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• The Validic SDK

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Unpairing a device from the OS Bluetooth settings isn’t possible in iOS. This is intentional by Apple as a security measure. Apple prefers the Control Center/Settings to be the central location for user settings and not to allow 3rd party apps to automatically adjust those settings.

With that said, there are some things you can do to disconnect the Validic SDK from listening for readings in the background and additional steps you could take in your app to guide the user to the BLE settings in their OS and allow them to take the action of removing the device from the phone’s settings.

How do I get the SDK to stop listening passively to the device?

If you have enabled passive listening to your integration of the Validic SDK, then you would want to take a look at the passive read elements of the BLE integration. The net effect when you stop listening is you do not receive readings in the background from that device. It does continue to display as a paired Bluetooth device in the phone's settings if the device supports that level of pairing.

• Android SDK

  To stop monitoring peripherals in the background set the background peripherals to an empty set

  cannot directly unpair Bluetooth devices from phones - this must be done by the end-user through their device settings

• On iOS, even programmatic unpairing via settings is not possible due to Apple's security model

• However, there are two key actions you can take in your app:

  1. Stop the SDK from passively listening for device readings

  2. Guide users to their device's Bluetooth settings to manage device connections

Stopping Passive Device Listening

To prevent the SDK from receiving background readings from a device, use the appropriate code for your platform:

Android Native

java

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PassiveBluetoothManager.getInstance().setPassivePeripherals(Collections.emptySet());

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IOS SDK

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iOS Native

swift

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VLDBluetoothPassiveManager.sharedInstance().peripheralIDs = nil

Cordova

javascript

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ValidicMobile.BLE.setPassiveReadPeripheralIDs({
    peripheralIDs: []

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});

Xarmin Android Framework Wrapper

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Xamarin Android

csharp

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PassiveBluetoothManager.Instance.PassivePeripherals = null;

Xarmin IOS Framework Wrapper

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Xamarin iOS

csharp

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VLDBluetoothPassiveManager.SharedInstance().PeripheralIDs = null;

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Prompt the end user to disable the BLE connection to the device in their OS settings

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Note: After stopping passive listening:

• The SDK will no longer receive readings in the background

• The device will still appear as paired in the phone's Bluetooth settings

• The device can still be used for foreground readings if needed

User Experience Recommendations

1. Implement a "Remove Device" option in your app that:

   • Stops SDK passive listening using the code above

   • Shows instructions for removing the device from phone settings

   • Provides a direct link to the device's Bluetooth settings

2. Add clear user education explaining:

   • Why they might want to remove a device

   • The two-step process (stopping readings in-app and removing from phone settings)

   • The difference between stopping readings and fully unpairing

This separation of concerns ensures users maintain control over their device connections while allowing your app to properly manage SDK device monitoring.