Leveraging peer-to-peer discovery messages for group activity notification

A method for leveraging peer-to-peer (P2P) discovery messages, comprising:

• receiving, by a user device that is a member of a P2P communications group, a P2P discovery message indicating an activity state of a group communication session among members of the P2P communications group;
• and
• determining, by the user device, whether or not to join the group communication session based on the activity state of the group communication session.

A user device for leveraging peer-to-peer (P2P) discovery messages, comprising:

• a processor configured to generate a P2P discovery message, the P2P discovery message indicating an activity state of a group communication session among members of a P2P communications group, wherein the user device is a member of the P2P communications group;
• and
• a transceiver configured to transmit the P2P discovery message to one or more other user devices that are members of the P2P communications group.

A user device for leveraging peer-to-peer (P2P) discovery messages, comprising:

• a transceiver configured to receive a P2P discovery message indicating an activity state of a group communication session among members of a P2P communications group, wherein the user device is a member of the P2P communications group;
• and
• a processor configured to determine whether or not to join the group communication session based on the activity state of the group communication session.