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How to quickly share your Wi-Fi password in iOS 18
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iOS 18makes it quicker and easier than ever to share a Wi-Fi password with friends, family and visitors. Here’s how to do it.
One handy update coming with iOS 18 is the newPasswordsapp. The app brings your social media and website passwords out of the Settings app and puts them in a dedicated password manager app, along with the login details for any Wi-Fi networks you’ve connected to in the past.
Keep reading to learn how to quickly share any Wi-Fi password with a simple QR code.
What you’ll need
The Short Version
How to quickly share your Wi-Fi password in iOS 18
Step1
Open the Passwords app
This is now a separate app in iOS 18. You can find it by searching Passwords on your phone.
Step2
Tap Wi-Fi
This will take you to your saved Wi-Fi passwords.
Step3
Select the Wi-Fi network you want to share
If you’re connected to that network, it should be at the top of your screen.
Step4
Tap Show Network QR Code
This is the blue text halfway down the screen.
Step5
Allow your guests to scan the QR code
They can use the QR scanner in the top right corner of their Wi-Fi network settings to scan the code or just scan it directly from the Camera app.
Troubleshooting
If you don’t want to use the QR code method or haven’t updated to iOS 18 yet, you can also share a Wi-Fi password by unlocking your phone and waiting for your guest to tap on the network. If you both have iPhones, you should receive a request to share the Wi-Fi password. Tap Share Password to allow your guest to connect to the network.
If you can’t remember a password and prefer to share it manually, you can do so by opening the Passwords app, tapping W-Fi, selecting the Wi-Fi network and tapping the Password field to reveal it. You can also copy and paste this password into a message.
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