I have an app that uses BLE to connect to access doors. Since iOS 26, when it hasn't connected to any doors for a while, it deactivates, whereas in older versions of iOS it continues to work all day without stopping. Has anyone else experienced this? I've found problems with people who have had the same issue since upgrading to the latest version of iOS 26. Is there a known issue with BLE in iOS 26? I haven't found any official information. thnks

When my Bluetooth peripheral device has both HID and MIDI services, the iOS Bluetooth host repeatedly sends different "Control Opcode: LL_CONNECTION_UPDATE_IND" to the peripheral, updating approximately every 100ms. The Bluetooth peripheral cannot handle such high-frequency update requests and typically disconnects with an error 0x28. My Bluetooth device uses the NRF52832 chip, and I have communicated with NORDIC and replicated this issue. This problem only occurs on iOS 26; it does not happen on earlier versions. I think it might be caused by the HID service in iOS requesting faster connection parameters for low latency, which then gets erroneously reverted for an unknown reason, leading to repeated competition and entering into a deadlock. Here is the communication record with NORDIC: https://devzone.nordicsemi.com/f/nordic-q-a/124994/ios-26-bluetooth-disconnect-issues This is the screenshot captured using the Bluetooth sniffer:

I am using a Raspberry Pi 5 (BLE 5.0) to read sensor data and send it via D-Bus and BlueZ to a Flutter application (flutter_blue_plus) for both iOS and Android. The goal is to display these real-time sensor updates directly on the device. On Android, the data transmission is immediate and the real-time visualization is extremely smooth and fast. However, on iOS, both BLE write and notification commands appear with noticeable latency—not only in real-time displays, but also when comparing ordinary notification feedback between the Raspberry Pi terminal and the iOS app. It seems that iOS buffers several BLE packets internally and then dispatches them in batches, which always introduces an additional delay. Additional setup details: I sample and transmit data every 25ms, sending binary packets of 20 bytes (length shouldn’t be a limiting factor). On the iOS side I am using an iPhone 15 Pro with iOS 18.6.2 (BLE 5.3). The Raspberry Pi (using btmon for logging) confirms after connection setup that the connection interval is fixed at 30ms (and cannot be changed). I have tried sending BLE packets every 30ms so that exactly one packet arrives per interval, but this made no difference—the latency and batch delivery remain. Interestingly, faster transmission rates (e.g. sending every 10ms) make the real-time display look smoother on iOS, but the guaranteed overall system latency does not improve. Also these methods used: write-without-response, using app in release modus (no debugging) Is there anyone familiar with this problem or a potential solution? Or is iOS simply not optimized for true real-time BLE data streaming and visualization? Any pointers, technical insights or workarounds would be greatly appreciated.

Hello. In my app, I need to implement the following mechanism: I need to collect data from nearby Bluetooth devices, process them, and send this information to the server at short intervals, including when the app is minimized. Is this possible on iOS? BGProcessingTask has restrictions related to battery saving policies and does not guarantee task execution at specific intervals. Additionally, there is a limitation on background task execution, which can occur no more frequently than every 15 minutes. However, some apps, such as Google Maps, work in the background and update geolocation data. Could you suggest a solution for this task? Thanks for any help on this topic