Bluetooth 4.0 / Smart / Low energy on Samsung Galaxy S3

Question

I\'m trying to develop a bluetooth 4.0 app for S3. The problem is, the phone behaves like it doesn\'t even have bluetooth 4.0. It doesn\'t discover 4.0 devices, and isn\'t d

Answer 1

It has been reported by Andrew Dodd, a senior XDA developer, that the Galaxy S3 doesn't actually support Bluetooth Low Energy

The Galaxy S3 has been marketed as Bluetooth 4.0 Low Energy (aka Bluetooth Smart) since its release - but it is not actually BTLE capable -http://developer.samsung.com/forum/board/thread/view.do?boardName=GeneralB&messageId=157757 - Samsung is STILL advertising the device as BTLE capable when it is NOT, despite the fact that they have been aware of this false advertising for months.