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The RadiusNetworks library for Android was very good, I used it before at some hackathons on Google Glass and it worked great. They had a free version that was great and a pay version with extra features like conserving battery use. There is no chance in the world that Apple killed it because they wanted a freer version for Android. They pretty clearly didn't want any version for Android at all.

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I don't agree with that. It may be the case that Android might bake it into the OS and most likely have a trademark agreement with Apple. There is no non-conspiratorial reason why Apple should completely shun iBeacon's on Android. All it will need is respect of the trademark — love them or hate them its the game we have to play at the moment.

Are there any non-commercial, open source iBeacon-compatiable libraries out there for Android? It would be handy to know if there are.

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