Get nearby list of wifi(Access Point mode)

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Created Jun ’22

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Use case:

There are few vehicle chargers which are emitting signals and in Access point mode. I need to create iOS apps that displays all nearby chargers' SSID.

I came across https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/91351?answerId=276151022#276151022 where they say

"access to the API is only granted to folks creating hotspot helper apps, that is, apps that help the user navigate a hotspot (a Wi-Fi network where the user must interact with the network to gain access to the wider Internet)."
"does not let you initiate a Wi-Fi scan, or even get real-time scan results"

I didn't understand this much clearly, whether NEHotspotHelper can suffice my use case. I just need to get nearby wifi in Access point mode.

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Answer 1

DTS Engineer OP

Apple

Jun ’22

QA1942 has been superseded by TN3111 iOS Wi-Fi API overview but the message is the same: NEHotspotHelper is only appropriate for hotspot integration, where a hotspot is defined as a Wi-Fi network where the user must interact with the network to gain access to the wider Internet. Do these vehicle chargers provide access to the wider Internet?

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Answer 2

mitaly OP

Jun ’22

Once scan is done with list of WIFI of chargers in Access Point mode, we connect charger one after the other and in that point in time there is no internet access

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Answer 3

DTS Engineer OP

Apple

Jun ’22

there is no internet access

In which case this is not a hotspot, per the definition in my previous post. I recommend that you explore the other options in TN3111.

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