How can i get list of available WiFi network using CaptiveNetwork

Question

I want to get all the WiFi networks available in a region and their SSID and SSIDDATA value. Using this I am able to get the SSID and SSIDDATA value for the WiFi network that I am using. But the problem is how to get the SSID and SSIDDATA of all the WiFi network available even if I am not connected to one. I do not want to do it using the private API like in case of stumbler as it will be rejected by AppStore. Please advice.

people, its a humble request, please give reason along for the down vote.. — NiKKi, Nov 19 '12 at 09:20

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 19 '13 at 15:57

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The simple answer is that you can't get them without using private APIs.

answered Mar 19 '13 at 15:57

Christoph Wimberger

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score 0 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:53

I believe you might be able to through Apple's SystemConfiguration API.

This code segment from another post might be useful:

import UIKit
import Foundation
import SystemConfiguration.CaptiveNetwork

class FirstView: UIViewController
{
    @IBOutlet weak var label: UILabel!

    override func viewDidLoad()
    {
        super.viewDidLoad()
        let ssid = self.getWiFiName()
        print("SSID: \(ssid)")
    }

    func getWiFiName() -> String? {
        var ssid: String?
        if let interfaces = CNCopySupportedInterfaces() as NSArray? {
            for interface in interfaces {
                if let interfaceInfo = CNCopyCurrentNetworkInfo(interface as! CFString) as NSDictionary? {
                    ssid = interfaceInfo[kCNNetworkInfoKeySSID as String] as? String
                    break
                }
            }
        }
        return ssid
    }
}

This will return only current connected wifi information. The question is all available wifi networks and not connected. First of all, Try to understand the question before writing any answer. — , Mar 05 '18 at 11:14

How can i get list of available WiFi network using CaptiveNetwork

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