Demonstrates how to use the Bluetooth Rfcomm Windows Runtime API to run a chat service on one device and to connect to it from another device.

Note  This sample was created using one of the universal app templates available in Visual Studio. It shows how its solution is structured so it can run on both Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone 8.1. For more info about how to build apps that target Windows and Windows Phone with Visual Studio, see Build apps that target Windows and Windows Phone 8.1 by using Visual Studio.

Note  The Windows Phone version of the sample can run a chat client but doesn't support running a chat service. You can run both the chat client and chat service from the C#-Windows version of the sample; you can run only the chat client from the JavaScript-Windows version of the sample.

To obtain an evaluation copy of Windows 8.1, go to Windows 8.1.

To obtain an evaluation copy of Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 Update 2, go to Microsoft Visual Studio 2013.

Note  For Windows 8 app samples, download the Windows 8 app samples pack. The samples in the Windows 8 app samples pack will build and run only on Microsoft Visual Studio 2012.

Note  This sample app is not a qualified Bluetooth product. Meeting necessary Bluetooth Qualification requirements, if any, are the responsibility of the app developer. For more info, see Qualification Listing Process.

Related topics

Windows.Devices.Bluetooth.Rfcomm

Windows app samples

Operating system requirements

Build the sample

1. Start Visual Studio 2013 Update 2 and select File > Open > Project/Solution.
2. Go to the directory to which you unzipped the sample. Then go to the subdirectory named for the sample and double-click the Visual Studio 2013 Update 2 Solution (.sln) file.
3. Follow the steps for the version of the sample you want:

   • To build the Windows version of the sample:

     1. Select BluetoothRfcommChat.Windows in Solution Explorer.
     2. Press Ctrl+Shift+B, or use Build > Build Solution, or use Build > Build BluetoothRfcommChat.Windows.

   • To build the Windows Phone version of the sample:

     1. Select BluetoothRfcommChat.WindowsPhone in Solution Explorer.
     2. Press Ctrl+Shift+B or use Build > Build Solution or use Build > Build BluetoothRfcommChat.WindowsPhone.

Run the sample

The next steps depend on whether you just want to deploy the sample or you want to both deploy and run it.

Deploying the sample

• To deploy the built Windows version of the sample:

  1. Select BluetoothRfcommChat.Windows in Solution Explorer.
  2. Use Build > Deploy Solution or Build > Deploy BluetoothRfcommChat.Windows.

• To deploy the built Windows Phone version of the sample:

  1. Select BluetoothRfcommChat.WindowsPhone in Solution Explorer.
  2. Use Build > Deploy Solution or Build > Deploy BluetoothRfcommChat.WindowsPhone.

Deploying and running the sample

• To deploy and run the Windows version of the sample:

  1. Right-click BluetoothRfcommChat.Windows in Solution Explorer and select Set as StartUp Project.
  2. To debug the sample and then run it, press F5 or use Debug > Start Debugging. To run the sample without debugging, press Ctrl+F5 or use Debug > Start Without Debugging.

• To deploy and run the Windows Phone version of the sample:

  1. Right-click BluetoothRfcommChat.WindowsPhone in Solution Explorer and select Set as StartUp Project.
  2. To debug the sample and then run it, press F5 or use Debug > Start Debugging. To run the sample without debugging, press Ctrl+F5 or use Debug > Start Without Debugging.