IOException: read failed, socket might closed - Bluetooth on Android 4.3

Question

Currently I am trying to deal with a strange Exception when opening a BluetoothSocket on my Nexus 7 (2012), with Android 4.3 (Build JWR66Y, I guess the second 4.3 update). I

Answer 1

In case somebody is having issues with Kotlin, I had to follow the accepted answer with some variations:

fun print(view: View, text: String) {
    var adapter = BluetoothAdapter.getDefaultAdapter();
    var pairedDevices = adapter.getBondedDevices()
    var uuid = UUID.fromString("00001101-0000-1000-8000-00805F9B34FB")
    if (pairedDevices.size > 0) {
        for (device in pairedDevices) {
            var s = device.name
            if (device.getName().equals(printerName, ignoreCase = true)) {
                Thread {
                    var socket = device.createInsecureRfcommSocketToServiceRecord(uuid)
                    var clazz = socket.remoteDevice.javaClass
                    var paramTypes = arrayOf>(Integer.TYPE)
                    var m = clazz.getMethod("createRfcommSocket", *paramTypes)
                    var fallbackSocket = m.invoke(socket.remoteDevice, Integer.valueOf(1)) as BluetoothSocket
                    try {
                        fallbackSocket.connect()
                        var stream = fallbackSocket.outputStream
                        stream.write(text.toByteArray(Charset.forName("UTF-8")))
                    } catch (e: Exception) {
                        e.printStackTrace()
                        Snackbar.make(view, "An error occurred", Snackbar.LENGTH_SHORT).show()
                    }
                }.start()
            }
        }
    }
}

Hope it helps