Direct communication between android phone app and xbee (pro s3b)

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Hello all,

I would like to code an app that conducts director communication between an android phone and an xbee pro s3b connected to a arduino mega.

I am a amateur programmer/ electronics hobbyist and do not understand a great deal about the various wireless/wi-fi communication protocols that are out there.

Can you help me by telling me if this is at all possible. At the moment my concept for phone to xbee communication is to link my phone app to an arduino via bluetooth, which would relay the data via a connected xbee. If I could dispense with this intermediary step I think that it would be better for my purposes.

Thanks in advance.

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diy_drone:
If I could dispense with this intermediary step I think that it would be better for my purposes.

Not a chance.
To do that, you would need an XBee facility built into the phone. Using Arduino as an intermediary is a reasonable proposition, communication Arduino<>phone via bluetooth is common practice.

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Could you explain what is happening here? I came here searching answer for the same question. I thought it was possible after looking at this video I've come across in the YouTube.

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There is a raft of different XBee modules. You are referring to a WiFi module, and the phone has WiFi, so clearly no problem. OP was referring to a S3B 900MHz device for long range comms direct to phone. Phone doesn't have a 900MHz radio - big problem. OP's initial proposal using Arduino as an intermediary is reasonable, as Arduino can be equipped with both 900MHz and bluetooth.