IOBluetoothDeviceMBS.addressString as String

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Console & Web	iOS
property	Bluetooth	MBS Bluetooth Plugin	18.3	Yes	No	No	Yes, macOS only	No

Function: Get the Bluetooth device address for the target device.
Notes: (Read only property)

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IOBluetoothDeviceMBS.classOfDevice as Integer

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Console & Web	iOS
property	Bluetooth	MBS Bluetooth Plugin	18.3	Yes	No	No	Yes, macOS only	No

Function: Gets the full class of device value for the remote device.
Notes:
This value is only meaningful if the target device has been seen during an inquiry. This can be by checking the result of LastInquiryUpdate. If nil is returned, then the device hasn't been seen.
(Read only property)

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IOBluetoothDeviceMBS.ClockOffset as Integer

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Console & Web	iOS
property	Bluetooth	MBS Bluetooth Plugin	18.3	Yes	No	No	Yes, macOS only	No

Function: Get the clock offset value of the device.
Notes:
This value is only meaningful if the target device has been seen during an inquiry. This can be by checking the result of LastInquiryUpdate. If nil is returned, then the device hasn't been seen.
(Read only property)

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IOBluetoothDeviceMBS.deviceClassMajor as Integer

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Console & Web	iOS
property	Bluetooth	MBS Bluetooth Plugin	18.3	Yes	No	No	Yes, macOS only	No

Function: Get the major device class of the device.
Notes:
This value is only meaningful if the target device has been seen during an inquiry. This can be by checking the result of LastInquiryUpdate. If nil is returned, then the device hasn't been seen.
(Read only property)

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IOBluetoothDeviceMBS.deviceClassMinor as Integer

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Console & Web	iOS
property	Bluetooth	MBS Bluetooth Plugin	18.3	Yes	No	No	Yes, macOS only	No

Function: Get the minor service class of the device.
Notes:
This value is only meaningful if the target device has been seen during an inquiry. This can be by checking the result of LastInquiryUpdate. If nil is returned, then the device hasn't been seen.
(Read only property)

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IOBluetoothDeviceMBS.EncryptionMode as Integer

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Console & Web	iOS
property	Bluetooth	MBS Bluetooth Plugin	18.3	Yes	No	No	Yes, macOS only	No

Function: Get the encryption mode for the baseband connection.
Notes:
Returns the encryption mode for the baseband connection. If no baseband connection is present, kEncryptionDisabled is returned.

This method only returns a valid result if a baseband connection is present (isConnected returns true).
(Read only property)

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IOBluetoothDeviceMBS.Handle as Integer

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Console & Web	iOS
property	Bluetooth	MBS Bluetooth Plugin	18.3	Yes	No	No	Yes, macOS only	No

Function: The internal object reference.
Notes: (Read and Write property)

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IOBluetoothDeviceMBS.isConnected as Boolean

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Console & Web	iOS
property	Bluetooth	MBS Bluetooth Plugin	18.3	Yes	No	No	Yes, macOS only	No

Function: Indicates whether a baseband connection to the device exists.
Notes:
Returns true if a baseband connection to the device exists.
(Read only property)

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IOBluetoothDeviceMBS.isFavorite as Boolean

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Console & Web	iOS
property	Bluetooth	MBS Bluetooth Plugin	18.3	Yes	No	No	Yes, macOS only	No

Function: Reports whether the target device is a favorite for the user.
Notes:
Returns true if the target device is a favorite for the user, false if not.
(Read only property)

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IOBluetoothDeviceMBS.isIncoming as Boolean

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Console & Web	iOS
property	Bluetooth	MBS Bluetooth Plugin	18.3	Yes	No	No	Yes, macOS only	No

Function: Returns true if the device connection was generated by the remote host.
Notes:
Returns true if the device connection was generated by the remote host. False if the connection was generated by some other device that connected to the local host.
(Read only property)

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IOBluetoothDeviceMBS.isPaired as Boolean

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Console & Web	iOS
property	Bluetooth	MBS Bluetooth Plugin	18.3	Yes	No	No	Yes, macOS only	No

Function: Returns whether the target device is paired.
Notes:
Returns true if the target device is paired, false if not.
(Read only property)

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IOBluetoothDeviceMBS.Lasterror as Integer

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Console & Web	iOS
property	Bluetooth	MBS Bluetooth Plugin	18.3	Yes	No	No	Yes, macOS only	No

Function: The last error code.
Notes: (Read and Write property)

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IOBluetoothDeviceMBS.LastInquiryUpdate as Date

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Console & Web	iOS
property	Bluetooth	MBS Bluetooth Plugin	18.3	Yes	No	No	Yes, macOS only	No

Function: Get the date/time of the last time the device was returned during an inquiry.
Notes:
Returns the date/time of the last time the device was seen during an inquiry. If the device has never been seen during an inquiry, nil is returned.
(Read only property)

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IOBluetoothDeviceMBS.lastNameUpdate as Date

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Console & Web	iOS
property	Bluetooth	MBS Bluetooth Plugin	18.3	Yes	No	No	Yes, macOS only	No

Function: Get the date/time of the last successful remote name request.
Notes: (Read only property)

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IOBluetoothDeviceMBS.LastServicesUpdate as Date

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Console & Web	iOS
property	Bluetooth	MBS Bluetooth Plugin	18.3	Yes	No	No	Yes, macOS only	No

Function: Get the date/time of the last SDP query.
Notes:
Returns the date/time of the last SDP query. If an SDP query has never been performed on the device, nil is returned.
(Read only property)

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IOBluetoothDeviceMBS.LinkType as Integer

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Console & Web	iOS
property	Bluetooth	MBS Bluetooth Plugin	18.3	Yes	No	No	Yes, macOS only	No

Function: Get the link type for the baseband connection.
Notes:
Returns the link type for the baseband connection. If no baseband connection is present, kBluetoothLinkTypeNone is returned.
(Read only property)

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IOBluetoothDeviceMBS.name as String

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Console & Web	iOS
property	Bluetooth	MBS Bluetooth Plugin	18.3	Yes	No	No	Yes, macOS only	No

Function: Get the human readable name of the remote device.
Notes:
This only returns a value if a remote name request has been performed on the target device. If a successful remote name request has not been completed, nil is returned. To perform a remote name request, call remoteNameRequest. If a remote name request has been successfully completed, the method LastNameUpdate will return the date/time of the last successful request.
(Read only property)

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IOBluetoothDeviceMBS.nameOrAddress as String

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Console & Web	iOS
property	Bluetooth	MBS Bluetooth Plugin	18.3	Yes	No	No	Yes, macOS only	No

Function: Get the human readable name of the remote device.
Notes:
If the name is not present, it will return a string containing the device's address.

If a remote name request has been successfully completed, the device name will be returned. If not, a string containg the device address in the format of "XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX" will be returned.
(Read only property)

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IOBluetoothDeviceMBS.PageScanMode as Integer

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Console & Web	iOS
property	Bluetooth	MBS Bluetooth Plugin	18.3	Yes	No	No	Yes, macOS only	No

Function: Get the page scan mode for the device.
Notes:
Returns the value for the page scan mode for the device.

This value is only meaningful if the target device has been seen during an inquiry. This can be by checking the result of LastInquiryUpdate. If nil is returned, then the device hasn't been seen.
(Read only property)

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IOBluetoothDeviceMBS.PageScanPeriodMode as Integer

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Console & Web	iOS
property	Bluetooth	MBS Bluetooth Plugin	18.3	Yes	No	No	Yes, macOS only	No

Function: Get the value of the page scan period mode for the device.
Notes:
Returns page scan period mode value for the device.

This value is only meaningful if the target device has been seen during an inquiry. This can be by checking the result of getLastInquiryUpdate. If nil is returned, then the device hasn't been seen.
(Read only property)

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IOBluetoothDeviceMBS.PageScanRepetitionMode as Integer

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Console & Web	iOS
property	Bluetooth	MBS Bluetooth Plugin	18.3	Yes	No	No	Yes, macOS only	No

Function: Get the value of the page scan repetition mode for the device.
Notes:
Returns the page scan repetition mode value for this device.

This value is only meaningful if the target device has been seen during an inquiry. This can be by checking the result of LastInquiryUpdate. If nil is returned, then the device hasn't been seen.
(Read only property)

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IOBluetoothDeviceMBS.rawRSSI as Integer

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Console & Web	iOS
property	Bluetooth	MBS Bluetooth Plugin	18.3	Yes	No	No	Yes, macOS only	No

Function: Get the raw RSSI device (if connected).
Notes:
This value is the perceived RSSI value, not relative the the golden range (see RSSI for that value). This value will not available on all Bluetooth modules. If the value cannot be read (e.g. the device is disconnected) or is not available on a module, a value of +127 will be returned.
(Read only property)

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IOBluetoothDeviceMBS.RecentAccessDate as Date

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Console & Web	iOS
property	Bluetooth	MBS Bluetooth Plugin	18.3	Yes	No	No	Yes, macOS only	No

Function: Returns the date/time of the most recent access of the target device.
Notes:
Returns the date/time of the most recent access of the target device. If the device has not been accessed, nil is returned.

This is the date that recentDevices uses to sort its list of the most recently accessed devices.
This method is only available in macOS 10.2.4 (Bluetooth v1.1) or later.
(Read only property)

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IOBluetoothDeviceMBS.RSSI as Integer

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Console & Web	iOS
property	Bluetooth	MBS Bluetooth Plugin	18.3	Yes	No	No	Yes, macOS only	No

Function: Get the RSSI device (if connected), above or below the golden range.
Notes:
If the RSSI is within the golden range, a value of 0 is returned. For the actual RSSI value, use getRawRSSI. For more information, see the Bluetooth 4.0 Core Specification.

Returns the RSSI of the device. If the value cannot be read (e.g. the device is disconnected), a value of +127 will be returned.
(Read only property)

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IOBluetoothDeviceMBS.serviceClassMajor as Integer

Type	Topic	Plugin	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Console & Web	iOS
property	Bluetooth	MBS Bluetooth Plugin	18.3	Yes	No	No	Yes, macOS only	No

Function: Get the major service class of the device.
Notes:
This value is only meaningful if the target device has been seen during an inquiry. This can be by checking the result of LastInquiryUpdate. If nil is returned, then the device hasn't been seen.
(Read only property)

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