NEHotspotConfigurationManager getting this alert:"Unable to join the network<name of network>" while error is nil

hotspot, ios, nehotspothelper, networkextension, swift

Solution

I think this behavior is a iOS bug and we cannot avoid.

This problem was also discussed in Apple Developer Forum and answer of Apple staff was below

"I’ve got nothing to say here beyond what I said on 13 Feb. The fact that errors from the Wi-Fi subsystem don’t get reported via the completion handler is expected behaviour. If you don’t like that behavior — and, to be clear, I personally agree with you about that — the best way forward is to file a bug report requesting that it be changed. Please post your bug number, just for the record."

This was discussed here

So I do not have great ideas, unfortunately. All ideas I have are two below (these do not solve this problem perfectly.)

- Wait for a bug fix in the future release.

- Separate "Applying Configuration" code & Communication code like below.

@IBAction func setConfigurationButtonTapped(_ sender : Any) {
    manager.apply(hotspotConfiguration) { (error) in
    if(error != nil){
        // Do error handling
    }else{
        // Wait a few seconds for the case of showing "Unable to join the..." dialog.
        // Check reachability to the device because "error == nil" does not means success.
    }
}

@IBAction func sendButtonTapped(_ sender : Any) {
    self.startSession()
}

Problem

So i am trying to monitor the connection status by closers : ``` func reconnect(success: @escaping () -> Void, failure: @escaping () -> Void) { let manager = NEHotspotConfigurationManager.shared let ssid = CameraManager.camera.uuid let password = "password" let isWEP = false let hotspotConfiguration = NEHotspotConfiguration(ssid: ssid, passphrase: password, isWEP: isWEP) hotspotConfiguration.joinOnce = true manager.apply(hotspotConfiguration) { (error) in if (error != nil) { if let error = error { switch error._code { case 8: print("internal error") failure() case 7: NotificationCenter.default.post(name: Notification.Name(rawValue: "cancelFromHotSpot"), object: nil) failure() self.stopSession() case 13: success() DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + 1.0) { self.startSession() } default: break } } if error == nil { print("success connecting wifi") success() DispatchQueue.main.asyncAfter(deadline: .now() + 1.0) { self.startSession() } } } } ``` Yet there is a scenario that i am getting this alert "Unable to join the network" while error is nil, any ideas?

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