How To Share WiFi Passwords From Your IPhone And Android

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JAKARTA - Now we can easily find various ways to find out the WiFi passwords that are around. Therefore, apart from designing strong password combinations, it is also important to maintain the confidentiality of passwords.

But it is different if there are friends or colleagues who come. Keywords from the network are certainly one of the things that are asked, after knowing the news and brief gossip. Meanwhile, typing a password into the box provided is often tiring. Especially if there are a lot of guests who come.

Luckily, there's now an easier way to share WiFi passwords. Both via Andoid cellphones and iPhones, have special features that can be used to share passwords.

To run this feature, the device must meet certain requirements. For iPhone phones, the device used must be running the iOS version 11. While on Android smartphones, this password sharing feature is only available on Android 10.

For more details, here's how to share WiFi passwords from iPhone and Android.

iPhone

Apple has included a WiFi password sharing feature on iOS version 11. So, users who are already running iOS 11 or later, can immediately skip to how to share it.

If you are not sure, first check the iOS version that is running on the device. In more detail, here are the steps:

Open the Settings application Tap the General menu Select the About menu On the Version line, you can find the iOS version running on the device

So, if the device you are using is not running iOS 11, you better update it immediately. So you can share WiFi passwords faster and more safely. As for how to share WiFi passwords from iPhone, here are the steps:

Make sure the Bluetooth and WiFi settings of both devices are active Both devices must have saved their respective Apple ID contacts Next, connect the device to an available WiFi connection. If so, open WiFi Settings on the device you want to connect to. A notification window will appear on the device sharing it. . The notification contains a request to share the password from WiFi. Tap the Share Password button. A few moments later, the password from the WiFi used is stored on the second device. Android

As already mentioned, the WiFi password sharing feature is only available on Android 10. Therefore, for cellphone users who are not running the Android 10 operating system, it is better to update the OS first.

In order for the steps below to run smoothly, first check the Android version running on your device. Here's the description:

Open the Settings app Tap the menu About Phone or About Device Next, tap Android Version

Once you've confirmed that your device is running Android 10, follow the steps below to share the WiFi password with other devices.

Open the Settings application on the device used to share the WiFi password. Select the Connection, Network & Internet menu, or another menu that has the same function. The reason is, each UI Customization has a slightly different menu naming, but the function and contents are the same Tap the name of the WiFi network that is already connected Tap the gear icon located next to the WiFi name Select the QR Code menu located at the bottom of the screen Finally, you will find QR code that filled the screen. Use another device to scan the code. If the code has been scanned, the other device will save the WiFi password automatically