Hardware Podcasts

345: Do What Apple Says

Embedded.fm · 24 Sept 2020 · 1h 11m · Episode 345

What this episode covers

Gretchen Walker, a mobile software engineer at PunchThrough, explains how to build iOS apps for Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) devices using Apple's CoreBluetooth framework. She details the necessity of using Swift, the challenges of Apple's strict App Store review process, and the opaque nature of iOS pairing and bonding mechanisms. Walker also discusses debugging tools like Xcode and TestFlight, and advises against cross-platform development due to significant differences between iOS and Android BLE implementations.

Most relevant to

early-stage companies

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
PunchThrough, Nordic
Products
LightBlue, NRF Connect
Tools
CoreBluetooth, Xcode, TestFlight
Also
Swift, Ray Wenderlich, Big Nerd Ranch, NovelBits.io

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