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Clarify that hass.io only supports bluetooth on RPi3 (home-assistant#3336)
* Clarify that hass.io only supports bluetooth on RPi3 * Minor changes
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source/_components/device_tracker.bluetooth_tracker.markdown

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This tracker discovers new devices on boot and tracks bluetooth devices periodically based on interval_seconds value. It is not required to pair the devices with each other! Devices discovered are stored with 'bt_' as the prefix for device mac addresses in `known_devices.yaml`.
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This tracker discovers new devices on boot and tracks Bluetooth devices periodically based on `interval_seconds` value. It is not required to pair the devices with each other! Devices discovered are stored with 'bt_' as the prefix for device MAC addresses in `known_devices.yaml`.
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<p class='note'>
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If you are using [Hass.io](/hassio/) you will need to enable the Bluetooth BCM43xx (/addons/bluetooth_bcm43xx/) addon.
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[Hass.io](/hassio/) only supports bluetooth on Raspberry Pi 3 via the Bluetooth BCM43xx (/addons/bluetooth_bcm43xx/) addon. [Hass.io](/hassio/) doesn't support external Bluetooth dongles.
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To use the Bluetooth tracker in your installation, add the following to your `configuration.yaml` file:
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- platform: bluetooth_tracker
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In some cases it can be that your device is not discovered. In that case let your phone scan for BT devices while you restart Home Assistant. Just hit `Scan` on your phone all the time until Home Assistant is fully restarted and the device should appear in `known_devices.yaml`.
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In some cases it can be that your device is not discovered. In that case let your phone scan for Bluetooth devices while you restart Home Assistant. Just hit `Scan` on your phone all the time until Home Assistant is fully restarted and the device should appear in `known_devices.yaml`.
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For additional configuration variables check the [Device tracker page](/components/device_tracker/).

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