The ultimate guide to viewing, copying and sharing Wi-Fi passwords on your iPhone
If you’ve ever wished there was a more convenient way to share Wi-Fi passwords with your iPhone, you should know that the big changes came with the introduction of iOS 18.
Customize your lock screen and edit iMessages is great and all, and being able to view and copy your Wi-Fi passwords much more easily than previous versions introduced in iOS 16 is incredibly useful. But with iOS 18, Apple’s password app took things even further and made them gel in a way they never did before.
Before iOS 16, when trying to connect to Wi-Fi, other iOS devices on the same SSID would be pinged that someone was trying to connect to the network, which could easily be shared. It worked (and still works) in a very “magical” Apple way, but only with iOS devices. Below, we’ll show you how to view and copy Wi-Fi passwords on iOS 16 Plus and iPadOS 16 Plus.
For more see settings you need to change after installing iOS 18.
How to see your Wi-Fi network password in iPhone or iPad settings
For this to work, you need to be connected to the Wi-Fi network or have connected to it in the past and be close enough to the router for the network to show up in your settings. If you meet these requirements, launch the Settings app on your iPhone or iPad running iOS 16 or iPadOS 16 or later and do the following:
1. Go to Wi-Fi.
2. Find the Wi-Fi network you want the password for and tap blue info icon to the right of the network name.
3. Touch Password and use Face ID, Touch ID, or enter your passcode to see the passcode.
4. Finally it hit a copy to save the password to the clipboard.
You can see passwords for any Wi-Fi network you’ve ever connected to, as long as you’re currently connected to it or close enough for it to appear in My Networks.
You can then put the Wi-Fi network password in a text message or email to share it with someone or just tell them the password.
How to view, copy, and share your Wi-Fi network password in the Passwords app
c iOS 18Apple presented Password applicationwhich also stores your Wi-Fi credentials, although anyone with an iPhone or iPad running anything below iOS 18 can’t access it. This also means that those with iOS 18 or later have two places to access their Wi-Fi network information, although that might be the best thing to remember. We will explain.
- Open up Passwords app (requires Face ID, Touch ID, or password authentication).
- Tap the Wi-Fi network you want.
- Tap the password itself to reveal it.
A copy option will immediately appear when the password is displayed. From here you can send it in a message or however you like. However, if you’re sharing the password with someone you’re currently with, you can tap Display network QR code to reveal a QR code that can be scanned by someone else’s camera to instantly join the Wi-Fi network. This is especially useful if you just want to let someone join your Wi-Fi network without giving them the password. This method is also easier and faster.
For more on iOS, stay tuned how to shoot video and play music at the same time on iOS 18 and the useful new feature that iOS 18 brings to Apple Maps.
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