No more remembering or entering long alphanumeric codes if you have guests, or if you want to connect to your Wifi network on another device. Both iOS and Android offer the ability to easily view and share your WiFi passwords.
However, it is not always possible to display Wifi passwords in clear text without the help of third-party applications. If this is the case for you, please go directly to the section that is relevant to you.
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Although we try to make our instructions as general as possible, there are always some manufacturers and models that do not apply. But you’ll definitely find help in our forums or in the comments below this article!
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How to View and Share Your Wifi Passwords Without Third-Party Apps
Starting with Android 10, it becomes very easy to view Wifi passwords or share them via QR codes on some devices. Among other things, this is possible on Google Pixel, Samsung Galaxy, as well as Xiaomi, Poco and Redmi smartphones. Just follow the steps below:
Sharing Wifi passwords has become easier since Android 10 / © kwgeek.
- go to Settings on the smartphone
- inside Wi-Fi menu, Select the WiFi network to connect to (or click the gear icon, depending on your device)
- according to share Where Wi-Fi QR code And confirm your identity by password or fingerprint
- You’ll see a QR code that you can scan on another smartphone
- If you only want to know the password, some models will be displayed above the QR code
Many native camera apps support reading QR codes and allow direct connections. If that’s not possible, you can also download a QR code reader from the Google Play store. It will give you another advantage, as shown in the next section.
How to View and Share Your Wifi Passwords Using Third-Party Apps
There are countless QR code reader apps in the Google Play Store. In short, I recommend that you use most of these apps with caution. You’ll find a lot of junk apps and possibly malware. Much smarter to use the previous method.
Use the dedicated APP to scan the WiFi QR code
The QR codes created by Android for sharing Wifi networks already contain the cryptographic key, so they can be easily decrypted. As I said, there are many QR code scanners out there, but I recommend the QR & Barcode Scanner app. It has many positive reviews and has been tested by Google’s Play Protect.
QR & Barcode Scanner app can not only show shared Wifi passwords but also save them in history page. be safe! / © kwgeek
- Just scan the generated QR code with the app
- Once scanned, the password will be displayed on the app in clear text
- You will be able to copy or share the password using the buttons on the screen
- Additionally, the section historical Show previously scanned codes
If you don’t have a second smartphone handy, that’s of course no problem. You can also take a screenshot of the QR code and scan it as an image in the QR code reader app. If the QR code cannot be created, proceed to the next method.
Show Wifi password via app (root only)
Although I warned you about apps that leak Wifi passwords at the beginning, there are some that are very effective and healthy. However, the catch is that they require root privileges to use. While rooting your Android smartphone isn’t too difficult, it’s not completely harmless.
If you’ve rooted your Android smartphone or you like thrills, then you can install a WiFi password or WiFi key recovery app. The latter has the advantage of allowing you to read saved Wi-Fi passwords, provided you have root access.
Wifi Password Viewer shows stored Wifi passwords and even lets you create backups. / © kwgeek
These are possibilities for most versions of Android currently in use. However, you may recall that Wifi passwords are provided in clear text in system files. We tell you below.
Is it possible to view Wifi passwords in system files?
Although Google today links WiFi passwords to your Google account on Android and stores them in the cloud, prior to Android 4.4.2 they were still stored locally. Since everything is stored in clear text, you can use a file manager to go to the correct file and access the data. You have to go to:
- /data/misc/wifi/wpa_supplicant.conf/
If you’re still using an old Android smartphone, you can always give it a try. Just go to the appropriate folder, then from the file manager to the appropriate file, and look for the password there.
How to View and Share Your Wifi Passwords on iPhone or iPad
Share your Wifi password between devices with the same Apple ID
Unlike some versions of Android, there is no way to reveal Wifi passwords on iOS without a third-party app or jailbreak. However, if you’re using an iMac or MacBook, you’re in luck.
Since iOS stores known network security keys in the app clothing, you can view them easily on macOS. The best way to do this is to type “keychain management” into the search. spotlight.
Because iPhone Wi-Fi passwords are stored in your Apple ID, they are automatically available to all other Apple devices. So just select a wireless network on your iPad that is configured on the device with the same Apple ID.
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Share your Wifi password between devices with different Apple IDs
A friend of yours wants to connect to your Wifi network, but you forgot the password? In this case, you will not need to dictate a password to him to allow him access to the Internet.
You can simply share Wifi passwords. All the other device has to do is try to connect to the appropriate network.If you are within Bluetooth or Wifi range, a notification will appear on your smartphone and you can press share.
Sharing Wi-Fi passwords with friends is easy on iPhone / © Apple
The last way to reveal WiFi password on iPhone is to jailbreak it. However, this is a more involved process, and since you risk voiding your Apple warranty, we won’t describe it here. It is best to reset routers that have forgotten Wifi passwords.
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