A part of Google’s Internet of Things approach involves placing low-energy Bluetooth beacons in the world that
can communicate with smartphones. Starting with version 49, currently in beta, Chrome for Android will be able to read and interact with these beacons. Google has also announced
a research pilot that provides gear to university researchers working on IoT. Google’s beacon technology, called Eddystone, was announced last year along with Chrome for iOS support.
The first time a user comes into contact with a beacon they get a notification asking if they want to enable what Google calls the Physical Web.
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