I am trying to create an application that needs to exchange small size of data - just to notify that the devices are close enough - for as long as the smart phone is running. I
I'm just adding this in case someone finds it useful, it's a post I wrote describing my experience working with Bluetooth technologies in mobile:
https://medium.com/@agustin.aliaga/lessons-learned-from-building-a-mobile-app-with-bluetooth-low-energy-support-29615b399630