How to see the WiFi passwords saved on your Android phone

Do you want see the password of a WiFi network you connected to long ago but you don’t know how to do it. Here’s everything you can do for see the WiFi passwords saved on your android phone, on almost all versions of Google’s operating system.

Maybe you connected to a WiFi network some time ago and now you don’t remember the password? Or do you need to connect another device, in case your friend’s phone? Regardless of why you need it see the WiFi passwords saved on your android phone, in this article we will show you how to do this using different methods.

I remind you with these methods you can see the passwords of a WiFi network that you have connected to in the past, are not useful to find password WiFi you’ve never connected to. Having clarified this, let’s move on.

How to see the WiFi passwords saved on your Android phone without root

Since the release of Android 10 it is possible see passwords on an unrooted android phone. The process might look different if you are using Android 10, this tutorial was written using Android 11. For see WiFi passwords saved on Android 10 or later, open Settings and go to Network and Internet.

• On Android 10 or 11, tap WiFi.
• On Android 12, you’ll need to select Internet instead.

At the top of the list you will see the network you are connected to right now, click on it and you will be shown a QR code, through this code you can share the WiFi network connection with anyone. The QR code improves the security of the device by hiding the password and allowing it to be typed in without errors.

From Android 12 a “Nearby” button is visible, it allows you to share the WiFi network password with anyone around you and bypass the step of scanning the QR code from your device screen.

There is also a trick that you can use whenever you want share the WiFi connection password from your android phone… Take a screenshot and share it, easy isn’t it?

How to see WiFi passwords saved on Android 9 and earlier

If you’re using Android 9 or an older version of the operating system, I’m sorry to tell you, you don’t have any options available for share your WiFi password.

This is because the password is in a file in a protected folder in your phone’s memory and you are not allowed to view that file if your phone is not rooted. Here you find a guide on how to root your Android device.

Once you have run the root to see the file you have to go to the folder /data/misc/wifi Using a file manager app for Android such as File Explorer Root Browser, supports browsing as root. You open wpa_supplicant.conf and you should see your network name ( ssid ) and your password ( psk ).

If that doesn’t work you can use an app for see the WiFi passwords saved on your android phone like WiFi Password Viewer, this allows you to view the password of a saved network.

Conclusion

These are the only two methods for see passwords on android, sadly to see the file on Android 9 and earlier you have to root your phone, and in all honesty that’s a process I don’t recommend. If possible use your PC to find the WiFi password if you really need it.