Visiting a friend or inviting a guest over might not be a great idea due to the coronavirus pandemic, but if you happen to visit a new place or have guests at home, sharing Wi-Fi password is often considered a hassle. Some users still stick to the old-fashioned way of typing passwords, and honestly, you shouldn’t be manually typing passwords in 2021. With Android 10, Android adopted QR code mechanism for sharing Wi-Fi passwords, and today, you’ll learn how to use the feature on your Android phone.
If you have an Android phone running Android 10 or higher, you can use Wi-Fi Alliance’s Wi-Fi Easy Connect protocol to seamlessly share passwords via QR codes. A similar implementation may also be available in older Android phones running select custom skins like MIUI.
- Generate QR Code of Wi-Fi Network
- Scan QR Code of Wi-Fi Network
Generate QR Code of Wi-Fi Network
Open the Settings app of your phone and go to Wi-Fi settings. Tap on the Wi-Fi network from the list of available connections to open its dedicated page. Here, you’ll see a ‘Share’ button with a QR code icon. Tap on it to proceed further.
Now that you have generated the QR code, it is time to let your guests (or you) scan it. To do so, tap on the QR code icon next to ‘Add network’ in Wi-Fi settings. From the QR code scanning interface, scan the QR code you just generated on the other device.
Scan QR Codes and Easily Connect to Wi-Fi Networks
That’s how you can easily share QR codes with your friends, guests, or family. As you just saw, sharing Wi-Fi passwords is no longer a hassle on Android and gone are the days when you manually enter passwords. You should consider using a password manager if you don’t want to type passwords anywhere. For more useful tips, check out our articles on keeping your Android device secure and changing app permissions on Android.
