I don't know anything about how Bluetooth works, like how devices make themselves discoverable and what kind of info they publish about themselves. And the whole "connecting to itself" thing might be an issue too, no idea if Bluetooth allows that either. Most likely iOS doesn't allow apps enough control over the Bluetooth adapter for any of this to be possible, for network-based things like AirPlay this is less of a problem.
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