How to find out the WiFi password on an Android phone

Rancakmedia.com  – If you are an Android user, and many hotspots are associated with your phone, but they are locked. There is a way to find out the WiFi password that you can do to connect to the network.

Every time we come to a place that provides a WiFi connection, we must enter a password to connect to the internet.

Well, the first time you enter the WiFi password in that place, the Android smartphone will automatically remember the password.

This way, when you return to that place, you won't have to enter the same password again.

However, what happens if you forget the WiFi network password and need to connect other devices to it?

This is very easy. For users of Android 10 and above and Android 9 lower devices, it is very easy to view WiFi passwords. Check out how below!

How to Know WiFi Password on Android 10 and 11

For phones with the Android 10 operating system, or phones that already support version 11, we can view the WiFi password in the following ways:

  1. Open the Settings page and select the Network & Internet menu
  2. Select the Wi-Fi submenu
  3. Select the Saved networks option at the bottom. From there, you'll see a list of all the WiFi networks your phone has saved
    Select a WiFi network, then select the Share option at the top of the screen. You will be asked to scan your fingerprint or enter your phone's security password
  4. A QR code will appear on the phone screen, representing the SSID and password of the WiFi network
  5. Use application QR scanner to scan this code or copy the WiFi password listed just below the QR code

How to Know WiFi Password on Android 9 and Lower

If your phone is running Android 9.0 Pie or lower, the only method to access stored WiFi passwords is to use a root app. We will have more leverage if TWRP (Team Wins Recovery Project) is available to install Magisk as root.

To see the password, the technique is as follows:

  1. Install and run the Wifi Password Viewer application
  2. When you open the application for the first time, you will be asked to grant Superuser access. Select Grant, and you will be taken to a list of WiFi that has been connected and the WiFi password below
  3. If you want to copy the password, select the WiFi network in the list, then press Copy Password

Conclusion

In the article above, we have provided a way to find out the WiFi password on an Android phone, namely Android 9, Android 10 and Android 11.

Thus the article on how to find out the WiFi password on an Android cellphone, I hope the article above can be useful and help all of you.

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