Eager to see the Wi-Fi Aware communication between iPhone (iOS 26) and an Android device, I tried iOS 26 beta on my iPhone16. and tried below code snippet from provided example at https://developer.apple.com/documentation/wifiaware/building-peer-to-peer-apps. Idea is to first verify discovery of Android WiFiAware service on iOS.
extension WAPublishableService {
public static var simulationService: WAPublishableService {
allServices[simulationServiceName]!
}
}
extension WASubscribableService {
public static var simulationService: WASubscribableService {
allServices[simulationServiceName]!
}
}
struct ContentView: View {
@State private var showingDevicePicker = false
@State private var pairedDevices: [WAPairedDevice] = [] // To hold discovered/paired devices
var body: some View {
VStack {
Button("Discover Devices") {
showingDevicePicker = true // Trigger the device picker presentation
}
.sheet(isPresented: $showingDevicePicker) {
DevicePicker(.wifiAware(.connecting(to: .selected([]), from: .simulationService))) { endpoint in
print("Paired Endpoint: \(endpoint)")
} label: {
Image(systemName: "plus")
Text("Add Device")
} fallback: {
Image(systemName: "xmark.circle")
Text("Unavailable")
}
}
List(pairedDevices) { device in
Text(device.name ?? "Unknown Device")
}
}
}
}
With suggested entitlement of WiFiAware and info.plist of service info.
Then I had Android device with WIFiAware service publishing service (service name set '_sat-simulation._udp') from this app https://github.com/anagramrice/NAN.
But above iOS app is unable to find the service published from android device.
Am I missing something?
Note: the above Android-NAN app seems to be working fine between Android to Another Android.
Please go to Developer > Accessories and download Accessory Design Guidelines for Apple Devices. It was updated during WWDC to include a Wi-Fi Aware chapter. Wi-Fi Aware is a complex and rapidly evolving standard, and that chapter has detailed info on the aspects of the standard that ensure compatibility.
Now, I’m not an expert on the Wi-Fi Aware (NAN) protocol, and I’m certainly not up to speed with the latest news on Android devices, but my understanding is that it’s rare to find hardware and software combinations that follow all of those guidelines. If you’re having problems with this, I recommend that you discuss these guidelines with your hardware and platform vendors.
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