Share from a Pixel
These steps follow Google's Pixel help:
- Open Settings and tap Network & internet, then Internet.
- Tap the settings icon (the gear) next to the network you're connected to.
- Tap Share and confirm with your fingerprint, face or PIN.
The phone shows a QR code. Someone else can scan it to join, and the password is written underneath it.
Scan a code to join
- From Wi-Fi settings: in Settings → Network & internet → Internet, tap the QR icon next to Add network and point it at the code.
- From the camera: open the Camera app and point it at the code; tap the suggestion to connect. If nothing appears, try Google Lens.
Android shows the network name and asks you to connect. It doesn't join silently.
See your saved password
The Share screen above is also the simplest way to see a password your phone already knows: it's printed under the code. You can also take a screenshot of that code and read it with our in-browser scanner, which never uploads the image.
Other Android phones
Phones from other makers use the same idea, under different menu names. Look for a QR icon or a Share button on the network's details page in Wi-Fi settings. Samsung's steps are in the Samsung guide. A few points apply to all of them:
- Android reads the standard
WIFI:format, including WPA, WEP, open networks and the hidden-network flag. Recent versions also understand WPA3 codes; see the format guide. - Some older Android versions misread a password whose last character is a backslash. If yours ends in
\, test the code on that phone, or choose a different password. - Phones older than Android 10 may need a QR scanner app that supports Wi-Fi codes.
Printing a sign
Android's code is for showing on screen. For a printed sign, type the details from the Share screen into the generator, pick a design and print it at 100%.