title: Chipsets/Devices supporting Android 5 BLE peripheral mode
body: <p>**Overview of devices known so far:
  Nexus 6,
  Nexus 9,
  Moto E 4G LTE,
  LG G4,
  Galaxy S6,
  Samsung Galaxy S5 (model SM-G900M),
  Nexus 5X,
  Sony Xperia Z5 Compact,
  Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 **</p>
  
  <p>** Also see <a href="https://altbeacon.github.io/android-beacon-library/beacon-transmitter-devices.html" rel="noreferrer">https://altbeacon.github.io/android-beacon-library/beacon-transmitter-devices.html</a> **  </p>
  
  <p>One of the new features of the Android 5 release is support for Bluetooth Low Energy peripheral mode. While it is promoted to work independent of the used device, it seems to be chipset dependent (see the isMultiAdvertisementSupported() function in BluetoothAdapter.java). </p>
  
  <p>It is working for the Nexus 5, but not for the Nexus 7 (called a bug in <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/24615941/ble-peripheral-support-android-l-example">BLE peripheral support Android-L example</a>, but it might never work because of its chipset?). Also <a href="https://code.google.com/p/android-developer-preview/issues/detail?id=589" rel="noreferrer">https://code.google.com/p/android-developer-preview/issues/detail?id=589</a> does not give conclusive statements.</p>
  
  <p>My concern is that, as many older devices are expected to get Android 5, only the newest tablets (and relatively new phones) will support BLE peripheral mode. This might be unclear to the end-user of apps relying on this new Android 5 feature.</p>
  
  <p>For me it is very unclear which chipsets/devices, that will eventually get Android 5, will support the BLE peripheral mode. Anyone who can give me any insights on this? Which chipsets will support the BLE peripheral mode? More specifically, as many of our customers have a Nexus 7 (2013), will the Nexus 7 ever get supported? </p>
  
  <p><strong>Edit 19-2-2015:</strong>
  Since December 2014 it is not supported anymore for the Nexus 5, only Nexus 6 and 9 seem to have support for BLE Peripheral Mode/ Advertising. Hope the number of devices supporting this will significantly increase in the near future.</p>
  
  <p><strong>More information and discussion here:
  <a href="https://code.google.com/p/android-developer-preview/issues/detail?id=1570" rel="noreferrer">https://code.google.com/p/android-developer-preview/issues/detail?id=1570</a></strong></p>
  
  <p><strong>Edit 6-3-2015:</strong> Added overview for quick reference </p>
  
  <p><strong>Edit 17-2-2016:</strong> Added some devices that I've checked myself but were not in any of the other lists</p>