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iOS

How do I use iBeacons?

I want to make an iPhone (or any low cost device/transmitter) an iBeacon, so when the user who has installed my application comes within 10m of the iBeacon a notification will come on their phone and will open the app when the notification is pressed. What can I use as a transmitter besides and iPhone and would a user who doesn't have my all installed also recieve a notification? Language- Swift

One place to check out is the Bleu Station Beacons by twocanoes.com

They have very affordable ibeacon transmitters and are a great solution. around $40 for a full featured sub powered beacon.

Thanks, that sounds great. How exactly do I programme it to send the notification that I want? (Sorry still a bit new to this)

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I think that different vendors have their own SDK for their iBeacons.
Here is the page for the Developer info for Two Canoes iBeacons. http://twocanoes.com/developer

This is the documentation for Two Canoes SDK and iOS integration. http://docs.twocanoes.com/libbleu/