When you have an Android device, you may be connected to dozens of Wi-Fi networks. Schools, homes, workplaces, gyms, homes of friends and family, coffee shops-every time you type one of these Wi-Fi passwords, your Android device will safely and reliably access the device in the future.
When you actually want to check the password of one of the connected networks, a malfunction occurs. Maybe you want to connect another device to a saved Wi-Fi access point, or maybe you are with a friend who wants to log in to the same hotspot. However, if your device cannot access the actually stored password, you will be out of luck.
Thankfully, there are some solutions. If you are using Android 10 or higher, you can check the Wi-Fi password from your phone’s settings. However, if you are using Android 9.0 Pie or lower, please note that you will need a root user.
Method 1) Locate Wi-Fi Settings
Currently, there is only one flavor of Android 10, and that’s the “Stock Android” version directly from Google. However, in the near future, manufacturers like Samsung will put their own spin on Android 10 by applying an OEM skin such as One UI, which means the settings menus could be a little different on your phone.
So first, search your phone’s Settings menu for the “Wi-Fi” submenu. On Stock Android, that’s located in Settings > Network & internet. Once you’ve found the Wi-Fi settings menu, go ahead and select it.
2) View Wi-Fi Passwords
One inside the Wi-Fi settings page, scroll past the list of available networks and select the “Saved networks” option. From there, you’ll see a list of all the Wi-Fi networks your phone remembers. Select one.
Method 2) Android 9 & Lower
Step 1) Install WiFi Password Viewer
There are several apps that claim to be able to show your Wi-Fi passwords on the Play Store, but the only one we found to work on all of our devices was WiFi Password Viewer by SimoneDev.
Step 2) View Saved Wi-Fi Passwords
When you first launch WiFi Password Viewer, the app will ask for Superuser access. Tap “Grant” on the popup, then you’ll be taken to a list containing all of the Wi-Fi networks that you’ve ever connected to, where each entry shows a password beneath it.
Step 3) Share Saved Wi-Fi Passwords
If you need to share one of these passwords with another device, you have a few options. Start by tapping any entry in the list, then a small menu will pop up. From here, you can either tap “Copy password” to copy that network’s password to your clipboard, which would make it easy to paste into your favorite texting app and send to the other device. Or, you could skip a step and tap “Share,” then select your favorite texting app from the menu that appears to send the password.
