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WiLens v0.1.1 — Join without an admin password

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@whereissam whereissam released this 21 Jun 10:27
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This release replaces the per-join admin password prompt with a quiet join via Apple's CoreWLAN.

What's new

  • 🔓 No admin prompt — WiLens now joins Wi-Fi as the logged-in user via CoreWLAN, so the macOS administrator
    password dialog no longer appears on every join.
  • 🔁 Reliable one-click join — the app now verifies the connection actually came up and retries automatically, fixing
    the "had to click Join twice" issue.
  • 🛟 Automatic fallback — if the quiet join can't connect (e.g. Location denied), it falls back to the previous networksetup method.

Permissions

  • Camera — to scan the QR code.
  • Location — macOS requires Location access before any app can scan for Wi-Fi networks. WiLens uses it only to find and join your network; it never collects, stores, or shares your location.

Install

  1. Download WiLens.dmg below.
  2. Open it and drag WiLens into Applications.
  3. First launch: right-click WiLens → Open to bypass Gatekeeper.

Requirements

  • macOS on Apple Silicon (M-series)

Known limitations

  • The app is unsigned / un-notarized, so macOS shows an "unidentified developer" warning — the right-click → Open step clears it.
  • Supports the standard Wi-Fi QR format: WIFI:T:WPA;S:MyWifi;P:mypassword;;