How to share your Wi-Fi password between iPhones

iOS has a built-in feature that lets you quickly share Wi-Fi passwords between devices by bringing them near each other. It uses Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and each user's Apple ID to securely share the password between devices.

Sharing your Wi-Fi password can be a frustrating endeavor. If you have you have a complicated Wi-Fi password with letters, numbers, and special characters, that can be a real pain for your Aunt Edna coming to visit on Thanksgiving. But as of iOS 11, Wi-Fi sharing between iPhones and iPads is a piece of cake! There are three things you need to check before you can do it, though.

First, make sure both phones have Wi-Fi and Bluetooth turned on. You can check these in Settings > Wi-Fi and Settings > Bluetooth, respectively. Just toggle the slider to the on position.

turning wi-fi on turning bluetooth on

Secondly, make sure you both have each other's Apple ID under the "email" section in Contacts—this won't work otherwise!. As a side note, this method also works if both devices are using the same Apple ID.

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Finally, connect one of the devices to the Wi-Fi.

On the disconnected device, go to the Settings > Wi-Fi.

Step 1: Tap SettingsStep 2 - Tap Wi-Fi

Tap the name of the network you would like to join, and you'll get the password prompt.

Step 3 - Tap the networkStep 4 - hold other phone near

Unlock the other iOS device and hold it up to the device you're connecting. That already-connected device will receive a prompt asking to share the Wi-Fi Password. Press "Share Password," and just like that, the connecting device will receive the password and connect.

Step 5 - Tap share password

That's it! The password box on the second device will autofill the password and connect.

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