iOS app with BLE Component is not able to connect to a device via Device Name [solved]

[MartinP]

Hello,

My iOS app (on iOS 13.1.1) with BLE component is not able to connect to a BLE device via “Device Name”: “There is no device with name MyDeviceNameHere. Please try again”. Any ideas what can be wrong?

[MartinP]

Have checked this video from Thunkable concerning BLE: How to use the Bluetooth LE Component on Thunkable - YouTube
It has an error in it: when you connect via Device Id you should use UUID instead.

Scan is also not working. I’m using iOS 13.1.1.

[MartinP]

After some research I can confirm that I can connect only via Device UUID (not Service UUID), connecting via Device Name is not working for me.

[MartinP]

Extremely weird bug
Check details in my post here:

[Solved] Can I use BLE on iOS?

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