Wi-Fi Beacons: What are they?

Wi-Fi Beacons are a means to re-use existing Wi-Fi devices in your infrastructure and add them as Beacons. Wi-Fi Beacons are compatible only with the Android SDK v2.1.12 and above.

How to add a Wi-Fi Beacon?

1. Log into your console.
2. Click on Beacons.
3. Under Beacon Provider, select WiFi Beacon.
4. Select a Place to apply it to (mandatory).
5. Add the MAC Address.
6. Configure the detection distance trigger based on the transmission power (dB).
7. Save changes.

IMPORTANT: On Android Pie this feature may not work as expected due a limitation Google added on this OS version. Specifically, the MOCA SDK cannot perform scans as often as before, reducing the detection reliability of the Wi-Fi beacons.

We expect Google to fix this limitation in the near future.

Android bug report reference