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Is it possible on iPhone to create a data connection by specifying the SSID of the network?

Is it possible from application to check the signal/availability of the network with specified SSID?

Regards, STeN

STeN
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  • See: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5198716/iphone-get-ssid-without-private-library – Raptor Mar 13 '12 at 09:46
  • However, signal strength cannot be fetched with the above method. – Raptor Mar 13 '12 at 09:47
  • But he want's to connect to a network with certain SSID, not to get the SSID of the network iPhone is connected to. The answer is sadly: no, not using public API-s. – Rok Jarc Mar 13 '12 at 09:54
  • Hi Shivan - but this only tells me the SSID of the network I am connected to isn't it? Can I (in the case the used SSID of network I am connected to is different from the one I want to use) also force the phone to use the different WiFi network by specifying its SSID? – STeN Mar 13 '12 at 09:54

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What you're trying to do is sadly not possible without the usage of private (undocumented) API-s. Hopefully Apple will provide this kind of functionality (with users permition) though i don't think this is bound to happen soon.

If you want to research this topic further the first place to check would be iphone-wireless - the home of Stumbler which shows a nice usage of MobileApple80211.

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  • Hi, but with Apple80211Functions we will be most likely forbidden on App Store, isn't it? – STeN Mar 13 '12 at 12:59
  • @STeN: yes - what you're looking for is not possible without use of private API-s. And using private API-s will get your app rejected for sure. – Rok Jarc Mar 13 '12 at 13:01
  • Thanks - that's all I need to know. – STeN Mar 13 '12 at 13:15