NFC OOB Pairing and Apple GymKit

RE: NFC OOB Pairing and Apple GymKit

Spacefrog — Thu, 11 Mar 2021 17:08:16 GMT

Ok, Thanks. So far I see, Apple requires authentification chip for it.
Once I know everything, I would put some information here.

RE: NFC OOB Pairing and Apple GymKit

Edvin — Tue, 09 Mar 2021 21:24:11 GMT

I don't think it is, actually. I remember a couple of years ago that Apple opened up the NFC for apps running on iOS to allow for them to use NFC for pairing. I am not certain of the details, but it is possible to use the NFC for pairing, both for Android and iOS. I believe something like this is done in our Thingy52 app (link to github source code in that link), but it may only be connecting (selecting what device to connect to).

You can check out the site "BLE Pairing Message Generation" on infocenter. Perhaps that gives the information that you need.

In general, I think it is possible to use NFC for OOB pairing, but I am not completely sure how this is done on the iOS side.

BR,

Edvin

RE: NFC OOB Pairing and Apple GymKit

Spacefrog — Tue, 09 Mar 2021 17:50:58 GMT

Hi Edvin,

thanks for your answer. I know that HomeKit is supported, but that's not what I need.

However, could you please confirm that the NFC pairing feature is a common standard (OOB Pairing) on all platforms.

Thanks
Christian

RE: NFC OOB Pairing and Apple GymKit

Edvin — Tue, 09 Mar 2021 14:11:10 GMT

Hello,

Apple's GymKit is not something that we support. To be honest, I am not quite sure what it holds. I think I have only seen one previous request regarding the GymKit, prior to yours.

What we do have is a HomeKit SDK, which does require an MFi account to get access to, but this is not the same as the GymKit. I think you need to check with Apple to figure out who supports this.

Best regards,

Edvin