Learning iBeacon

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There's often a misconception about what information an iBeacon can broadcast. Basically, an iBeacon broadcasts its presence and nothing more. It says, "Hey, here I am", and nothing else. You can't broadcast data using iBeacon technology, and similarly, iBeacons aren't snooping into where you're going or where you've been. Any data that your apps require outside of the iBeacon identification must be retrieved from another source such as a bundled database or cloud service, as shown in the following diagram:

iBeacon app relationship

The best way to think about iBeacons is as a trigger for your app functionality. The trigger is based on the ...