Automatically pairing 2 BlueTooth devices - android

I know this question has already been asked but It does not work for me. I want to automatically pair 2 devices without having a pairing notification on my device. I followed the instruction here: How to pair Bluetooth device programmatically Android but it does not work. Indeed, I still have a pairing notification.
Here is my code:
IntentFilter filter2 = new IntentFilter(BluetoothDevice.ACTION_PAIRING_REQUEST);
final BroadcastReceiver mReceiver2 = new BroadcastReceiver() {
public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
String action = intent.getAction();
if (BluetoothDevice.ACTION_PAIRING_REQUEST.equals(action)) {
BluetoothDevice device = intent.getParcelableExtra(BluetoothDevice.EXTRA_DEVICE);
if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.KITKAT) {
int pin=intent.getIntExtra("android.bluetooth.device.extra.PAIRING_KEY", 0);
byte[] pinBytes = Integer.toString(pin).getBytes();
device.setPin(pinBytes);
boolean b = device.createBond();
}
}
}
};
registerReceiver(mReceiver2, filter2);

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Might be the same issue: AndroidStudio USB: EXTRA_PERMISSION_GRANTED returns false - always
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Bluetooth Devices Not Detected with Bluetooth Scan

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registerReceiver(broadcastReceiver, intentFilter2);
registerReceiver(broadcastReceiver, intentFilter3);
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For my application, I need to establish a connection with an attached Arduino device, here is the code:
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This is showed in Google's docs:
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