How To View Your Saved Wi-Fi Passwords On Android Phone
How To View Your Saved Wi-Fi Passwords On Android Phone
Do you want to view a saved network Wi-Fi password for on your Android phone? Follow these tips.
Are you wondering how you can show a Wi-Fi password on Android? Maybe you're connected to a network where you have forgot the password, or want to help a friend check the password so your friend's can connect on the network with there own device.
No matter the need for this, we'll take you through on how to find your saved Wi-Fi passwords on your Android by using some few different methods. Note that these only allows you to view the password for networks you've already connected to in the past.
How To View Passwords of Wi-Fi on Android Without Root
Starting in the Android 10, you can be able to see the Wi-Fi passwords for the networks you saved without a rooted device. Let's see how this can be possible to do on stock Android 11—the process may look abit different depending on the mobile phone and the Android version.
1. To view you password Wi-Fi on Android 10 or later version, first open the Settings and head to Network & internet.
2. Click Wi-Fi and you'll see your current Wi-Fi network at the top of the list. Choose it (or a former connection in the Saved networks on the list below) to see options for the network.
3. On this page, choose the Share button. You'll have to confirm your fingerprint/face, or enter your Password or PIN code, to move on. Once you have done this, you'll see your network's Wi-Fi password listed below a QR code.
4. If you notice that the password doesn't appear for some reason, you can run a scan for the QR code on another device to add it to the network.
How to View the Password Wi-Fi on Android 9 and Older Versions
If you're running the Android 9 or earlier, or your phone does not have the above feature option, you'll have to turn to other methods to help you reveal your Wi-Fi password. Unfortunately, these methods all require a rooted Android device to work.
This is because the file that keeps the Wi-Fi credentials for saved networks is in a protected directory that is in the storage of your phone. You are not given permission to view the folder or the file within it unless you're rooted.
If you are rooted, you can head straight to /data/misc/wifi making use of the file explorer app that is supporting the root browsing. Open wpa_supplicant.conf and you will discover your network name (ssid) and its password (psk).
In case this does not work, or you want to just try another method, you can try using an app that views Android Wi-Fi password like WiFi Password Viewer. These will allow you to select a saved network to view the password.
They require root, and they have mixed reviews, so your mileage may vary. If your phone encrypts the file that is containing Wi-Fi passwords, there is absolutely not much they can do.
The Wi-Fi Password Viewer Android and View Wi-Fi Passwords on Another Device are the two major methods to view saved Wi-Fi passwords on an Android phone. If you're not rooted and you are making use of the Android 9 or earlier, your best chance is to use a desktop device instead to check the Wi-Fi password. These will method should be a lot easier.
You might be considering using a password manager in the future, so that you can get your own record of important Wi-Fi passwords.
