When using Bluetooth for synchronization between two devices, the Bluetooth name of the device is what is shown in the screen asking the user which device to connect to. The Bluetooth name of one device may be passed as an argument to the
syncconnect function on the other device in order to connect directly to that device, bypassing the screen asking the user which device to connect to.
Because it is possible to change the Bluetooth device name using logic (
setbluetoothname) or in the settings on Android and in the Device Manager on Windows, the Bluetooth name can be used as a way to name devices for management and audit purposes. The device can be assigned a unique identifer or serial number which is used as the Bluetooth device name. Using
getbluetoothname, this identifier can be written to an item in the data file for audit purposes, supplied as a username for synchronization, or used as a key in lookup file as part of a survey management system.
The function returns a string containing the name of the device.