If you have an iPhone, you probably have it connected to the nearest Wi-Fi network. But what if you brought another device that needs a wireless internet connection? Or what if your friend with an Android phone needs to go online?
There are many ways you can share your iPhone’s internet connection. So, let’s go through each of them and discover how to share the Wi-Fi password on your iPhone with various devices.
Sharing Your Wi-Fi Password With Another Apple Device
Apple is known for easy interoperability between its devices. That’s why many people say Apple is a walled garden—once you’re in the Apple ecosystem, it’s tough to get out because you’ll miss the convenience of owning Apple products.
For instance, it’s easy toshare Wi-Fi passwords on your iPhone with another iPhoneor even another Apple device like your Mac. As long as you have each other’s iCloud email addresses in the Contacts app, you can just bring your iPhone close to other Apple devices, and the one connected to Wi-Fi will automatically ask if you want to share the password. Here are the steps:
This is the simplest and easiest way to share a Wi-Fi network’s password between two Apple devices, like an iPhone and a Mac or an iPhone and an iPad.
Share Your Wi-Fi Password Using a QR Code
As much as Apple makes it easy to share passwords between Apple devices, it also makes it difficult to share with non-Apple devices. For example, you can easilyshare your Wi-Fi password from an Android phone using a QR code, which works with both Android and iOS devices.
But, if you want toshare a Wi-Fi password from your iPhone using a QR code, you need to either use the Shortcuts app or download a third-party app like My Wi-Fi with QR Code to generate one for you.
Once you’ve created a QR code using either of the methods, you may easily share the Wi-Fi password of the network your iPhone is connected to with any device that can scan a QR code.
Download:My Wi-Fi with QR Code(Free, in-app purchases available)
Get Your Wi-Fi Password for Sharing
Automated sharing and QR codes are great for sending a Wi-Fi network password from two portable devices. But what if you’re trying to connect a Windows PC without a webcam to a network your iPhone uses?
If your iPhone runs iOS 16 or later, viewing your Wi-Fi network’s password is easy. You just need to go toSettings > Wi-Fi,then tap the blueInfo (i)icon next to the Wi-Fi network you’re connected to.
Once in the Wi-Fi network’s menu, tapPasswordand authenticate yourself with Face ID, Touch ID, or your device passcode. Once your iPhone confirms your identity, it will reveal the Wi-Fi network’s password and also offer aCopybutton so you can copy it to your clipboard.
However, if you have an older iPhone with iOS 15 or older, you’ll have to follow ourguide on seeing Wi-Fi passwords on an iPhoneto find it.
Sharing Your Wi-Fi Is Caring
The smartphone is usually a person’s most used gadget, so it makes sense that it’s also one of your most connected devices. And by following the steps outlined above, you can easily share the Wi-Fi network your iPhone is using with another device you own or another gadget that belongs to your friend.
