[BUG] UDP Broadcast not working in IOS app

[Mark-Aerobat]

What OS?

iPhone and iPad IOS 15.3.1

Description of issue

UDP broadcast using IOS app does not work. Only unicast works.

UPD broadcast to the same address works in the Windows program

[dannagle]

I dug into this a bit. It seems Apple blocks broadcast and multicast. However, there may be a way if I can have the app request the correct special permission.

[Mark-Aerobat]

Thanks for looking into it.

[Mark-Aerobat]

Any progress on this issue? Were you able to request the correct special permission from Apple?

[dannagle]

This fell off my radar. I've been putting out so many bigger fires. I'll put this higher on my list.

[dannagle]

Just an FYI... I've requested the entitlement for my app from Apple. Apparently, this feature requires a special request which is why I have been having trouble getting it to work.

[Mark-Aerobat]

Thanks for following up and for requesting the entitlement. It will be a useful feature.

[Mark-Aerobat]

Any news from Apple concerning your entitlement for UDP broadcast?

[dannagle]

Yes, it got approved last week. I am preparing for a conference next week, and then I can add the fix to the app. Thanks for asking. I am marking this thread unread in my inbox.

[Mark-Aerobat]

When you have a chance can you update the app to include UDP broadcast. It would be a good feature to have for my current project. Thanks.

[Mark-Aerobat]

Hope that all is well. Are you still planning to add the UDP broadcast feature to the iOS app? It would be a great feature to have in the app and it would also be very useful for my current project. Let me know what your plans are.

[dannagle]

I am sorry. You have been super patient. After a lot of thought, I decided to remove the app from sale until I actually have the time and budget to support it properly. I keep waiting for my schedule to ease, and it simply never does.

Beyond just broadcast/multicast support, the app needs a lot of work to reach better feature parity with the desktop. The Android version was removed too.

[Mark-Aerobat]

I understand. Thanks for letting me know.