FTDI Serial Support on iOS18 with USB-C iPhones

I read that iPadOS supports driverkit, and, presumably, the same serial FTDI UARTs as macOS.

Has this been migrated to USB-C iPhones on iOS 18?

After some searching, the developer doc is not clear, and web responses are contradictory.

We are currently using it for a wired sensor option of our BlueTooth HR sensor. When it is used in wired config, the radios are turned off. This is important to some of our customers. Since Lightning MFI sensors are being discontinued with Apple killing Lightning, we would love to have an alternative for iOS.

-- Harald

Answered by DTS Engineer in 830500022

Has this been migrated to USB-C iPhones on iOS 18?

No. DriverKit is currently only available on iPads.

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Kevin Elliott
DTS Engineer, CoreOS/Hardware

Accepted Answer

Has this been migrated to USB-C iPhones on iOS 18?

No. DriverKit is currently only available on iPads.

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Kevin Elliott
DTS Engineer, CoreOS/Hardware

Kevin, Thanks for getting back to me on this.

I hope Apple will see the value of adding that capability.

-- Harald

FTDI Serial Support on iOS18 with USB-C iPhones
 
 
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