Can Android support Zeroconf/Bonjour over Bluetooth? How about TCP/IP?

Question

On iPhone if I create custom service for example \"_test._tcp.local.\" in Bonjour I can seek/broadcast this service through WiFi or/and Bluetooth.

It is possible on Andr

Answer 1

Not on bluetooth, because Android currently doesn't support TCP/IP over bluetooth, and Android's native NSD support (network service discovery) works over IP.

It DOES, however, work over Wi-Fi. Also, Android supports service discovery over Wi-Fi Direct, which gives you greater range and battery efficiency than bluetooth. For a guide on how to integrate service discovery into a wi-fi direct enabled application, check out the Android Training lesson.

Portions of this answer are duplicated from our Dear Android video response to this question