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MFi (or "Made for iPod") is the Apple program hardware developers must join to be able to manufacture and brand products as being made for iOS devices.

The MFi program allows hardware manufactures to develop products that can be used on iOS products. Entry into the MFi program requires a strict application product, and can be submitted at https://developer.apple.com/programs/mfi/.

MFi tagged questions should be specific to MFi device connection or device development.

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Launch App Store in Apple TV

Is it possible to launch App Store in Apple TV from an external accessory which has MFi chip. I tried opening from my app using openURL UIApplication.shared.openURL(url) But I want to open from an external hardware accessory. Thanks
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Install application for testing with out Apple MFI Program

Is it possible to install my bluetooth based application for testing without Apple MFI Program?
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HomeKit on iPhone can't find homekit simulator accessories?

I'm testing the HomeKit simulator and made a small app to get add Homes, get all the homes you've made and search for new accessories. Now when i'm adding new accessories in the HomeKit Accessory Simulator i can only see them on the iphone…
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Can I stream USB Audio from an iPhone to a Raspberry Pi?

The title pretty much says it all - Can I stream USB Audio from an iPhone to a Raspberry Pi? So far, I have tried Volumio and Rune Audio which don't seem to have this capability. I'm not sure if this is possible due to needing MFi or something of…
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Do hardware & iOS app developed to connect with MFi certified Lightning serial cable needs to be enrolled in Apple MFi Program

I want to get data from serial port of hardware into iPad by connecting it through a Lightning Serial Cable. The lightning serial cable is available with companies like RedPark which say they are MFi Certified. I wanted to know if developing a…
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iphone bluetooth getting an event or data from a device

I'm new to bluetooth. Is there a way through an API call or callback to get some event from a device that's connected via BT to the iphone? That is, without using the apple authentication chip? A simple example would be an accessory that acts as a…
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Is there iPhone authentication by MFI external accessories?

I am doing preliminary design of an iPhone app and I'm trying to find the answer to the following question: Does the MFI system allow an external accessory to restrict which particular iPhones are plugged into it? I presume that I can add something…
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iPhone External Accessory Framework

I want to build an app that can communicate to some external hardware. I come to know that External Accessory framework will help me connect and communicate with my hardware, but I have few confusions on it. Do I need to register ‘Made For iPod’…
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Connecting iphone with external device through bluetooth or wired connection

I have an external device that we need to connect with iPhone by using either Bluetooth or wired connection. For connecting with Bluetooth we know that if the device has BLE then we can directly communicate with it Using CoreBluetooth…
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iOS, How to export app to MFI certification

My app uses ExternalAccessory and communicate with some hardware by bluetooth. This hardware and app will be send to Apple to MFI certification. How to export app in XCode 6.4? In Product->Archive in window "Select a method for export" I have: Save…
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Would I be able to pair my iOS device with a custom bluetooth device if it gets MFI license?

The plan is to have a custom built Bluetooth device, which is not part of the standard bluetooth profiles (https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204387), and also we can't go the BLE way (not my decision) and pair it with either an android or an iOS…
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How to test iOS framework connecting with MFI device

Currently I have two project, one project is SDK project, which can generate the framework (will communicate with hardware firmware). Another project is a testSDK project, which import the SDK framework. It has the easy UI to test all the functions…
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MFi Program by Apple

So, I have an Arduino Circuit which is serially connected with Classic Bluetooth Component (2.0). I had few questions regarding how to connect the circuit to an iPhone, which are as following : Is it possible to make the connection without signing…
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Custom BLE service with SPP support?

I'd like to have bluetooth module with iOS support and Rx/Tx pins. iOS devices support only MFI-certified Bluetooth 2.1 modules (and i can't find any) or BLE modules. But most BLE modules do not have Rx/Ts pins for transparent interaction. As…
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HomeKit transport layer / Remote Control

Is there any way to change the transport protocol of HomeKit to a specific one? I would like to control my device remotely. ie.: tunnel the HTTP traffic over XMPP/websocket. etc? If no, I know there's a DNS-SD name server to enable wide-area…
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