Cordova / Phonegap iBeacon plugin
- Ray Pearce (Unlicensed)
Owned by Ray Pearce (Unlicensed)
Features available on both Android and iOS
- Ranging
- Monitoring
Features exclusive to iOS
- Region Monitoring (or geo fencing), works in all app states.
- Advertising device as an iBeacon
Plugin available from https://github.com/petermetz/cordova-plugin-ibeacon
Cordova Sample Code Expand source
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