Microsoft Band SDK on Windows 8,1

Question

Maybe I\'m crazy, but how do I access a Band on a Windows 8.1 machine?

Any calls to BandClientManager return 0 paired devices, and I\'m not sure how to \"pair\" a Ba

Answer 1

I've the same issue, I've running an 8.1 dell laptop and it sees the band in the Bluetooth connections etc but when I try to connect in my app it doesn't see the band. I've even tried to connect my band to a windows phone and my app falls over on the connection.

The strange thing I've noticed is when it's paired to my iPhone it connects as though it's 2 devices. There are 2 entries in my Bluetooth settings. When connecting to the laptop and windows phone it shows as 1 but occasionally the other device shows up briefly then disappears and you can't connect to it. This could be a red herring but it's just a little odd...

the code isn't doing anything special : var pairedBands = await Microsoft.Band.BandClientManager.Instance.GetBandsAsync(); if (pairedBands.Length < 1) { // display some error message return; }

pairedBands always comes back with 0.

The windows phone dll is 8.1.0.0....help! It's driving me mad.