You will need to use WiFi at some point whether you want to use your router at home or while in this office. Since WiFi cannot be guessed if coined professionally you need someone to share it with you if you are not in control. You need to know how to share the WiFi password if it’s not written down. Therefore, in this article, you will learn how to share WiFi password on iPhone from one device to another device to establish an internet connection.
Here, you will learn the steps to take to share your WiFi password from iPhone to iPhone, iPhone to Android, Android to iPhone and from your mobile [Android and iPhone] to Windows or macOS devices and from your macOS and Windows to your iPhone and Android.
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iPhone makes it easy to share your WiFi password with someone on your device. It is easy when you want to share WiFi password from an Apple device and to an Apple device and it doesn’t matter the type of Apple device that you are using. The steps to take are relatively the same.
However, before you can share a WiFi password from and to an Apple device you need to make sure that your iPhone is updated to the latest version, sign into your Apple account and save the person’s contact on your iPhone.
To share your WiFi password from iPhone to iPhone or other devices kindly take the following steps.
- Go to your “iPhone Settings.”
- Tap “Bluetooth” and turn on the Bluetooth option.
- Tap “WiFi” and connect to a WiFi network on your iPhone.
- Ask the second person to find and click on your “WiFi” network from the list.
- You will see a pop-up on your iPhone saying someone is requesting to connect to your WiFi.
- Click on “Share Password.”
- Hit “Done.”
The WiFi password will be shared and the phone will be able to use the password and connect to your WiFi. However, this same approach can be used to share iPhone WiFi passwords to Mac and iPad. The steps are the same.
You can share a WiFi password to Mac from your iPhone seamlessly. You can do the same on your Android device. However, to share WiFi password to Mac from iPhone is simple and direct. The first step is to make sure both devices are running on the latest iOS and you are both logged into your Apple ID.
- Go to your “iPhone” settings.
- Turn on “WiFi” and “Bluetooth” on both devices
- Make sure you connect to the WiFi network.
- Go to your “Mac” and click on the same “WiFi” network.
- Wait for a notification on your iPhone that someone is requesting to connect to your WiFi.
- Tap the “Share” button to allow the access.
To make this work both the Mac and iPhone Bluetooth and WiFi must be within the coverage.
From the steps above we said the steps to share WiFi password from iPhone to iPhone is similar to how to share WiFi password from Mac to iPhone. So, to confirm this to you will share the steps to take to share your WiFi password from your Mac to your iPhone.
For this to work the person you are sharing your Mac WiFi password with must sign into their Apple account and must be on your contact list.
- Unlock your Mac and sign in to your Apple ID.
- Click on the “Network” icon and connect to the “WiFi” network on your Mac.
- Go to your iPhone and select the same WiFi network as your Mac.
- Wait for a couple of seconds on your Mac and you will see a WiFi password popup notification.
- Click on the “Share” button from the popup.
After the steps above both your Mac and iPhone will be connected to the same WiFi network.
You can also share a WiFi password on Android but the process is different from iPhone or Mac approach. The fastest approach to share WiFi password on Android with other devices is using the QR code that other users can easily scan using their phone camera. The advantage of sharing WiFi password on Android over the iPhone is that you do not need to enable the Bluetooth feature.
- Connect your “Android” to a “WiFi” whose password you want to share with other device.
- Go to “Settings” and choose “Connections.”
- Tap “WiFi (this is done on Samsung).
- Click on the “Cogwheel” icon opposite the “WiFi” network that you are connected to.
- Choose “QR Code” at the bottom left.
- Type your “PIN” to unlock the “QR Code.”
- Tap the “Share” button at the bottom right or choose either the “Quick Share or Nearby Share.”
- Select the person from the “Scanned” result or tap view contact and share the WiFi password with your contact.
- Select the “Contact” from the list and send it to the receive.
- On the other end tell the person to go to “WiFi.”
- Tap on the “QR Code Scanner” at the top right.
- Tap on the “Gallery” icon at the bottom right and select the password QR code sent to you.
- Tap “Done” to scan it.
Once scanned you will connect to the WiFi from your Android phone.
Just like we did above you can also share your PC WiFi password for other devices to connect to it. With the ability to find the password of a WiFi that you are connected to makes it easy for you to share your WiFi password from your Windows PC.
- Click on the “Start” menu.
- Click on “Settings.”
- Choose “Network & Internet.”
- Click on “Status” on the left pane.
- Click on “Network & Sharing center” under the “Advanced Network Settings.”
- Click on the name of the “WiFi” network you are connected to.
- Choose “Wireless Properties” from the popup.
- Tap “Security” on the navigation.
- Click on “Show Characters” to reveal the Wireless network security key that you are connected.
This works perfectly on Windows 10. You can go ahead to share the WiFi password with other users.