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To update and display the list of unpaired Bluetooth devices near the user in a list view using Android Studio, follow these steps:

1. Open Android Studio and create a new project.
2. Add the necessary permissions in the AndroidManifest.xml file for Bluetooth access.
3. Create a new activity or add the following code in the onCreate() method of an existing activity:

// Initialize BluetoothAdapter
BluetoothAdapter bluetoothAdapter = BluetoothAdapter.getDefaultAdapter();
// Check if Bluetooth is enabled
if (bluetoothAdapter.isEnabled()) {
    // Scan for unpaired Bluetooth devices
    bluetoothAdapter.startDiscovery();
}

// Create a BroadcastReceiver to receive Bluetooth device discovery results
BroadcastReceiver receiver = new BroadcastReceiver() {
    public void onReceive(Context context, Intent intent) {
        String action = intent.getAction();
        // If a device is found
        if (BluetoothDevice.ACTION_FOUND.equals(action)) {
            // Get the BluetoothDevice object from the Intent
            BluetoothDevice device = intent.getParcelableExtra(BluetoothDevice.EXTRA_DEVICE);
            // Add the device to a list of unpaired devices
            unpairedDevices.add(device.getName() + "\n" + device.getAddress());
            // Update the list view with the new device
            adapter.notifyDataSetChanged();
        }
    }
};

// Register the receiver to listen for Bluetooth device discovery results
IntentFilter filter = new IntentFilter(BluetoothDevice.ACTION_FOUND);
registerReceiver(receiver, filter);

// Initialize the list view and adapter
ListView listView = findViewById(R.id.list_view);
ArrayAdapter adapter = new ArrayAdapter<>(this, android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1, unpairedDevices);
listView.setAdapter(adapter);

1. In the above code, replace R.id.list_view with the ID of the list view element in the XML layout file.
2. Declare a global variable for unpairedDevices as List<String> unpairedDevices = new ArrayList<>();
3. Run the app on a device with Bluetooth enabled and unpaired devices nearby.
4. The list view will update in real-time as new unpaired Bluetooth devices are discovered.