Apple Notification Center Service (ANCS)

RE: Apple Notification Center Service (ANCS)

user15146 — Fri, 03 Jun 2022 11:30:22 GMT

Hi,

[quote user="bojan"]The only suspicious thing I found in the ANCS Specification was that all three ANCS characteristics require authorization for access:[/quote]

Nicely spotted!

[quote user="bojan"]Not sure what kind of authorization they think of here. It could be that it is enough to call ble_ancs_c_notif_source_notif_enable() and ble_ancs_c_data_source_notif_enable() APIs in order to authorize. What do you think?[/quote]

That could be, or that you need to allow some permission/authorization in a pop-up message in iOS when the device connects. Or perhaps they really mean authentication, and in that case you would likely need the Peer Manager

[quote user="bojan"]I will also double-check with Apple.[/quote]

Let me know if you get a response

RE: Apple Notification Center Service (ANCS)

user76830 — Fri, 03 Jun 2022 09:36:54 GMT

Hello, user15146.

Thanks for your prompt response.

The only suspicious thing I found in the ANCS Specification was that all three ANCS characteristics require authorization for access:

Not sure what kind of authorization they think of here. It could be that it is enough to call ble_ancs_c_notif_source_notif_enable() and ble_ancs_c_data_source_notif_enable() APIs in order to authorize. What do you think?

I will also double-check with Apple.

Regards,

Bojan.

RE: Apple Notification Center Service (ANCS)

user15146 — Fri, 03 Jun 2022 09:11:00 GMT

Hi,

I could not find any mention of bonding/pairing, or security in the ANCS Specification , but I would have thought that the characteristics requires security. But you would either need to ask Apple or test it to be sure.