Wi‑Fi Aware Support and PIN Pairing Behavior in AccessorySetupKit

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1、I want to use AccessorySetupKit for Wi-Fi Aware pairing and connection, but on iOS 26.5, it prompts that this device does not support Wi-Fi Aware. However, it works normally after upgrading to iOS 27. I would like to confirm whether using Wi-Fi Aware with AccessorySetupKit requires iOS 27 or later?

2、When using AccessorySetupKit to perform PIN code pairing with an accessory via Wi-Fi Aware, is the PIN code only required for the first pairing, and not needed for subsequent connections? Does this PIN code have an expiration time?

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DTS Engineer OP

Apple

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but on iOS 26.5, it prompts that this device does not support Wi-Fi Aware.

What prompts? Your app? Or the system?

is the PIN code only required for the first pairing … ?

Yes.

Does this PIN code have an expiration time?

Not that I’ve seen.

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Answer 2

Bojie_Lv OP

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I downloaded the app from https://developer.apple.com/documentation/accessorysetupkit/setting-up-and-authorizing-a-bluetooth-accessory, modified the code to add Wi-Fi Aware support, and ran it on an iPhone 15 with iOS 26.5. The log shows the error message: "Failed to show picker due to: The operation couldn’t be completed. Current device is not Wi-Fi Aware capable."