It has happened to many of us on more than one occasion that we need the WiFi password that we are using on our mobile, but nevertheless we do not have it written down anywhere and we do not remember it, this is complicated especially if we have modified the original password of the router, forcing us to reset it. But nevertheless, a new option has come to Xiaomi for allowing us to see the WiFi password as of MIUI 12.
This will save us many intermediate steps and we will be able to have the WiFi key at our fingertips in a totally secure way on the mobile for any situation where we need it. A possibility that changes with respect to the rest of Android phones as we can see below. In both cases it is a simpler process than it was previously, where it was even necessary to be root user.
The trick that gives us access to WiFi keys in Xiaomi
Before starting, we must mention that this trick is not recommended for other smartphones that do not have MIUI 12, because in that case we invite you to try the following method that we are going to teach you. Only users with MIUI 12 will be able to follow this process, with a few steps that, as you are going to see, are very easy to imitate and will take us a few seconds.
- First of all we have to go into Settings.
- Now is the time to access the WiFi option.
- Then it is time to click on the WiFi network for which we want to get the key.
- A QR code will appear, to which we must make a screenshot with the different methods in Xiaomi.
- Then the small image will appear at the top, where we have to touch “Send”.
- This will take us to a new window where we can choose an app to share it, although we will choose “Scan”.
With these steps, the Xiaomi scenes application will do all the work for us and will show us the WiFi password saved in Xiaomi , as well as the security method it uses and the full name. If it appears encrypted, you just have to touch on the screen and it will be shown so that we can use it where we need it.
View saved WiFi passwords on Android
On smartphones with the Android 11 version, including Samsung, Motorola, Realme or Vivo mobiles among others, the steps are somewhat simpler. We do not need any QR code scanner to access the password . It will be a matter of entering Settings> WiFi and clicking on the settings wheel of our WiFi.
Then we just have to touch the share button and next to the image, at the bottom we can see the password of the WiFi network.
How to see the WiFi password on other Android phones?
In case your mobile has some layer of personalization that changes the style and way of offering the option of sharing the WiFi. It is only necessary to use the most classic mode to see the WiFi password on Android. Where through Google Assistant or any scanner we will be able to access the password of the WiFi network to which we are connected.
You just have to repeat the same process and take a screenshot of the QR code to later open the Google assistant and choose the screenshot among the multimedia files. At the bottom we will see the WiFi password with steps more similar to those of Xiaomi.