Eddystone-URL beacon deployments
- you want reference code for BLE URL broadcasting on Android or iOS
- you are researching proximity-based URL discovery protocols
When to avoid
- you are starting a new project - the project is archived and Eddystone-URL support was removed from Chrome and Android
- you need actively maintained beacon tooling
- you need a production proximity platform with vendor support
Facets
application · maturity abandoned
networking search-engine sdk web-development iot mobile-development developer-tools cross-platform bluetooth-low-energy beacons eddystone url-broadcast proximity discovery-service deprecated-by-google android ios
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/google/physical-web · fetched 2026-08-28 · a1ef2ada8aae
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| google/physical-web | main | 10 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="google/physical-web")
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