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Apple iOS 8 WiFi Scanning Returns!

By gstefanick posted Sep 22, 2014 10:08 AM

  

I was monitoring my feeds when I seen an interesting tweet about WiFi scanning and iOS 8 by @WLANbook. As you know to get WiFi scanning capability on an iOS device you need to jailbreak the device. I'm happy to report WiFi scanning is back ! This doesnt mean you will see thrid party apps. But it's better then nothing.

 

 

 

How do you turn it on ?

 

1) Download the Apple AirPort Utility from the Apple Store 

 

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2) Settings —> AirPort Utility

     A) Enable Wi-Fi Scanner

 

 

 

 

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3) Click on AirPort Utility App

     A) Click on Wi-Fi Scan

     B) Click Scan

 

 

 

 

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 5) You can click on a specific WLAN to return logged scan results 

 

 

 

 

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Sep 23, 2014 11:26 PM

Hello Albert,

 

I am able to scan 5 GHz. See attached.. Are you not able to ?

 

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Sep 23, 2014 07:13 PM

Seems to be scaning in the 2.4GHz band only. If that's the case, usefulness is limited.