Transmitting wireless communication advertisement packets

1. A printing apparatus that performs wireless communication based on Bluetooth Low Energy, the printing apparatus comprising:

a printer that performs print processing based on print data;

a memory device that stores a set of instructions; and

at least one processor that executes the instructions to:

receive, via an operation panel, an operation of selecting a type of Bluetooth Low Energy packets to be transmitted from a plurality of different types of Bluetooth Low Energy packets; and

transmit Bluetooth Low Energy packets in a format based on the selected type at a cycle corresponding to the selected type,

wherein the plurality of different types of Bluetooth Low Energy packets includes first type Bluetooth Low Energy packets corresponding to a print application installable in an external apparatus.

2. The printing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor further executes the instructions to:

set a format of a Bluetooth Low Energy packet to be transmitted based on a user instruction; and

select a format of a Bluetooth Low Energy packet to be transmitted based on a setting result.

3. The printing apparatus according to claim 2 ,

wherein the plurality of formats includes a first format corresponding to the print application and a second format different from the first format,

wherein, in a case where the second format is set, the printing apparatus shifts to a predetermined power-saving state, and

wherein, in a case where the first format is set, the printing apparatus does not shift to the predetermined power-saving state.

4. The printing apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the plurality of formats includes a first format corresponding to the print application and a second format different from the first format, and

wherein, in a case where the second format is set, a predetermined setting item corresponding to the first format cannot be selected by a user.

5. The printing apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the predetermined setting item is not provided for selection in a state in which the predetermined setting item cannot be selected by the user.

6. The printing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor executes the instructions to select a format corresponding to a user who has logged into the printing apparatus.

7. A method for controlling a printing apparatus that performs wireless communication based on Bluetooth Low Energy, the method comprising:

selecting a format of a Bluetooth Low Energy packet to be transmitted from among a plurality of formats; and

transmitting a Bluetooth Low Energy packet in the selected format at a cycle corresponding to the selected format,

wherein the plurality of formats includes a format corresponding to a print application installed in an external apparatus.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer execute a method for controlling a printing apparatus that performs wireless communication based on Bluetooth Low Energy, the method comprising:

selecting a format of a Bluetooth Low Energy packet to be transmitted from among a plurality of formats; and

transmitting a Bluetooth Low Energy packet in the selected format at a cycle corresponding to the selected format,

wherein the plurality of formats includes a format corresponding to a print application installed in an external apparatus.

9. A printing apparatus that performs wireless communication based on Bluetooth Low Energy, the printing apparatus comprising:

a printer that performs print processing based on print data;

a memory device that stores a set of instructions; and

at least one processor that executes the instructions to:

receive, via an operation panel, an operation of selecting a type of Bluetooth Low Energy packets to be transmitted from a plurality of different types of Bluetooth Low Energy packets; and

transmit Bluetooth Low Energy packets in a format based on the selected type,

wherein the plurality of different types of Bluetooth Low Energy packets includes first type Bluetooth Low Energy packets corresponding to a print application installable in an external apparatus.

10. The printing apparatus according to claim 9 ,

wherein the plurality of formats includes two formats that include a first format corresponding to the print application and a second format different from the first format.

11. The printing apparatus according to claim 10 ,

wherein, in a case where the second format is set, a predetermined setting item corresponding to the first format cannot be selected by a user.

12. The printing apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the predetermined setting item is not provided for selection in a state in which the predetermined setting item cannot be selected by the user.

13. The printing apparatus according to claim 10 ,

wherein, in a case where the second format is set, the printing apparatus shifts to a predetermined power-saving state, and

wherein, in a case where the first format is set, the printing apparatus does not shift to the predetermined power-saving state.

14. The printing apparatus according to claim 10 ,

wherein the second format is AirPrint Bluetooth Beacon format.

15. The printing apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the at least one processor executes the instructions to select a format corresponding to a user who has logged into the printing apparatus.

16. The printing apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the at least one processor further executes the instructions to transmit a Bluetooth Low Energy packet in the selected format at a cycle corresponding to the selected format.

17. A method for controlling a printing apparatus that performs wireless communication based on Bluetooth Low Energy, the method comprising:

receiving, via an operation panel, an operation of selecting a type of Bluetooth Low Energy packets to be transmitted from a plurality of different types of Bluetooth Low Energy packets; and

transmitting Bluetooth Low Energy packets in a format based on the selected type,

wherein the plurality of different types of Bluetooth Low Energy packets includes first type Bluetooth Low Energy packets corresponding to a print application installable in an external apparatus.

18. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute a method for controlling a printing apparatus that performs wireless communication based on Bluetooth Low Energy, the method comprising:

receiving, via an operation panel, an operation of selecting a type of Bluetooth Low Energy packets to be transmitted from a plurality of different types of Bluetooth Low Energy packets; and

transmitting Bluetooth Low Energy packets in a format based on the selected type,

wherein the plurality of different types of Bluetooth Low Energy packets includes first type Bluetooth Low Energy packets corresponding to a print application installable in an external apparatus.