To add on: What you ought to do here is make an NSObject subclass to represent your packet, and then adopt NSCoding to serialize it to an NSData in the way that you want. Doing this with a struct isn’t buying you anything, and makes things even harder. It’s also fragile, since packing a struct … Read more
Yes, it is possible. GameKit is a protocol using TCP and/or UDP over a BNEP Bluetooth connection. It also uses a trick to identify other iOS devices using the Extended Inquiry mechanism in Bluetooth 2.1+. I was able to simulate the EIR responses, now, someone needs to reverse engineer the GameKit protocol. This doesn’t need … Read more
You’ve hit the nail on the head: Strangely enough, GK allows an “any to any” model. This is a truly impressive achievement, technologically, by Apple BUT !!! ……..it is very important to realise that this is a very unusual option. In networking – for games – you almost always want a “normal” client-server model. Over … Read more
This question has been asked many times on this site and the definitive answer is: NO, you can’t connect an Android phone to an iPhone over Bluetooth, and YES Apple has restrictions that prevent this. Some possible alternatives: Bonjour over WiFi, as you mentioned. However, I couldn’t find a comprehensive tutorial for it. Some internet … Read more