Eddystone vs iBeacon

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Eddystone vs iBeacon
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Introduction

• Google entered the beacon space when it launched
  Eddystone in July 2015, two years after Apple
  introduced iBeacon technology. In the presence of
  the two giants, Apple and Google, this relatively
  new technology saw a lot of traction. there is a
  need to understand the basic features extended by
  both iBeacon and Eddystone.
• Lets assess the differences between the two
  beacon protocols to see what they offer.

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iBeacon vs Eddystone (Technology )

• Apples iBeacon
• iBeacon technology is a beacon protocol that has
  been built into Apples iOS 7 and later versions
  of mobile operating system that allows iPhones
  and iPads to constantly scan for Bluetooth
  devices nearby. Beacons use Bluetooth Low Energy
  (BLE) which is a part of Bluetooth 4.0
  specification.

• Googles Eddystone
• Googles Eddystone, formerly called UriBeacon, is
  a beacon protocol for open-source beacons which
  could be manufactured by any business at an
  affordable cost.

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iBeacon vs Eddystone (Compatibility )

• Apples iBeacon
• It is Android and iOS compatible, but native only
  for iOS

• Googles Eddystone
• It is Android and iOS compatible. In fact, it is
  cross-platform and thus is compatible with any
  platform that supports BLE beacons.

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iBeacon vs Eddystone (Profile)

• Apples iBeacon
• It is aproprietary software. Thus, the
  specificationis controlled by Apple.

• Googles Eddystone
• It is open-source. The specification is published
  openly on GitHub, under the open-source Apache
  v2.0 license, so that businesses and developers
  can access and contribute to it.

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iBeacon vs Eddystone (Use)

• Apples iBeacon
• It is simple to implement.

• Googles Eddystone
• coding when it comes to integration, since it
  sends more packets of information than iBeacon.

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iBeacon vs Eddystone (Usage)

• Apples iBeacon
• UUIDs, one of the components in the advertising
  packet, are basically tied in to the developers
  server. Therefore, when it is sent to a
  smartphone, the device would need a specific app
  to do a particular task with the information
  received. Therefore, a mobile app is necessary to
  receive messages via iBeacon.

• Googles Eddystone
• Eddystone, on the other hand, sends out URL in
  place of UUID, which can simply open in a web
  browser vis-à-vis specific apps. For iOS devices,
  it is supported by Chrome with the Today
  notifications enabled, whereas for Android
  devices, it is supported on the Physical Web
  browser.

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iBeacon vs Eddystone (Security and Privacy)

• Apples iBeacon
• There is no specific feature such as Ephemeral
  Identifiers (EIDs) in iBeacon. The signal
  transmitted by a beacon is a public signal and
  can be detected by any iOS device and certain
  Android devices with proper specifications.

• Googles Eddystone
• Eddystone has a built-in feature called EIDs that
  constantly change and allow beacons to broadcast
  a signal that can only be identified by
  authorized clients.

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iBeacon vs Eddystone (API)

• Apples iBeacon
• Apple has no specific API made available for
  iBeacon fleet management. Application Program
  Interface (API) is a set of routines, protocols,
  and tools for building software applications. It
  specifies how software components should interact.

• Googles Eddystone
• Eddystone has an advantage here since Google has
  launched two APIs (Nearby API and Proximity
  Beacon API) that makes Eddystone beacons more
  powerful. These APIs also make beacon fleet
  management much easier.

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