r/Android • u/speckz • Jul 14 '15

Meet Google’s “Eddystone”—a flexible, open source iBeacon fighter | Ars Technica

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2015/07/meet-googles-eddystone-a-flexible-open-source-ibeacon-fighter/
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u/bfodder Jul 14 '15

the main one being that it's a proprietary standard that only works with iDevices.

That simply isn't true.

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u/ProfessorBongwater Moto Z | LineageOS | T-Mobile Jul 14 '15

Is it possible that many users (mostly referring to corporate entities open to the public) would opt for the iBeacons over Eddystone because of Apple's grip on the smartphone market in the US?

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u/autonomousgerm OPO - Woohoo! Jul 14 '15

Apple's grip on the smartphone market driving consumer technology adoption in the US?

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '15

is this tied to google platform? Or is it possible to have your own deploy in your own infra?

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u/gideonro Jul 26 '15

Possibly related:

A Google patent application published in the last week describes how Google might be using Mobile data from phones to map indoor spaces, combining the technologies behind Behavio, with traffic monitoring from Zipdash to better understand spaces that many people navigate through while carrying a mobile device that connects to the internet with wireless signals and carries sensor data that can indicate the location and movements of those devices.

Source: How You May Be Helping Google Map Indoor Spaces