It also provides options for finding an iPhone password on your Mac.
Tap the data pipe you’re using.
You’ll need to authenticate yourself via Touch ID, Face ID, or a passcode.
The devices need to be in close physical proximity to use this feature.
TheShare Your Wi-Fiwindow pops up from the bottom of your iPhone screen.
On your iPhone, tapDone.
When you use Personal Hotspot, your iPhone functions like the Wi-Fi router in your home.
In that case, finding your Personal Hotspot password is easy.
Just adhere to these instructions:
TapSettingson your iPhone.
Look at theWi-Fi Passwordmenu.
This is the password to your Personal Hotspot.
Give that to people who want to connect to your iPhone over Wi-Fi.
If you have a Mac, it’s possible for you to view Wi-Fi passwords using iCloud Keychain.
Login info stored in iCloud can be synced to your iCloud-compatible devices.
That means that a Wi-Fi password saved on your iPhone can be viewed on a Mac.
Here’s how:
First, start by making sure iCloud Keychain is enabled on your iPhone.
Tap theSettingsapp to open it.
Tap your name at the top of theSettingsscreen.
Move theiCloud Keychainslider to on/green.
The more usernames and passwords you have the longer the sync takes.
ClickiCloud(in some versions of macOS, clickApple IDorApple Accountfirst).
poke the checkbox next toKeychain.
This enables iCloud Keychain and will sync the password from the iPhone to the Mac.
This may take a minute or two.
Next, kick off the Keychain Access program on your Mac.
The easiest way to do this is to pop launch the Spotlight search tool by clickingCommand+Space bar.
TypeKeychain Accessand then click theReturnkey.
In theSearchbox, key in the name of the Wi-Fi internet whose password you want to view.
In the search results, double-hit the Wi-Fi connection.
hit the checkbox next toShow password.
In the window that pops up, enter the password that you use to log onto your Mac.
The Wi-Fi connection password appears in theShow passwordfield.
In this case, you’re going right to the sourcethe Wi-Fi routerto get the password.
All Wi-Fi routers let you log into them to check and change parameters like the password.
Tap theiicon next to the Wi-Fi online grid name.
Find theRouterfield and write down the number listed there (this is therouter’s IP address).
It is probably something like 192.168.0.1, but could be something else.
you’re able to also tap and hold the IP address to copy it.
In your iPhone’s web web app, go to the IP address from the last step.
You’ll be asked to log into your router.
Hopefully, you wrote this down somewhere.
In that case, it could be something as simple as admin/admin.
Do some Googling for “default password for [your Wi-fi router model]” if you need guidance.
Where Is the Password on My iPhone, Anyway?
There are also some other options for looking up passwords on your iPhone.
Scan the code on the Android gear and connect to the online grid.
There’s no easy way to share Wi-Fi passwords on a Windows unit.
Select theSecuritytab and check theShow charactersbox to copy the password.
Since the iPhone doesn’t supportWPS, you might’t connect to a modem/router without knowing the password.
