A lost or forgotten home Wi-Fi password is something that can easily happen, especially if it has never been changed and is set to default by the service provider. But this information can be known from a mobile phone.

Phone settings have options for users to access this information without having to download an additional app, whether for operating system devices Android or iOS.

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Wi-Fi password from Android

For smartphones that have a system Google They must have Android 10 Anyway, this can be checked by going to settings and looking for an option that says “About” or “My Phone” where this information will be displayed along with the amount of RAM and storage of the device.

Another requirement in this case is that the Wi-Fi network must be stored in the phone so that the device recognizes the password. Although there will be no need to connect at this point, just have access to the network.

With this clarity, you will need to perform the following steps:

1. Go to settings.

2. Look for Wifi option.

3. Scroll down to the Saved Networks button.

4. Find the network whose password we want to know and click on it.

5. Share or QR Code icon will appear at the bottom, enter it there.

Before this step, two things can happen: the network password will appear under the QR code, or nothing will appear. If the latter happens, you’ll need to take a screenshot and save the image, although some phones allow you to download the QR image directly.

This screenshot should be uploaded to zxing.org. This page encrypts the code and provides the home Wi-Fi password data.

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Wi-Fi password from iPhone

It’s more difficult with these devices because they only have it iOS 16 Can do this because the process also serves iPad. To do this, you need to perform the following steps:

1. Go to settings

2. Find the Wifi option

3. Press the “i” button on the right side of the desired network.

4. Credentials will appear and in the password section you need to keep pressing so that the device copies it to the clipboard.

This process is for the network you are currently connected to. But if you need to know the saved Wifi password, you need to enter the Edit button when entering the “Wifi” option in the settings, all the previous networks will appear there and each one will stop copying the password.

It is important to pay attention iPhone Allows access to the key after verifying the user’s identity FaceID, To ensure device and connection security.

password on the modem

If you have recently connected to the service or have never changed the default password from the operator, there is a direct way to find out the password.

The vast majority of manufacturers include a sticker on the router with factory information and the original password on it.

It is important to change the default password for security reasons, as this is information that operators have in their database and may be leaked to affect users.

The password will also be reset when the router is reset, a process that can be a last resort if the password cannot be found and can be done by placing a small button on the back of the device called Reset, this is precious. A few seconds and the modem will reset to factory settings.

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