"Apple Store" in known Wi-Fi networks

Hi, I know this isn't exactly a "problem" but there wasn't a better place to put this.


Basically, while I was busy sifting through my device settings I came across a list of known networks, featuring my familiar home network, but also a listing called "Apple Store".


Going through the info of that network yields no information for this 'network' aside from a Wi-Fi address which doesn't help much.


I'm a little curious, was this set up on the iPad prior to purchase (3 years ago) to test internet connectivity? That's the only reasonable explanation I can see it being there. Thoughts?


iPad mini 5, iPadOS 16

Posted on Jan 11, 2023 04:22 PM

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Posted on Jan 11, 2023 06:10 PM

Very interesting, I didn't purchase this instore (I had it shipped to my house) so I'm assuming this is automatically put on all devices. It's an interesting little detail. Thanks for telling me about it.

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Jan 11, 2023 04:35 PM in response to grape224

The Apple Store network is exactly what it says; this is the guest network that you will encounter in any of Apple’s physical bricks-and-mortar stores. All your WiFi networks are stored in your Keychain.


Don’t forget, all of your devices that are signed-in to iCloud with the same AppleID - and have Keychain in iCloud enabled - share their saved credentials. As such, if you have in the past visited an Apple Store and used the free in-store WiFi network, this will be saved in your Keychain and shared across all your devices.

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