MobileWiFi on iOS 8?

[RSully]

I'm trying the following:

WiFiManagerRef manager = WiFiManagerClientCreate(kCFAllocatorDefault, 0);
CFArrayRef networks = WiFiManagerClientCopyNetworks(manager);
NSLog(@"networks: %@", networks);

but networks is null.

I am linking against iOS 8's MobileWiFi.framework and have copied the headers from your reversed-headers repo (not sure which iOS version those correspond to).

I would have used this wifi project, however without an Xcode project file I am pretty lost using it on a non-jailbroken device.

[davidmurray]

Make sure that your app has the correct entitlements. If you look at the syslog while running this code, an error will appear if your app does not have all the necessary requirements.

[RSully]

OK, I did have the com.apple.wifi.manager-access entitlement. I'll check the syslog the next time I test this out in the next few days.

[RashmitaR]

I am trying to do the same thing.

1. I have got the "MobileWiFi.framework" from /Applications/Xcode5.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneOS.platform/Developer/SDKs/iPhoneOS8.1.sdk/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks
2. Copied headers from your repo: https://github.com/Cykey/ios-reversed-headers/tree/master/MobileWiFi
3. Trying the following from my code.
   WiFiManagerRef manager = WiFiManagerClientCreate(kCFAllocatorDefault, 0);
   CFArrayRef networks = WiFiManagerClientCopyNetworks(manager);
   NSLog(@"networks: %@", networks);

This is not even compiling with the iOS8 linked MobileWiFi.framework and the reverse engineered headers. Gives following Linker error from which i understand that it is expecting a 64bit lib.

ld: warning: ignoring file ............(folder structure of the project) /MobileWiFi.framework/MobileWiFi (3 slices)
Undefined symbols for architecture x86_64:
"_WiFiManagerClientCopyNetworks", referenced from:
-[HomeScreenViewController scanWifiClick] in HomeScreenViewController.o
"_WiFiManagerClientCreate", referenced from:
-[HomeScreenViewController scanWifiClick] in HomeScreenViewController.o
ld: symbol(s) not found for architecture x86_64
clang: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation)

Do you have a solution for this??

[willpowell8]

I have a similar issue. Any progress on this?

[RashmitaR]

The above issue is fixed by importing the WiFi framework this way: #import "MobileWiFi/MobileWiFi.h"
After that i have added the entitlement "com.apple.wifi.manager-access" to the entitlements plist. But now it gives the most talked about infamous error message: "The executable was signed with invalid Entitlements." This means that this entitlement is not matching with your provisioning profile's permissions.

So far according to my research, its not possible to access Apple's private API on a non-jailbroken device. I got my iPad jailbroken and trying to install my app to the root folder of the device. No luck yet as it involves a number of steps to do it. Will update about my result soon..

[JsJenny]

I had the same issue using a non-jailbroken device, do we have to jailbreak the device to get past the "signed with invalid entitlements" error. BTW using Xcode6 with ios8.

Did anyone get it working on non-jailbroken device?

[EdelMaks]

It works on Jailbroken device only if compiled via make. After porting the sources into an Xcode project the compilation is ok, but it won't run due to the missing entitlements. Adding entitlements will not help because the certificate used to sign the code does not contain ability to sign the entitlements .. :(
Pity, but thanks for a nice demo.

[MuhammadAliYousaf]

@EdelMaks Can you please guide me how you have compiled that code for xCode for Make File. As you mentioned in the above comment.
"if compiled via make. After porting the sources into an Xcode project the compilation is ok" ?

[MuhammadAliYousaf]

Have any one tested it on iOS 8?

[JoostvanCrugten]

I have tested it on IOS 9 and it's working. I have just one question. I'd like to convert my MobileWifi project to Swift but can't get the WiFiDeviceClientScanAsync(client!, dictionary, scan_callback, 0);
scan_callback to work.

Can someone explain to me how to use the callback function of the MobileWiFi library in Swift 2.0?

[derchrisuk]

@JoostvanCrugten can you give some more inside on how to use it with iOS 9?
Within Xcode, or something else?
Jailbroken device or not?

[JoostvanCrugten]

I'm using Xcode with a objective-c bridging header to include the framework (I'm using the latest available sdk that contains the private frameworks and added the header files).

I'm trying to use the library in Swift. Information about the current network is working ik Swift.

The only thing that doesn't work is that callback.

[pkanthi]

@JoostvanCrugten: Do you have a sample ObjectiveC project that uses MobileWiFi? If yes can you share that with us?

[JPMoh]

@JoostvanCrugten are you using a non-jailbroken device running iOS9?

[inigo333]

Hi, where are you guys getting the MobileWifi.framework file from?
I couldn't find any PrivateFrameworks folder inside /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/iPhoneOS.platform/Developer/SDKs/iPhoneOS.sdk/System/Library as some have suggested.

Can anyone point me in the right direction as to where to get this file? or maybe even send it to me?
Thanks in advance.