GKSession didChangeState delegate not working in iOS 7

So the GKSession transfer code that has been working ever since iOS 4.0 decided to STOP working (1/2 way) under iOS 7. Yeah, right? what else is new? :-p

The specific error or problem was that the connect code to display the alert where the user drags a slider for the desired number of vouchers to transfer, was not showing on iOS 7 device.

The iOS 7 devices DID receive vouchers so that meant the GKSession WAS valid.

So, in debugging it I found that even though the delegate was set, the didConnectPeer callback was firing but the didChangeState: WAS NOT.

So.... an easy-peasy kludge of a patch now allows iOS 7 devices to transfer vouchers to their iOS 6 (and iOS 5) brethren.

- (void)peerPickerController:(GKPeerPickerController *)picker didConnectPeer:(NSString *)thePeerID toSession:(GKSession *)theSession 

{    

self.session = theSession;

self.session.delegate = self; 

    self.peerID = thePeerID; 

    

    [self.session setDataReceiveHandler:self withContext:NULL];

    [picker dismiss];

    picker.delegate = nil;

    

    float sysVersion = [[[UIDevice currentDevice] systemVersion] floatValue];

    if (sysVersion > 6.9) {

       if (!didConnect)

           [self session:self.session peer:self.peerID didChangeState:GKPeerStateConnected];

    }

}

 Full disclosure: I also added a boolean flag so that the GKPeerStateConnected "state" will only fire once, regardless of "where" it came from.

        case GKPeerStateConnected:

            if (!didConnect) {

                didConnect = TRUE;

                NSLog(@"Peer %@ Connected", self.peerID);

                [self performSelector:@selector(promptForQty) withObject:self afterDelay:1.0];

                self.statusLabel.text = @"Connected";

                [self.launchShareButton setTitle:@"Stop" forState:UIControlStateNormal];

                [self.launchShareButton setTitle:@"Stop" forState:UIControlStateHighlighted];

                [self.connectingActivityIndicatorView stopAnimating];

            }

            break;