Is pairing required for establishing a WiFi Aware connection between Android devices and Apple devices?

Apple's Wi-Fi Aware demo shows that pairing is required before establishing a connection. Is this pairing mandatory? Can Android devices pair with Apple devices? My Android device strictly supports Wi-Fi Aware 4.0 and I want to achieve interoperability with Apple devices.

Answered by DTS Engineer in 847521022
Is this pairing mandatory?

Yes. That’s how Wi-Fi Aware works.

My Android device strictly supports Wi-Fi Aware 4.0 and I want to achieve interoperability with Apple devices.

See Wi-Fi Aware between iOS 26 and Android device. It’s not a complete answer, but it’s a place to start.

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Is this pairing mandatory?

Yes. That’s how Wi-Fi Aware works.

My Android device strictly supports Wi-Fi Aware 4.0 and I want to achieve interoperability with Apple devices.

See Wi-Fi Aware between iOS 26 and Android device. It’s not a complete answer, but it’s a place to start.

Share and Enjoy

Quinn “The Eskimo!” @ Developer Technical Support @ Apple
let myEmail = "eskimo" + "1" + "@" + "apple.com"

Is pairing required for establishing a WiFi Aware connection between Android devices and Apple devices?
 
 
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