Originally Posted by
njkayaker
I believe any current (around a year ago) "higher end" Android phone supports the BT LE in hardware. I don't quite get the details, but it appears that the software to support it isn't quite there.
Android 4.3 includes the software to support BT LE but that could take a while to get out to a (non-Nexus) phone.
What phone do you have?
The market for BT LE dongles isn't really a growth one (because new phones will support it).
I have a ( Motorola ) Droid Razr. It works with BT but I'm not sure yet if that means it will be upgradeable to the new version. Since I'm on a plan I might be able to upgrade to a newer phone without too much cost if necessary. I'll have to check with the Verizon people to see how it works.
Right now I'm running the Android version 4.1.2. I know my phone works with BT but the specs for the new BT
Smart Ready mention that the phone has to have the duel mode BT v4.0 chip to function with the upgraded 4.3 OS.
Hopefully I won't need a new phone. If I don't I'll be whistling a happy tune.