How to Share Wi-Fi Password from iPhone to iPhone, iPad, and Mac

Lisa OuUpdated by Lisa Ou / March 29, 2021 16:30

A strong Wi-Fi password can protect your wireless network from Wi-Fi password hackers. The first time you set a random Wi-Fi password, you can require iPhone to remember the Wi-Fi password. Next time you connect your iPhone to a Wi-Fi network, your iPhone will fill in the Wi-Fi password automatically.

If your friends and families come to your house, the first time you need to do is sharing the Wi-Fi password from your iPhone. It is complicated to connect to your private wireless network with manual password entries. Nowadays, you can share Wi-Fi on iPhone with simple options. It is faster and easier to share the Wi-Fi network password from iPhone to other devices. You can check this iPhone Wi-Fi password sharing tutorial to get more details.  

How to Share Wi-Fi Password from iPhone to iPhone, iPad, and Mac
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1. How to Share Wi-Fi Password from iPhone

You can share Wi-Fi password from an iPhone to an iPhone, iPad, or Mac computer. In other words, you can share your Wi-Fi password with someone among Apple devices. There is a Share Password option that can add new users to your Wi-Fi connection at home.

(1) How to Share Wi-Fi Password from iPhone to iPhone/iPad/Mac

To start with, here are some preparations you need to know. Otherwise, the Wi-Fi password may stop working or be stuck on a certain page.

  1. Update to the latest iOS and iPadOS version. If you share a Wi-Fi password from iPhone to Mac, you need to update your Mac computer to macOS High Sierra and later operating systems.
  2. Make sure Personal Hotspot has been turned off on both devices. Then turn on Wi-Fi and Bluetooth on the send and receive ends.
  3. All Wi-Fi password receivers should save your Apple ID email address in Contacts. Meanwhile, sign in to iCloud with the Apple ID that all your friends saved.
  4. Keep all devices in the same room. Put all those Apple devices close to each other. This is a good way to join a wireless network by Wi-Fi password sharing.

Now, let’s see how to share wifi password from Mac to iPhone.

Step 1Unlock the password-sharing device. And connect it to Wi-Fi.

Step 2Unlock another iOS device and choose the Wi-Fi from the list.

Step 3To start the iPhone Wi-Fi password share request, choose Share Password in the popping-up Wi-Fi Password window.

Step 4When you see Successfully shared your Wi-Fi password, tap Done to complete the process.

The steps about how to share wifi password from iPhone to Mac is the same, the pop-up window will be showed on your Mac screen instead.

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What if you want to share Wi-Fi password from Mac to iPhone? The steps are almost the same, but you will be required to make sure the person you want to share password with is in your Contacts app. Then connect your Mac to Wi-Fi, go to iPhone and choose the same Wi-Fi from the Settings app. After that, a share window pops up on the Mac screen and click Share. Well, share wifi from mac to iphone is done.

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(2) How to Share Wi-Fi Password from iPhone to Android

Sometimes, you need to share wifi password iPhone to Android. It is a little more complicated than sharing Wi-Fi between iOS devices. And you have to reply on other third-party tools to generate QR code on your iPhone first.

You can choose tools like Visual Codes app from iPhone App Store, then open it. Choose Add Code then Connect to WiFi. Select one from them and share the generated QR code to Android phone and scan it.

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3. FAQs of Sharing Wi-Fi Password on iPhone

Can you share the Wi-Fi password from iPhone to Android?

Yes. But the iPhone to Android Wi-Fi password sharing steps is different. You need to download a QR code generator on your iPhone first, such as Visual Codecs, Qrafter, etc. Create a QR code on your iPhone. The Android user can scan it with the camera app or QR scanner app. Check the confirmation message to complete the process. Well, this method also works to share Wi-Fi password from Android to iPhone.

How to share an internet connection from iPhone to a laptop?

Open the iPhone Settings app. Choose Cellular and turn on Cellular Data. Tap Set Up Personal Hotspot. Choose Wi-Fi Password and type a password for your hotspot. Trigger on Personal Hotspot. Now, click the Network button on your laptop. Select the iPhone internet connection to share with the Windows laptop.

How to share Wi-Fi password from Mac to iPhone?

Connect your Mac computer and iPhone to the same Wi-Fi network. Choose a certain wireless network on your iPhone. Go back to the Mac screen. Click Share to grant Mac to iPhone Wi-Fi password sharing.  

That’s all to share Wi-Fi password from iPhone to iPhone and other Apple products. If the iPhone share Wi-Fi password button does not work, you can reboot iPhone and reset the wireless connection. Unplug the router and modem for 5 minutes. Later, reconnect iPhone to Wi-Fi for password sharing. Besides, you can put devices side by side to get an uninterrupted internet connection.

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