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Pushing your website to Android without an app

39 points by mazodude 10y ago

kqia040 10y ago
Sorry the page is down for me
- mazodude 10y ago
  Hug of death :-( Working on getting Cloudflare up
  - deleted 10y ago
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  - SnaKeZ 10y ago
    If you use Wordpress, take a look at WP Super Cache.
treck1710 10y ago
You will need an Android phone with the following applications installed: Estimote Beacon Tools You need at least 1 beacon (we recommend Estimote), you can buy beacons here
- mazodude 10y ago
  That is just to set up the beacon itself
pmontra 10y ago
It would be very annoying if everybody were doing that. Notifications at every step. Luckily I keep bluetooth off. How many people keep it on all the time?
- ansgri 10y ago
  Most people with any BT devices, wearable or at home (audio, smartwatches etc) don't bother to turn it off. And I agree, this crapware feature (of Android, or what's responsible?) just brings back all those obnoxious banners that cities been removing from the streets recently.
- Ysx 10y ago
  It's a quiet notification - no sounds or buzzing, only visible if you pull down the top bar. It's intended for contextual use, ideally you'd pair it with a physical call-to-action. Google are sensitive about the spam potential, to the point where they proxy beacon URL resolution through their servers.
- devopsproject 10y ago
  I keep it on at all times so I don't have to enable\disable it each time I enter exit my car.
andretti1977 10y ago
I don't think it is so easy to find people with bluetooth on and estimote app installed!
- mazodude 10y ago
  Estimote app is only to setup the beacon, not to get the notification
  - dbrgn 10y ago
    You should probably note that in the post, it's not very clear at all.
    - mazodude 10y ago
      Post updated to state that. Thanks
- iamshs 10y ago
  If you have chrome installed, can it not interact with the beacons? So no need to have a separate app installed? http://www.ubergizmo.com/2016/02/chrome-android-bluetooth-beacons/ http://www.ubergizmo.com/2016/02/chrome-android-bluetooth-be...
fwn 10y ago
Title should be "Pushing your website to Estimote or Beacon Tools users on Android".
- mazodude 10y ago
  Android itself gets the notification not the tools that are used to setup the beacon. I have noted that in the article.
  - fwn 10y ago
    Thanks for the clarifications! I misunderstood the article.
TeeWEE 10y ago
To be clear: You dont need anything special installed on your phone. Just Google Play Services and Google Chrome.. Currently the feature is muted by Android. https://developers.google.com/nearby/notifications/overview https://developers.google.com/nearby/notifications/overview So its not working currently. However the idea is to move to the Physical Web: https://google.github.io/physical-web/ https://google.github.io/physical-web/
riprowan 10y ago
This seems like a practically perfect way to target individuals with trojans.
tuxracer 10y ago
These will also show up in the Chrome widget in the nofication center on iOS

39 points by mazodude 10y ago

kqia040 10y ago

Sorry the page is down for me

mazodude 10y ago
Hug of death :-( Working on getting Cloudflare up
- deleted 10y ago
  [deleted]
- SnaKeZ 10y ago
  If you use Wordpress, take a look at WP Super Cache.

treck1710 10y ago

You will need an Android phone with the following applications installed: Estimote Beacon Tools You need at least 1 beacon (we recommend Estimote), you can buy beacons here

mazodude 10y ago
That is just to set up the beacon itself

pmontra 10y ago

It would be very annoying if everybody were doing that. Notifications at every step. Luckily I keep bluetooth off. How many people keep it on all the time?

ansgri 10y ago
Most people with any BT devices, wearable or at home (audio, smartwatches etc) don't bother to turn it off. And I agree, this crapware feature (of Android, or what's responsible?) just brings back all those obnoxious banners that cities been removing from the streets recently.
Ysx 10y ago
It's a quiet notification - no sounds or buzzing, only visible if you pull down the top bar. It's intended for contextual use, ideally you'd pair it with a physical call-to-action. Google are sensitive about the spam potential, to the point where they proxy beacon URL resolution through their servers.
devopsproject 10y ago
I keep it on at all times so I don't have to enable\disable it each time I enter exit my car.

andretti1977 10y ago

I don't think it is so easy to find people with bluetooth on and estimote app installed!

mazodude 10y ago
Estimote app is only to setup the beacon, not to get the notification
- dbrgn 10y ago
  You should probably note that in the post, it's not very clear at all.
  - mazodude 10y ago
    Post updated to state that. Thanks
iamshs 10y ago
If you have chrome installed, can it not interact with the beacons? So no need to have a separate app installed? http://www.ubergizmo.com/2016/02/chrome-android-bluetooth-beacons/ http://www.ubergizmo.com/2016/02/chrome-android-bluetooth-be...

fwn 10y ago

Title should be "Pushing your website to Estimote or Beacon Tools users on Android".

mazodude 10y ago
Android itself gets the notification not the tools that are used to setup the beacon. I have noted that in the article.
- fwn 10y ago
  Thanks for the clarifications! I misunderstood the article.

TeeWEE 10y ago

To be clear: You dont need anything special installed on your phone. Just Google Play Services and Google Chrome.. Currently the feature is muted by Android. https://developers.google.com/nearby/notifications/overview https://developers.google.com/nearby/notifications/overview So its not working currently. However the idea is to move to the Physical Web: https://google.github.io/physical-web/ https://google.github.io/physical-web/

riprowan 10y ago

This seems like a practically perfect way to target individuals with trojans.

tuxracer 10y ago

These will also show up in the Chrome widget in the nofication center on iOS