Bluetooth discovery issue

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Hello everyone,

I have a problem with BLE scanning to detect my smartphone…

When I scan directly in CLI on my rasp, my smartphone is correctly detected.

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But if I scan via the Gladys interface, I don’t see it… Has anyone else had this problem? If so, what should I do?

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Thanks in advance

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Hey @thib_rdr! :slight_smile:

Bluetooth detection of smartphones (both iOS and Android) doesn’t work very well; manufacturers do everything they can to prevent smartphones from being traceable, and as a result, they don’t emit signals continuously (also to save battery life).

So it’s possible that sometimes it appears, sometimes not. Did you want to use it for presence detection?

I recommend using Bluetooth keychains like Nut => https://www.amazon.fr/NUT-Écrou-Mini-Bluetooth-Tracker/dp/B01M664D98/ref=sr_1_1?tag=gladproj-21

Otherwise, you can use apps like Automate on Android or Tasker to send an MQTT message to Gladys when your phone is on the home Wi-Fi network, another possibility.