iPhone WiFi Scanner Apps Banned By Apple
WiFiMedic is the closest possible app to a WiFi Scanner on the app store for iPhones and iPads
iPhone WiFi Scanner Apps Banned By Apple
Apple has just banned iPhone WiFi Scanner apps from the iTunes store that use a “private framework” to scan for WiFi networks.
Below are some of the apps that have been removed from app store.
- WiFi-Where
- WiFiTrack
- WiFiFoForum
- yFy Network Finder
- WiFi Get
- eWifi
- WiFi Analyzer
An email to one developer from Apple stated that because “…There are no published APIs that provide the ability to manipulate the wireless connection or the show level of information regarding the wireless connection as demonstrated in the application….” their app was removed from the app store.
While this is not good news for existing app developers, I think Apple may be cleaning up things in preparation for providing standard methods to access WiFI information in the SDK for the iPhone and iPad.
They already provide standard methods of scanning for WiFi devices in Mac OS X. We currently use these methods for our WiFi Scanner app that works in Snow Leopard.
WiFiMedic
WiFiMedic reports the vital signs of your WiFi connection. If your device is associated to an access point the app can report information below. Note: Device WiFi must be disabled and re-enabled to take each successive reading
Access point manufacturer name
Access point MAC address
Access point network name (SSID)
Access point signal strength in dBm (RSSI)
Access point channel
Access point security type (Open, WEP, WPA, or WPA2)
Associated data rate in Mbps
IP address of WiFi connection
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- Free Mac OS X Wifi Scanner for Snow Leopard
- Mac OS X Wireless Signal Strength in Snow Leopard
- Mac OS X WiFi Wireless Scanner
- WiFi Speed Test
- Free Rogue Access Point Detector Updated
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