Hello all,
WWDC 2025 introduced Wi‑Fi Aware (NAN) support on iOS 26 for peer-to-peer discovery and direct connections, but I noticed macOS Tahoe doesn’t include it. I couldn’t find any references to Wi‑Fi Aware APIs or framework support in the macOS SDK.
Is Apple planning to bring Wi‑Fi Aware to macOS?
If so, will this come in a future update to macOS 26 (e.g., 26.x), or is it deferred to macOS 27 or beyond?
Thanks for any insights!
Wi-Fi Aware is available on iOS 26 and iPadOS 26. If you'd like to use this framework on macOS, please file an enhancement request, and post the FB number here for the record.
— Ed Ford, DTS Engineer
Yes, I basically had same question. Why it is missing from Mac? What happens if iPad app is running on MacOS? Why when both devices have required HW you are introducing such SW limitations?
We can’t answer why questions. See tip 3 in Quinn’s Top Ten DevForums Tips.
As Ed said, if you’d like to see a change here, the best path forward is to file an ER explaining your requirements.
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The Enhancement request number Is - FB17988268
Mac computers need support for Wi-Fi Aware
Understood.
As we’ve mentioned above, our normal advice on this front is to file an ER for the features you need. Other folks have already done that, which is great. You are free to file your own ER, asking that it be marked as a duplicate of FB17988268. However, it’s fine not to do that, at least in this case. The Wi-Fi Aware team is fully aware of the demand for their framework on macOS.
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