Bluetooth LE app, how to build it cross-plaftorm (iOS-Android)?

Question

I am working on an app that talks to a Bluetooth LE device. I would like some way to avoid developing it twice, for iOS and for Android. Is there a cross-platform app

Answer 1

I am using Qt framework developing cross-platform apps with BLE support: http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qtbluetooth-lowenergyscanner-example.html

Currently the supported platforms are Andriod, iOS, OSX, Linux. Windows platform is said to support BLE in the forthcoming version Qt 5.6 (really looking forward to it). The BLE related classes are easy to use and Qt provided two sample projects in examples/documentation. The thing I am not sure about is getting Manufacturer Specific Data during a scan. Right now I am making a connection to the devices to get certain information which wouldn't be needed if I can read the Manufacturer Specific Data. Qt's BLE currently only support central role.

Qt is based on C++, if that matters to you.