iPhone Wireless Scanner iOS5
As followers know, last year Apple has blocked wifi scanners from App Store, however till iOS5 it was still available for private usage via WiFiManager bundle:
Old Path: /System/Library/SystemConfiguration/WiFiManager.bundle/WiFiManager
in iOS5, WifiManager bundle no more exists however 80211 functions are still available via IPConfiguration bundle
New Path: /System/Library/SystemConfiguration/IPConfiguration.bundle/IPConfiguration
The scanning functions are the same as previous version
(For detailed information: http://code.google.com/p/iphone-wireless/ )
but there is one thing you need to pay attention while developing
Your application requires super user privileges in order to perform network scan.
That’s why, you need to put your application in Root’s Applications folder
Correct Path in IOS: /Applications (in this path, app runs with root user permissions)
Wrong Path in IOS: /private/var/mobile/Applications (in this path, app runs with mobile user permissions)
I have prepared a sample project for using Stumbler class on iOS5,
you can download it via
Stumbler Class on iOS5 Usage Sample Download Link.
Also I would like to share couple of screens that may be interesting for some developers.
1) Disassembled screen of iPConfiguration (Processed with IDA Evaluation by HEx Rays )
2) Screenshots of sample project on iPod Touch 4G running iOS 5
Credits:
WifiFofum, They are the first developers who realized IPConfiguration.bundle.
Stumbler “iphone-wireless”, they have provided a lot to community. many thanks.
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Purnima
Guvener
November 11th, 2011 at 6:50 pmWe noticed a strange phenomenon. When running the app on a non-jailbroken device via the debugger the Wi-Fi scans would not work. However as soon as we hit the stop button on Xcode for debugger the scan results came through. Is there a way around it by programatically issuing a stop that mimics the stop issued from debugger.
with best regards
Jagan
Guvener Gokce
Hi Jagan,
That’s very interesting phenomenon. Although I haven’t tried (yet) hitting a break point programmatically, I will check and let you know if I can succeed.
Many thanks for letting me know, really interesting notice.
November 12th, 2011 at 10:03 amBests,
Guvener
Dwarf
Hi!
How can I put my application in Root’s Applications folder instead of /private/var/mobile/Applications?
I can´t get the sample working…
Thanxs!
November 14th, 2011 at 3:25 amGuvener Gokce
Hi Dwarf,
I’m assuming that your device is already jailbroken (otherwise not possible)
You shall create release build of sample app and upload release build in to /Applications folder.
(you can use open ssh for that )
Bests,
November 14th, 2011 at 3:32 amGuvener
Dwarf
Ohhh!
I want to distribute my app in the App Store…
This may work for Cydia apps, but Stumbler class will never work in “official” apps, am I right?
Thanxs!
November 14th, 2011 at 6:41 amGuvener Gokce
Hi Dwarf,
You’re right, it’s not allowed to publish an app that uses private frameworks,
and just to be clear, Apple has never published an iOS API for wifi scanning.
Bests,
November 14th, 2011 at 8:01 amGuvener
Dwarf
My app is in the Store, using this framework and working in iOS4, but it crashes in iOS5.
November 14th, 2011 at 11:28 amGuvener Gokce
that’s lucky, good for u.
November 14th, 2011 at 11:45 amPurnima
Guvener
December 3rd, 2011 at 10:59 pmAny progress on doing Wi-Fi scans for non-jailbroken devices with the workaround I mentioned.
Jagan
nimesh
i have tried wifi neworks scanning using stumbler class but when i tried
dlopen(”System/Library/SystemConfiguration/IPConfiguration.bundle/IPConfiguration”,1)
It gives “file not find”
Please help me out in this.
December 19th, 2011 at 5:59 amkimtaeil
hi~
I tried to build in Xcode 4.2 but it does’t work.
Is it only work on Device???
please tell me how to test T.T
December 21st, 2011 at 4:28 am