Nearby APIs

E362493

Google Play services API peer‑to‑peer networking API proximity communication framework proximity notification service publish‑subscribe messaging API

Nearby APIs are a set of Google Play Services tools that enable Android apps to discover, communicate with, and share data with nearby devices using technologies like Bluetooth, Wi‑Fi, and ultrasonic audio.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Nearby APIs canonical	2
Nearby Notifications API	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3499373 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Nearby APIs
Context triple: [Google Play Services, provides, Nearby APIs]

A. Places API
Places API is a Google Maps web service that provides detailed information about geographic locations, including place search, details, photos, and autocomplete functionality for applications.
B. Neighbors app
Neighbors app is a community safety and crime-alert application by Ring that lets users share and view local security incidents and footage.
C. Maps Platform Mobile SDKs
Maps Platform Mobile SDKs are Google’s software development kits that enable developers to integrate interactive maps, location services, and related geospatial features into mobile applications on platforms like Android and iOS.
D. Foursquare
Foursquare is a location-based technology company best known for its mobile apps and platform that let users discover places, check in, and power location intelligence for businesses.
E. Foursquare
Foursquare is a global Pentecostal Christian denomination known formally as the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Nearby APIs
Target entity description: Nearby APIs are a set of Google Play Services tools that enable Android apps to discover, communicate with, and share data with nearby devices using technologies like Bluetooth, Wi‑Fi, and ultrasonic audio.

A. Places API
Places API is a Google Maps web service that provides detailed information about geographic locations, including place search, details, photos, and autocomplete functionality for applications.
B. Neighbors app
Neighbors app is a community safety and crime-alert application by Ring that lets users share and view local security incidents and footage.
C. Maps Platform Mobile SDKs
Maps Platform Mobile SDKs are Google’s software development kits that enable developers to integrate interactive maps, location services, and related geospatial features into mobile applications on platforms like Android and iOS.
D. Foursquare
Foursquare is a location-based technology company best known for its mobile apps and platform that let users discover places, check in, and power location intelligence for businesses.
E. Foursquare
Foursquare is a global Pentecostal Christian denomination known formally as the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Google Play services API ⓘ peer‑to‑peer networking API ⓘ proximity communication framework ⓘ proximity notification service ⓘ publish‑subscribe messaging API ⓘ
abstracts	low‑level Bluetooth operations ⓘ low‑level Wi‑Fi operations ⓘ
category	mobile development tools ⓘ wireless communication APIs ⓘ
developer	Google ⓘ
documentedAt	https://developers.google.com/nearby ⓘ
enables	data sharing between nearby devices ⓘ device discovery ⓘ device‑to‑device communication ⓘ
hasComponent	Nearby Share ⓘ surface form: Nearby Connections API Nearby Messages API ⓘ Nearby APIs self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Nearby Notifications API Nearby Share ⓘ surface form: Nearby Sharing (service API surface)
introducedBy	Google I/O announcements (mid‑2010s) ⓘ
partOf	Google Play Services ⓘ surface form: Google Play services Nearby APIs self-linksurface differs ⓘ
platform	Android ⓘ
requires	Google Play services on device ⓘ user permissions for location or nearby devices ⓘ
supports	background discovery ⓘ encrypted connections ⓘ foreground discovery ⓘ payload streaming ⓘ
supportsDataType	binary payloads ⓘ text payloads ⓘ
supportsMode	high‑bandwidth mode ⓘ low‑power mode ⓘ
supportsTechnology	Bluetooth ⓘ Wi‑Fi ⓘ ultrasonic audio ⓘ
supportsTopology	mesh‑like topology ⓘ star topology ⓘ
supportsTransportAbstraction	automatic handover between radios ⓘ automatic selection of Bluetooth or Wi‑Fi ⓘ
usedFor	broadcasting small payloads to nearby devices ⓘ collaborative apps ⓘ content sharing ⓘ device setup and configuration ⓘ local multiplayer gaming ⓘ offline peer‑to‑peer communication ⓘ proximity‑based experiences ⓘ triggering notifications based on nearby beacons or devices ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Google Play Services → provides → Nearby APIs ⓘ

Nearby APIs → hasComponent → Nearby APIs self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nearby Notifications API

Nearby APIs → partOf → Nearby APIs self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: Nearby Connections API

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