{"id":37510,"date":"2017-07-24T21:01:11","date_gmt":"2017-07-24T13:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/?p=37510"},"modified":"2021-08-18T16:31:07","modified_gmt":"2021-08-18T08:31:07","slug":"finding-wifi-passwords-android-ios","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/finding-wifi-passwords-android-ios\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Find Wi-Fi Passwords in Android & iOS"},"content":{"rendered":"

WiFi is indispensable for a smartphone owner<\/strong> as almost every app needs internet to run. Probably that\u2019s why people have such funny WiFi router names<\/a> to protect it from being misused. However, there are times when you need to connect a new device to your WiFi<\/strong> network but forget the password, or want to share a WiFi password but don\u2019t know how to access it in your smartphone<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Well, to deal with all those troubling situations, I have composed this post for finding WiFi passwords in smartphones<\/strong>. Either it\u2019s your Android device or an iOS phone, you\u2019ll find useful solutions for accessing saved passwords<\/strong>. Let\u2019s take a look.<\/p>\n

Android<\/h2>\n

On an Adroid smartphone, it is really difficult to find WiFi passwords<\/strong> as the folder is saved in the root directory and the OS doesn\u2019t give access to it. You need to have elevated administrator privileges to be able to access<\/strong> that folder and see the password.<\/p>\n

Therefore, if you want to see saved WiFi passwords<\/strong>, you\u2019ll have to root your Android device<\/a>.<\/p>\n

On a rooted Android phone, you can either use a file manager such as Solid Explorer<\/a> to manually search for the passwords<\/strong>, or use a dedicated app to automatically extract all the passwords. I recommend using a third-party app<\/strong> as it is more intuitive and will make it easy to manage and share the passwords if need be.<\/p>\n

For this purpose, Wifi Password Show<\/a> is a great app that is free and easy to use<\/strong>. Just install the app on your rooted phone and it will list all of your saved WiFi passwords along with their SSID<\/strong>. You can then copy all the data, or even share with anyone via text message or email.<\/p>\n

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Alternatively, if you just want to move your stored WiFi password from one device to another<\/strong> then you don\u2019t need to root your device. Google automatically backs up all your saved WiFi passwords<\/strong> in its servers along with other important data.<\/p>\n

So, most probably your passwords will be backed up in your Google account as well. Just log into your Google account through another Android phone<\/strong> and all your WiFi networks information will be automatically synced.<\/p>\n

iOS<\/h2>\n

Similar to Android, iOS also doesn\u2019t allow you to see WiFi passwords<\/strong> without jailbreaking your device. If you have a jailbroken iOS device, then you can simply search for \"see WiFi passwords\"<\/strong> on Cydia and you will find multiple apps to reveal WiFi passwords.<\/p>\n

There is also an alternative solution for non-jailbroken iOS users as well, however, you will need to have a device running MacOS<\/strong> to be able to use this trick. iCloud Keychain is a handy syncing feature to sync all your passwords on your Apple devices, including the WiFi passwords.<\/p>\n

You just need to enable iCloud Keychain<\/a> and the passwords in your iOS device will be automatically synced with your Mac<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Once all the passwords have been synced to your Mac, you can use the instructions provided in my post about finding passwords on Mac<\/a> to reveal your iOS passwords there. Similarly, if you need to move your WiFi networks to another iOS device, then iCloud Keychain will help you<\/strong> there as well.<\/p>\n

Finding saved WiFi passwords can be tricky on both Adroid and iOS<\/strong> smartphones, however the solutions mentioned above are quick and simple and would most definitely help even the most novice of the smartphone users.<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\tRead Also:<\/strong>\u00a0\n\t\t\t\t\tHow to Find WiFi Passwords in Windows & MacOS<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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