Who does not know it: Friends are visiting and ask for the WLAN password directly. It’s just stupid that it’s on the router and it’s in the other corner of the room. However, in iOS there is a function thanks to which you can share the password with others at the touch of a button.
Although the function of sharing WiFi password via iPhone has been around since iOS 11, many Apple users have missed it. As soon as someone tries to log into your WLAN with their Apple device, you will receive a request on your own device and can simply confirm it. It is no longer necessary to enter long WiFi passwords. As convenient as the function is, it also has a catch that you should definitely be aware of.
How to share WiFi password via iPhone
WiFi sharing via iPhone not only works on your own WiFi, but on any WiFi network for which you have access data! And this is how they share network access with others:
Step 1: Turn on Bluetooth
First you activate Bluetooth on your device in the control center, the person who wants to receive the password must also activate Bluetooth.
Step 2: Store Apple ID in contacts
Make sure your Apple ID is in the requester’s contacts. The requester has usually already saved your phone number. Your email address can also be added to this contact. For some contacts, the ID is already stored by default.
Step 3: Stay in your own WLAN
In order to share WiFi password via iPhone, you need to be logged into the same WiFi network.
Step 4: Request WiFi password
The person who wants to log into the WLAN goes into the WLAN settings and selects the network.
Step 5: Confirm request
Now you have to have unlocked your smartphone and only confirm the request – the password is shared.
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The catch to the function
As already mentioned, sharing the WiFi password via the iPhone is possible for anyone who is logged into the network. So you have to be aware that any iPhone user who has your WiFi password saved on their device can also share it in this way as long as they are on your WiFi network with the stranger. You cannot defend yourself against it. We therefore recommend assigning a new password every few months.
TECHBOOK advises:
The feature is especially useful for people who frequently change their WiFi password. This applies, for example, to parents who want to regulate their children’s Internet consumption and therefore regularly assign new passwords. If you have to go through all the steps first, it would probably be better to simply enter the password manually.