Permissions & Requirements

Permissions

Android

Following permissions are required to be included in the AndroidManifest.xml to access Bluetooth Low Energy on Android.

Permissions required for Central (Wallet) when target is Android 12 or higher

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BLUETOOTH_SCAN" />;
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BLUETOOTH_CONNECT" />;

Permissions required for Central (Wallet) when target is Android 11 or lower

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BLUETOOTH" />;
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADMIN" />;
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" />;
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION" />;

Permissions required for Peripheral (Verifier) when target is Android 12 or higher

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADVERTISE" />;
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BLUETOOTH_CONNECT" />;

Permissions required for Peripheral (Verifier) when target is Android 11 or lower

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BLUETOOTH" />;
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADMIN" />;

iOS

Following permissions are required to be included in info.plist to access the Core Bluetooth APIs on iOS.

<key>NSBluetoothAlwaysUsageDescription</key>
<string>Bluetooth is used to allow sharing VCs with another device</string>

<key>NSBluetoothPeripheralUsageDescription</key>
<string>Bluetooth is used to allow sharing VCs with another device</string>

Minimum Version Requirements

BLE version: BLE 4.2 and above.

Android version: Android version 9 (API level 28) and above.

iOS version: The SDK requires iOS minimum deployment target version as 13.0.

Capabilities

• Wallet: In this role, Tuvali can discover Verifier devices over BLE and can connect and share data. This role is supported on both, Android and iOS devices meeting minimum version requirement.

• Verifier: In this role, Tuvali can advertise itself to Wallets and receive data. This role is supported only on Android devices at the moment. iOS doesn't support being a Verifier.