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It is known to all that WiFi password is used to protect the wireless networks from unauthorized connections. If you have previously connected your iPhone or iPad to a WiFi network, it will be saved on your device automatically. But pay attention that it doesn't mean that you can visit this network directly all the time with this feature. If you forget the WiFi password, you can't get access to it, which will results in that you fail to use many applications or functions on your device. In this case, you must be very eager to know how to find the password. Here we'll explore How to Show Saved WiFi Password on iPhone.
It is easy for iPhone to automatically remember these networks, but it is difficult for users to check and view the passwords stored on iPhone. However, you can use some iPhone built-in features to get the password. Using Router Settings to find the password is the fundamental way you can try. Follow the below steps to find WiFi password through Router Settings.
Step 1: Go to Settings>WiFi on your iPhone. Then you will be brought to a page where many different network names display.
Step 2: Tap "i" icon behind the network which you want to know the password and then copy the Router IP address.
Step 3: Open your Safari in a new tab on your device, paste the Router IP address and then click the Enter button. This will naturally bring you to the router's login panel page.
Step 4: Log in with the default user name and password. Then you can view the WiFi password on iPhone.
By the way, most routers' default user name and password are both "admin". But if you have tried this and it doesn't work, search for the default password for a specific router model name with your browser. In addition, the method doesn't apply to the situation when the administrator has already changed the router settings and passwords.
How to know saved WiFi password in iPhone? Actually iCloud Keychain is another choice to achieve this. It basically synchronizes all your WiFi data from all the Apple devices linked to the same account and don't forget that iPhone and Mac share one iCloud account. Try to implement this method as per the following steps.
Step 1: Open Settings on your device, find iCloud and click Keychain to turn on this feature.
Step 2: Go back to the Settings menu and turn on Personal Hotspot.
Step 3: To proceed, start up your Mac and then connect it to your iPhone's Personal Hotpot via the WiFi feature.
Step 4: After you have connected successfully, what you need to do is to use Cmd+Space to launch the Spotlight Search on your Mac and then search for Keychain Access through the search box.
Step 5: Identify and open your preferred WiFi network and then check Show password in order to view the password.
Incidentally, if you have a password restriction on your Mac account, a small window may pop up to ask you to input the password for the admin account before you can see the WiFi password. Then the password will appear in the blank of Show password. Pay attention to that this method doesn't work on non-mac laptops.
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