Arduino esp32 ios app?

[josephchrzempiec]

Hello, I'm trying to figure out how to get the time and date from my iphone to the esp32 serial monitor.

My problem is I can not connect through wifi and only thing I have on my iphone is bluetooth. I can not find anything out there for Iphone to do this function. Does anyone know of a way I can do this without wifi or an iphone app that will let me send the time and date to the esp32?

I'm basically building my own watch. I'm just trying to get it to the serial monitor first. I do have a Ds3231 RTC I'm going to use. I just don't know from the iphone to the esp32.

Can someone please help to figure this out please?

Joseph

[J-M-L]

You need a custom app on the iPhone.

Why can’t you use WiFi? The ESP could set up a local WiFi network and publish a page with a captive network where you can enter configuration parameters that would be stored and then reboot without WiFi (see GitHub - tzapu/WiFiManager: ESP8266 WiFi Connection manager with web captive portal)

[josephchrzempiec]

Hey J-M-L. I don’t have WiFi at my place at all. I have all Ethernet. Not even my phone or tablet is on WiFi. They have all unlimited internet from my isp.

[gfvalvo]

@josephchrzempiec

I have all Ethernet.

Then presumably you have a wired Ethernet router. Run an Ethernet cable from that to a wireless Access Point and set up your WiFi network.

[J-M-L]

The ESP can create a WiFi network and your phone can connect to that network.

Best would be to purchase a WiFi router….