iOS BLE communication with Airplane mode enabled

[jasperaelvoet]

Hi,

The problem: At the moment, I have developed a fully functional app using Apple's multipeer connectivity framework. I need the app to function completely with the phone in airplane mode (expecting that it switches from Wi-Fi to Bluetooth). However, Apple's framework does not seem to advertise correctly with Airplane mode enabled.

Q: I have seen that the Nearby Connections API for BLE for iOS is still under development, but can be enabled as experimental. Can I expect this BLE implementation to function with Airplane mode enabled, or will it just bug out like Apple's framework?

[jasperaelvoet]

Tested it, and it turns out discovering works with Airplane mode and BLEv2 enabled, great!