How To View Saved Wi-Fi Passwords On Android and iOS

How To View Saved Wi-Fi Passwords On Android and iOS

Do you want to connect a new device to your Wi-Fi? Have you forgotten the Wi-Fi password you saved ages ago? Do not worry any more. We have a complete step-by-step guide covered in the following article.

This guide will teach you how to view saved Wi-Fi Passwords on Android and iOS devices.

Step-by-Step Tutorial

Many of us tend to forget the password saved for our Wi-Fi network. Once connected, most of the devices around the house never ask for the password again. It only when a new device such as laptop, tablet, smartphone, etc. appears, that we go scurrying around the house to find the password. There is a simple way to retrieve the password on Android and iOS device, without resetting your router. Let us learn how to view saved Wi-Fi passwords on Android and iOS.

Viewing Wi-Fi Passwords on Android

It is important to access the root files on your Android device. These roots files can be accessed if you have a file explorer installed on your device.

• You need to download ES File Explorer on your Android device. The pre-installed file explorer cannot be used to access the root files.

• Install ES File Explorer and open the app. Under Tools, scroll down to Root Explorer and enable it. Here you will be able to view a file directory data.

• Click on Data --> Misc --> WiFi folder.

• In WiFi folder search for a file name wpa_supplicant.conf. Open the file with any of the editors on your phone. 

• Open it using the ES File Explorer’s built-in text/HTML viewer. In this you will be able to find the SSID network and their passwords.

• Find your SSID or network name and find the password next to it.

Do not edit your file or else you might have problems connecting to your Wi-Fi network later on.

Viewing Wi-Fi Passwords on iOS

In order to retrieve Wi-Fi password on your iOS device, you need a jailbroken Apple device.

• Download and install a nifty tweak called the Network list available at the Cydia store.

• After installation go to the Wi-Fi settings on the device and you will find a new option ‘Network passwords’ or ‘Known passwords’. This depends on the version of your iOS device.

• Tap on the option and you can see all the network passwords stored on your Apple device.

• You cannot copy these on your Notepad. So just write it down on a paper or memorize the passwords.

These are simplest methods on how to view saved Wi-Fi passwords on Android and iOS devices.

References:

1.http://www.guidingtech.com/29149/view-saved-wifi-password-android-ios/
2.https://www.quora.com/How-can-I-see-the-saved-Wi-Fi-passwords-on-my-mobile
3.https://www.alltop9.com/view-wi-fi-password-mobile-device/
4.http://www.rushinformation.com/view-saved-wifi-password-android-iphone-ios/