ESP8266 Community Forum

- Wed Nov 29, 2017 12:12 pm #72167 Does anyone have experience in using this module in an IoT configuration where an iOS application is used for provisioning or bringing the system on-line with a P2P connection?

Apple iOS os fairly restrictive and requires approval of a device before it can be used in P2P WiFi.

Does the ESP8266 have this approval or guidance for provisioning the module in an iOS environment?

- Sun Dec 03, 2017 1:55 pm #72277 Take look at WiFiManager. When the ESP8266 needs configuration it turns into a WiFi AP. The IOS (or Android, Windows, Mac, Linux) device can connect to the ESP8266 using the usual WiFi settings control. Once connected the IOS device opens a Web page to configure the ESP8266 SSID and password.

This does not use P2P or WiFi Direct so it is much easier to use and does not require Apple approval.