They don't allow normal apps in the app store to have enough access to
the WiFi chipset to run a proper WiFi analyzer.
I'm betting the iOS WiFi Analyzers you see out there use an external
piece of hardware connected to the phone or tablet with a cable.
On 1/12/2020 10:22 AM, Ken Hohhof wrote:
OK, I’m not an Apple person. Not a big ideology thing, just don’t own
any Apple devices except for an old eMac in the attic and my wife’s
very old iPad.
So I’ve been using Ubiquiti’s WiFiman app on my phone. I’m not a big
Ubiquiti person either, but the app is really quick and easy to use,
so I guess it appeals to my laziness. I tried a few others and they
seemed fussy and didn’t give me the info I wanted and WiFiman just works.
Apparently the iOS version of WiFiman doesn’t have any WiFi features,
so it would be useless to me. I’m seeing conflicting information about
Apple supposedly locking all 3rd party app vendors out from accessing
the WiFi info. Yet there seem to be iOS WiFi analyzers out there.
Is there a good WiFi analyzer for iOS? And if it’s true that Apple
locks them out from accessing the WiFi chip info, how do they do it?
Or is there some official Apple app you have to use? I’m not talking
about the info you get in Settings > WiFi when you go to join a WiFi
network, that’s very limited, not enough to optimize your router
placement and configuration.
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