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Beacon Hound – BLE Device Scan on Windows Pc

Developed By: PeopleTray Pty Ltd

License: Free

Rating: 5,0/5 - 1 votes

Last Updated: April 20, 2024

Download on Windows PC

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version 2.1.1
Size 18 MB
Release Date February 02, 23
Category Business Apps

App Permissions:
Allows an app to access precise location. [see more (10)]

What's New:
Updated Android SDK and Location Permissions [see more]

Description from Developer:
Register your Beacons (BLE Devices) in the in the PeopleTray cloud application, then use Beacon Hound to scan for devices to track the location of people working in the vicinity of... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Beacon Hound – BLE Device Scan and install on Windows PC. Beacon Hound – BLE Device Scan is free Business app, developed by PeopleTray Pty Ltd. Latest version of Beacon Hound – BLE Device Scan is 2.1.1, was released on 2023-02-02 (updated on 2024-04-20). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 100. Overall rating of Beacon Hound – BLE Device Scan is 5,0. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 1 users, 1 users had rated it 5*, 1 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Beacon Hound – BLE Device Scan on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Beacon Hound – BLE Device Scan on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Beacon Hound – BLE Device Scan 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!

  1. Install using BlueStacks
  2. Install using NoxPlayer

Step By Step Guide To Install Beacon Hound – BLE Device Scan 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 Hound – BLE Device Scan" 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 Hound – BLE Device Scan 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 Hound – BLE Device Scan" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 2.1.1.

Download Beacon Hound – BLE Device Scan 2.1.1 on Windows PC – 18 MB

Register your Beacons (BLE Devices) in the in the PeopleTray cloud application, then use Beacon Hound to scan for devices to track the location of people working in the vicinity of your Beacons.

This is useful for businesses that wish to confirm the presence of workers and contractors in locations of interest, including calculating the amount of time spent in each location. Can also be used to detect the presence of people in hazardous locations.

Beacon Hound has several features that differentiate it from other BLE scanning Apps.

1. When tracking, Beacon Hounds sends signals to the PeopleTray database to indicate the App is ON and is in tracking mode. This is useful to confirm the App is on and tracking in situation where no Beacons are being detected.

2. Beacon Hound records the detection of multiple Beacons (up to three), recording the Beacons that have the strongest signals. This allows you use a mix of long range (for example 100 metres) and short range (12 metres) Beacons where the long range Beacons detect presence in a large area, whereas the presence in rooms of special interest is indicated by the shorter range Beacons.

3. Beacon Hound includes a built-in interface to send detections to the PeopleTray cloud database (www.peopletray.com) for maps and reporting. Please contact PeopleTray if you would like to link Beacon Hound to a different database.

Beacon Hound can be used to detect the BLE Devices without any set up, always sorting the detected Beacons by signal strength. But the real power is in registering your Beacons, placing them in known locations and using the PeopleTray reporting tools to verify and analyse visits to those locations.
Updated Android SDK and Location Permissions
Allows an app to access precise location.
Allows an app to access approximate location.
Permission an application must hold in order to use ACTION_REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows an application to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.
Allows an application to read from external storage.