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Beacon Scanner on Windows Pc

Developed By: Nicolas Bridoux

License: Free

Rating: 3,9/5 - 432 votes

Last Updated: December 24, 2023

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 3.1.1
Size 3.1 MB
Release Date December 09, 23
Category Tools Apps

App Permissions:
Allows applications to connect to paired bluetooth devices. [see more (7)]

What's New:
- Fixed colors in dark mode [see more]

Description from Developer:
This app will scan for beacons near you! ✌️

For all Beacons:
* The type of beacon (iBeacon, AltBeacon, Eddystone or RuuviTag)
* The approximation of the distance with the beacon (... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Beacon Scanner and install on Windows PC. Beacon Scanner is free Tools app, developed by Nicolas Bridoux. Latest version of Beacon Scanner is 3.1.1, was released on 2023-12-09 (updated on 2023-12-24). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 100,000. Overall rating of Beacon Scanner is 3,9. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 432 users, 73 users had rated it 5*, 267 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Beacon Scanner on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Beacon Scanner on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Beacon Scanner on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Step By Step Guide To Install Beacon Scanner using BlueStacks

  1. Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
  2. Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
  3. Once installed, click "Beacon Scanner" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install Beacon Scanner on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

  1. Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
  2. Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
  3. The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "Beacon Scanner" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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This app will scan for beacons near you! ✌️

For all Beacons:
* The type of beacon (iBeacon, AltBeacon, Eddystone or RuuviTag)
* The approximation of the distance with the beacon (this is based on the RSSI value received and is NOT accurate)
* The beacon address and manufacturer code
* The RSSI and TX values
* The last time the beacon has been seen

For iBeacons and AltBeacons:
* UUID
* Major
* Minor

For Eddystone-UID beacons:
* NamespaceID
* InstanceID
* TLM data sent if any

For Eddystone-URL and RuuviTag
* Clickable URL
* TLM data sent if any

For RuuviTag:
* Air Pressure
* Temperature
* Humidity

It can display several frames emitted by a single beacon, allowing you to see if a beacon emits multiple frames types (for example radius network beacons can emit iBeacon and AltBeacon at the same time)!

* You can also log the scans of the beacons to an endpoint via a HTTP POST request.

The code is open source and available here 🤓
https://github.com/Bridouille/android-beacon-scanner
- Fixed colors in dark mode
Allows applications to connect to paired bluetooth devices.
Allows applications to discover and pair bluetooth devices.
Allows an app to access approximate location.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Allows an application to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting.