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This article is poorly researched. The Web Bluetooth API does not allow a webpage to request a list of all Bluetooth devices that your browser can see. The API

This article is poorly researched. The Web Bluetooth API does not allow a webpage to request a list of all Bluetooth devices that your browser can see. The API allows a webpage to ask for access to a device in response to a user action only. At this point the user has to give the page permission to access Bluetooth devices. The browser then prompts the user to choose a device from a list of available devices, and the webpage is granted access to whichever device the user picks. That's all. There's no "list every Bluetooth device in the area" API (at least not yet), unless I'm missing something. More reading: https://medium.com/@jyasskin/the-web-bluetooth-security-model-666b4e7eed2#.4nj87vwtk https://medium.com/@jyasskin/the-web-bluetooth-security-mode... And also: https://medium.com/@urish/is-now-a-good-time-to-start-using-web-bluetooth-hint-yes-yes-it-is-99e998d7b9f6#.55egtac5w https://medium.com/@urish/is-now-a-good-time-to-start-using-... And also also: https://developers.google.com/web/updates/2015/07/interact-with-ble-devices-on-the-web https://developers.google.com/web/updates/2015/07/interact-w...

homakov 10y ago
It's a shame many people would make their opinions about Bluetooth API on such poor journalism as The Register offers. Zero credibility!
- moonbug 10y ago
  Given it's the intersection of two such perennially dismal technologies, I'd say pessimism is justified.
diodesign 10y ago
Got it - hear you loud and clear. The article wasn't worded correctly. We've corrected the explanation and linked to the APIs directly (which we should have done from the start). Yeah, we're a tabloid and, yes, we're rude. But at The Reg, we do take accuracy extremely seriously. We want to be right. If you spot anything wrong, corrections@theregister.co.uk goes straight to our editors: it's a great way to get things fixed fast. Thanks.
- GeneralMaximus 10y ago
  Thank you for fixing the error :)

homakov 10y ago

It's a shame many people would make their opinions about Bluetooth API on such poor journalism as The Register offers. Zero credibility!

moonbug 10y ago
Given it's the intersection of two such perennially dismal technologies, I'd say pessimism is justified.

diodesign 10y ago

Got it - hear you loud and clear. The article wasn't worded correctly. We've corrected the explanation and linked to the APIs directly (which we should have done from the start). Yeah, we're a tabloid and, yes, we're rude. But at The Reg, we do take accuracy extremely seriously. We want to be right. If you spot anything wrong, corrections@theregister.co.uk goes straight to our editors: it's a great way to get things fixed fast. Thanks.

GeneralMaximus 10y ago
Thank you for fixing the error :)