{"id":30162,"date":"2017-06-12T18:01:25","date_gmt":"2017-06-12T10:01:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/?p=30162"},"modified":"2021-08-18T16:31:08","modified_gmt":"2021-08-18T08:31:08","slug":"ios-11-share-wifi-passwords","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/ios-11-share-wifi-passwords\/","title":{"rendered":"There’s a New Way to Share WiFi Password in iOS 11 & You’ll Like It"},"content":{"rendered":"

With the iOS 11 beta version now available<\/strong>, people are discovering some of the new features in Apple\u2019s latest operating system that the company did not mention during the WWDC 2017 keynote<\/a>.<\/p>\n

While a smaller volume slider<\/strong> and new AirPod controls<\/strong><\/a> are pretty neat, perhaps the most interesting feature that Apple has introduced with iOS 11 is the ability to share Wi-Fi passwords with other devices<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\tRead Also:<\/strong>\u00a0\n\t\t\t\t\tShare your Wi-Fi with your guest using Raspberry Pi<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

First discovered by the folks at 9to5Mac<\/strong><\/a>, it appears that iOS 11 devices can now share Wi-Fi passwords with one another simply by being in close proximity to one another<\/strong>. The way this works is as follows:<\/p>\n

Step 1<\/strong>: Open the Wi-Fi Password screen<\/strong> on your unconnected iOS 11 device.<\/p>\n

\"enter<\/figure>\n

Step 2<\/strong>: Once the screen is opened, move the unconnected iOS 11 device to a nearby connected iOS 11 device<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Step 3<\/strong>: Doing so will cause a prompt to appear on the connected iOS 11 device that asks the user if they would like to send the Wi-Fi password over to the unconnected device<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\"share<\/figure>\n

Step 4<\/strong>: If the user chooses to send the password, the password field on the unconnected device will be populated automatically after a brief delay<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\"complete<\/figure>\n

While this feature will no doubt prove handy when it comes to sharing Wi-Fi passwords, do note that this feature is exclusive to iOS 11<\/strong>. As such, those who are stuck on older versions of iOS will still need to input the Wi-Fi password manually.<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\tRead Also:<\/strong>\u00a0\n\t\t\t\t\t35 Unusual WiFi Names You Don\u2019t Often See<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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