Is Wi-Fi Direct connection possible within iOS devices and among Wi-Fi Direct enabled devices?

Question

Is Wi-Fi Direct connection possible within iOS devices and among Wi-Fi Direct enabled devices?

The objective is to enable communication between an iOS device and ano

Answer 1

iOS devices do not support Wi-Fi Direct functionality, they do not have WFD (Wi-Fi Direct) group creation or role negotiation (P2P Group Owner or Group Client) support. During a normal WFD connection one of the 2 devices takes role of Group Owner (Soft-AP) allowing other device to connect as a Group Client.

iOS has support for tethering which is normally know as Personal Hotspot option in Settings. It can be used for communication between iOS and non-iOS devices. For example, Application ShareIt uses similar way to connect iOS to non-iOS devices by creating a temporary Hotspot and in the non-iOS device and promts iOS user to go to Wi-Fi screen and connect manually. This is normally recommended when a common Wi-Fi network is not present.