ESP8266 vs. iPhone Hotspot
Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2017 12:57 pmESP8266 wakes up --> takes measurement --> looks for known SSIDs --> uploads data --> goes back to deep sleep
This whole process works with android hotspots and other "normal" wifi routers, but for some reason it does not work with hotspots hosted by iPhones. I tried it with iPhones 5SE, 6 and 7 over some time now so the problem should be constant through many iOS versions. All hotspots run on 2,4 GHz
If another device is already connected to the iPhone's hotspot the upload works--> the interesting thing is, that the iPhone does not list the ESP8266 as connected device even though it is connected because otherwise the upload would not work. I've tried different ESP8266 Version from 1 to 12F and some NodeMCUs.
I did not find anything about this problem yet so I'm asking here if there are any known issues with the ESP8266's hotspot preferences.
I'm using the ESP8266WiFi.h and the ESP8266WiFiMulti.h libraries
This whole process works with android hotspots and other "normal" wifi routers, but for some reason it does not work with hotspots hosted by iPhones. I tried it with iPhones 5SE, 6 and 7 over some time now so the problem should be constant through many iOS versions. All hotspots run on 2,4 GHz
If another device is already connected to the iPhone's hotspot the upload works--> the interesting thing is, that the iPhone does not list the ESP8266 as connected device even though it is connected because otherwise the upload would not work. I've tried different ESP8266 Version from 1 to 12F and some NodeMCUs.
I did not find anything about this problem yet so I'm asking here if there are any known issues with the ESP8266's hotspot preferences.
I'm using the ESP8266WiFi.h and the ESP8266WiFiMulti.h libraries