Xcode Simulator cannot connect Wi-Fi AP

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Created Apr ’23

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I want to make the simulator device connect to the Wi-Fi AP using the code below.

let wifiConfiguration = NEHotspotConfiguration(
            ssid: appDelegate.SSID,
            passphrase: appDelegate.Pwd,
            isWEP: false)

Of course, the following code was executed before trying to connect.

locationManager.requestWhenInUseAuthorization()

However, the connection fails with the error below.

2023-04-05 15:53:22.366259+0900 WiFiProvisioning[6316:80203] [] Failed to send a 9 message to nehelper: &lt;dictionary: 0x1b44293f0> { count = 1, transaction: 0, voucher = 0x0, contents =
	"XPCErrorDescription" => &lt;string: 0x1b4429588> { length = 18, contents = "Connection invalid" }
}
2023-04-05 15:53:22.366606+0900 WiFiProvisioning[6316:80203] [] NEHotspotConfigurationHelper failed to communicate to helper server.

When I install the app on my real iPhone device, it connects to the AP.

The version information is as follows.

Mac PC chip : Apple M1 Pro
macOS : Ventura 13.3
Xcode : 14.3
Simulator iOS : 16.4
My iPhone iOS : 16.4

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Answer 1

livebase5045 OP

Apr ’23

The applied capabilities are as below.

&lt;key>com.apple.developer.networking.HotspotConfiguration&lt;&#x2F;key>
	&lt;true&#x2F;>
	&lt;key>com.apple.developer.networking.networkextension&lt;&#x2F;key>
	&lt;array>
		&lt;string>content-filter-provider&lt;&#x2F;string>
	&lt;&#x2F;array>
	&lt;key>com.apple.developer.networking.wifi-info&lt;&#x2F;key>
	&lt;true&#x2F;>
	&lt;key>com.apple.external-accessory.wireless-configuration&lt;&#x2F;key>
	&lt;true&#x2F;>

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Answer 2

DTS Engineer OP

Apple

Apr ’23

I want to make the simulator device connect to the Wi-Fi AP using the code below.

This won’t work. The simulator uses the macOS networking stack and so Network Extension technologies simply don’t work in that environment. You’ll need to test on a real device.

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