# I have doubt can we send data to ignition through Bluetooth, android phone without a beacon

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**Category:** Ignition\
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**Created:** [August 28, 2025, 9:38am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/i-have-doubt-can-we-send-data-to-ignition-through-bluetooth-android-phone-without-a-beacon/110235 "2025-08-28T09:38:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![mohan.deepak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/848f3c/32.png) [@mohan.deepak](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mohan.deepak)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2025, 9:38am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/i-have-doubt-can-we-send-data-to-ignition-through-bluetooth-android-phone-without-a-beacon/110235/1 "2025-08-28T09:38:03Z")

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I have doubt can we send data to ignition through Bluetooth, android phone without a beacon.

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**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2025, 12:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/i-have-doubt-can-we-send-data-to-ignition-through-bluetooth-android-phone-without-a-beacon/110235/2 "2025-08-28T12:52:52Z")

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Correct. You should have that doubt.

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**Author:** ![mohan.deepak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/848f3c/32.png) [@mohan.deepak](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mohan.deepak)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2025, 3:35am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/i-have-doubt-can-we-send-data-to-ignition-through-bluetooth-android-phone-without-a-beacon/110235/3 "2025-08-29T03:35:10Z")

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is there any solution

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**Author:** ![David\_Stone](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/david_stone/32/79749_2.png) [@David\_Stone](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/David_Stone)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2025, 3:53am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/i-have-doubt-can-we-send-data-to-ignition-through-bluetooth-android-phone-without-a-beacon/110235/4 "2025-08-29T03:53:59Z")

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Is there any problem?

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**Author:** ![mohan.deepak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/848f3c/32.png) [@mohan.deepak](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/mohan.deepak)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2025, 4:24am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/i-have-doubt-can-we-send-data-to-ignition-through-bluetooth-android-phone-without-a-beacon/110235/5 "2025-08-29T04:24:58Z")

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I am testing Bluetooth capabilities in session events of Ignition (Inductive Automation software). I know the connection is possible through a beacon. I set up my Android phone as an iBeacon using an app. Will it be possible to send a file via Bluetooth from my phone to the Ignition software?

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**Author:** ![Transistor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/transistor/32/3380_2.png) [@Transistor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Transistor)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2025, 7:36am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/i-have-doubt-can-we-send-data-to-ignition-through-bluetooth-android-phone-without-a-beacon/110235/6 "2025-08-29T07:36:16Z")

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> **[Perspective - File Upload | Ignition User Manual](https://docs.inductiveautomation.com/docs/8.1/appendix/components/perspective-components/perspective-input-palette/perspective-file-upload)**
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> The File Upload component allows users to upload files to the Gateway or other locations from a Perspective session using a script action on the onFileReceived component event.

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**Author:** ![paul-griffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul-griffith/32/37249_2.png) [@paul-griffith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul-griffith)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2025, 2:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/i-have-doubt-can-we-send-data-to-ignition-through-bluetooth-android-phone-without-a-beacon/110235/7 "2025-08-29T14:19:44Z")

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Ignition, in general, **relies** on a strong HTTP connection to the gateway to function at all. This is a deliberate architectural decision that saves us from a world of trouble with data synchronization issues, _but_ means that the list of things you can do with something like the Perspective app is limited.

Ignition 8.3.0, our upcoming release (within the next ~months) adds a new feature to Perspective - offline mode. With offline mode, you can have a **limited** subset of functionality in a Perspective application work without a connection to the gateway, including 'form submissions' from the new form component. Those form submissions can be stored on the local device, and the next time a valid network connection is made to the gateway, they will be automatically updated.

This is the closest thing to what you're (I think) asking for. It is **not possible** to connect from a mobile device directly to the Ignition gateway over Bluetooth unless you can convince both the Ignition gateway hardware and the mobile device hardware to set up an HTTP connection that the rest of Ignition will use - which I doubt you can.