Multipeer Connectivity iOS 7 browser: lostPeer: delay after peer disconnect

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I use Multipeer Connectivity Framework for my last project and it seems that there are a lot of bugs and inconsistent logic that does not follow Apple Documentation.

I have Host and Participants and custom Browser Screen for adding participants (conforming <MCNearbyServiceBrowserDelegate>)

I would like to show adequate information to user about advertised nearby peers.

The problem is when participant device stop advertise itself ( called [self.advertiser stopAdvertisingPeer];) host need some time to handle this change (5-20 seconds).

It is described in Apple Documentation about method:

- (void)browser:(MCNearbyServiceBrowser *)browser lostPeer:(MCPeerID *)peerID

Important: Because there is a delay between when a host leaves a network and when the underlying Bonjour layer detects that it has left, the fact that your app has not yet received a disappearance callback does not guarantee that it can communicate with the peer successfully.

Have you found some workaround about this delay problem?

Thanks in advance and will appreciate your answers :)

asked 48 secs ago

user3797821

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