Connect ESP with an iPhone directly using Wi-Fi Aware — the new cross-platform P2P standard
iOS 26 brings Wi-Fi Aware™ support on iPhone 12 and later, enabling compatible devices to securely discover, pair, and communicate directly. This requires no Access Point and does not affect iPhone’s network connectivity over Wi-Fi. This article walks through the steps to set up an ESP device and an iPhone so they can pair and connect using Wi-Fi Aware.