While the details are a little vague, it seems they took issue more with the specific low-level ways apps like WiFi Analyzer work under the hood than simply the idea that you might want to see available networks, channels and signal strengths. This isn’t great as it means you won’t be able to control which band it uses.However, Apple didn’t ban this category of tool as a whole. Some routers have two separate network names which makes it easy to identify which is which, but others broadcast a single name and your phone decides to which network to connect. If your router and device (phone, laptop, tablet – whatever you’re using) also supports 5GHz, it’s worth seeing if that band is less crowded. Our network is set to channel 6 and has the strongest signal, but three other networks still overlap it. In the example above you can see the 2.4GHz frequency is very crowded and there is no obvious ‘best’ channel number. It’s the vertex (highest point) of the parabola which tells you which channel it is using. So pick a channel as far away from your neighbours’ if possible. It’s worth noting that out of 13 channels, all but 1, 6 and 11 overlap. This will help you decide which channel you need to use. This will give you an idea of whether your network has a strong or weak signal and whether the channel is currently set to is crowded or not.
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