Pavel Jelic Most likely, you have already found yourself in a situation where you wanted to tell a friend or perhaps a family member a Wi-Fi password, but you didn't know it off the top of your head. In this case, you probably remembered the feature that allows you to share the Wi-Fi network password from iPhone to iPhone. Unfortunately, in most cases, this feature does not work for users, as they simply do not know how to make it work. So, if you want to share your Wi-Fi password with someone, or if someone wants to share your Wi-Fi password with you and doesn't know how, then you're in the right place. In this article, we will show you everything that needs to be followed.
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What do you need to share Wi-Fi password from iPhone to iPhone?
There are a total of five individual rules you need to follow to get iPhone-to-iPhone Wi-Fi password sharing working:
- Unlock both iPhones and place them close to each other.
- On both iPhones turn on Wi-Fi a Bluetooth z Settings, or from control center. Of course, one of the iPhones that will share the password must be k certainly Wi-Fi network, to which the password will be shared, connected
- Check if iPhone users have each other v contacts, in addition to the phone number, it is also ideally filled out email address.
- Make sure both iPhones have the latest iOS version available.
- Both devices must of course be connected to iCloud and logged in to Apple ID.
If you meet all these points, then your devices are ready to share the password to the Wi-Fi network. By the way, it probably goes without saying that sharing is especially handy if you have Wi-Fi properly secured with a sufficiently strong password. A simple password will probably be faster to say than to share, but it's a good idea not to use such passwords.
How to share Wi-Fi password from iPhone to iPhone?
First, of course, it is necessary that one of the iPhones (let's call it donor) connected to the Wi-Fi for which you want to share the password on the second iPhone. The second device (let's call it recipient) should then have Wi-Fi enabled but not connected to any network. Hold both devices relatively close to each other, then proceed as follows:
- Open the native app on the recipient's iPhone Settings, and then go to the section Wi-Fi access.
- In the list of displayed Wi-Fi networks, click on recipient's iPhone here Sew, that you want to connect to.
- A password text box will appear, with nothing in it do not enter.
- Then unlock the donor's iPhone and make sure it is located near the recipient's iPhone.
- After unlocking, a notification screen with offer to share password, which must be confirmed by tapping on Share password.
- After clicking Share password with password to a Wi-Fi network will move na The recipient's iPhone and automatically will fill A notification about this event will appear on the donor's iPhone.
- If you managed to lose the password notification with the Share button, then the iPhone of the donor lock up and then again unlock it. The screen should rediscover.
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iPhone to iPhone Wi-Fi password sharing has been part of the iOS operating system since version 11. The password transfer is done via Bluetooth, which is the main reason why both devices need to have Bluetooth turned on. During the transfer, the Wi-Fi password is then taken from the Keychain to the iPhone, so the entire transfer is relatively safe and the password should not be "stolen" during the transfer. If you can't get iPhone to iPhone Wi-Fi password sharing working, then continue reading.
What to do if sharing Wi-Fi password from iPhone to iPhone does not work?
There are several reasons why iPhone to iPhone Wi-Fi password sharing may not work for you. Below are some solutions that may help you:
- Before jumping into anything else, try both devices restart.
- Make sure both devices are close to each other and that both devices are located within Wi-Fi range.
- Check if they are working router, if necessary, try restarting it.
- One of the iPhones may have an old version of iOS. Update v Settings -> General -> Software Update.
- The recipient's iPhone was once able to accept the password from the Wi-Fi network. Try clicking on a specific Wi-Fi network even in a circle, and then tap Ignore this network.
- It finally comes into consideration Reset network settings v Settings -> General -> Reset. Note that this will disconnect you from all Wi-Fi networks and Bluetooth devices.
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it is easier to write it manually
And if the user does not know the password from memory?
It's funny that we need half an A4 manual for iPhone and one QR code for Android.
The iPhone can also work with passwords using a QR code, so study iOS at least a little first before you start bashing it.
it's rather ridiculous that articles are being written about this, I've been using this feature for at least 2 years / maybe 3 without further study, and I first noticed it when the iPhone offered me the option on its own - it was able to recognize who the person next to me is - from we are probably friends - family, wife or whoever. I never studied anything, it works beautifully and elegantly. I don't understand why an article is being written about it, it's probably chasing traffic.
This feature often doesn't work as it should because people don't know that they have to have Bluetooth turned on along with Wi-Fi. In this guide, you will find everything you need to get the function working. Unfortunately, not everyone is that good :)
Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't, and you don't even know how it's supposed to work. With Android, it's really easier because they see where they're doing and don't wait for something that may or may not happen. Before offers to share a password appear, everyone has it annoyingly described.