BLE Pairing Using NFC with iOS device

[Crisvin_K]

Hello,

I am using the "peripheral_nfc_pairing" example to pair my nRF52832 in the ANNA-B112 module with my iPhone XR. Currently, the example does not work with my iPhone. If I use the "NFC tools" app, the ble and phone do not share pairing information through TNEP. Rather, brining an NFC field near the ANNA-B112's tag only initiates BLE advertising, but does not pair the devices.

I understand from other posts that OOB pairing is not supported on iOS devices. Is this because iPhone's don't support TNEP protocol for bi-directional data transfer, or some other reason? Is there anyway I could initiate pairing my ble with my iPhone through NFC?

Thank you!

Crisvin Kadambathil

[AHaug]

Hi,

Unfortunately there is no way to initiate BLE pairing through Apples NFC tag due to the restrictions they place on who can access the NFC device. You might get a different answer on Apples forums, but as far as I know this is not something anyone but Apple can control.

Kind regards,
Andreas