Android
Logs the mobile device’s Wi-Fi sensor, current AP and surrounding Wi-Fi visible devices with respective RSSI dB values at specified intervals.
Android can take up to 60 seconds to resolve all the found Wi-Fi device’s names. There is no way around this. The default and recommended scanning interval is 60 seconds or higher.
Settings
- Aware_Preferences.STATUS_WIFI: true or false to activate or deactivate sensor.
- Aware_Preferences.FREQUENCY_WIFI: how often to scan for devices, in seconds (default = 60 seconds).
- WiFi.ACTION_AWARE_WIFI_NEW_DEVICE: new Wi-Fi device detected.
- WiFi.ACTION_AWARE_WIFI_SCAN_STARTED: scan session has started.
- WiFi.ACTION_AWARE_WIFI_SCAN_ENDED: scan session has ended.
- WiFi.ACTION_AWARE_WIFI_REQUEST_SCAN: request a Wi-Fi scan as soon as possible.
Wi-Fi Sensor
Contains the mobile device’s Wi-Fi sensor information.
WiFi_Sensor.CONTENT_URI
content://com.aware.provider.wifi/sensor_wifi
| Table field | Field type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| _id | INTEGER | primary key, auto incremented |
| timestamp | REAL | unixtime milliseconds since 1970 |
| device_id | TEXT | AWARE device UUID |
| mac_address | TEXT | device’s MAC address |
| bssid | TEXT | currently connected access point MAC address |
| ssid | TEXT | currently connected access point network name |
Wi-Fi Data
Contains the scan results data.
WiFi_Data.CONTENT_URI
content://com.aware.provider.wifi/wifi
| Table field | Field type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| _id | INTEGER | primary key, auto incremented |
| timestamp | REAL | unixtime milliseconds since 1970 |
| device_id | TEXT | AWARE device UUID |
| bssid | TEXT | detected device’s MAC address |
| ssid | TEXT | detected device name |
| security | TEXT | active security protocols |
| frequency | INTEGER | Wi-Fi band frequency (e.g., 2427, 5180), in Hz |
| rssi | INTEGER | RSSI dB to the scanned device |
| label | TEXT | customisable label |
iOS
The Wi-Fi sensor scans known Access Points around the phone, and stores the information such as BSSID and SSID at specified intervals.
- WiFi.ACTION_AWARE_WIFI_NEW_DEVICE: new Wi-Fi device detected.
- WiFi.ACTION_AWARE_WIFI_SCAN_STARTED: scan session has started.
- WiFi.ACTION_AWARE_WIFI_SCAN_ENDED: scan session has ended.
- WiFi.ACTION_AWARE_WIFI_REQUEST_SCAN: request a Wi-Fi scan as soon as possible.
Wi-Fi Data
Contains the scan results data.
| Table field | Field type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| _id | INTEGER | primary key, auto incremented |
| timestamp | REAL | unixtime milliseconds since 1970 |
| device_id | TEXT | AWARE device UUID |
| bssid | TEXT | detected device’s MAC address |
| ssid | TEXT | detected device name |
| security | TEXT | Not supported on iOS |
| frequency | INTEGER | Not supported on iOS |
| rssi | INTEGER | Not supported on iOS |
| label | TEXT | customisable label |
Wi-Fi