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How to create a QR code for your Wi-Fi on iPhone

Open WiFi QR on the Generate tab, tap Use current or type the Network Name (SSID), choose WPA/WPA2/WPA3, type the Password, and the code shows up at the top of the screen. A guest points their camera at it and joins without typing a single character.

4 min read · Updated 2026-09-17

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Why make a Wi-Fi QR code?

Long router passwords are a pain to read aloud and even easier to mistype. A Wi-Fi QR code packs the network name, password and security type into one image. The guest's camera reads it, the phone offers to join, and nobody has to spell out "capital B, plus sign, seven" across a kitchen table.

There's no built-in way on iPhone to turn a network into a QR code — that's the gap this app fills. Your guests don't need anything extra, though: iPhones and most Android phones already read these codes through the camera.

How to generate a QR code for Wi-Fi on iPhone, step by step

  1. Open WiFi QR. It starts on the Generate tab.
  2. Next to Network Name (SSID), tap Use current and allow location access when iOS asks. The name of the network you're on fills in by itself. You can also just type it.
  3. Under Security Type, choose WPA/WPA2/WPA3 unless your network runs the old WEP or has no password (Open (No Password)).
  4. Type the Wi-Fi password in Password. Tap the eye if you want to check what you typed.
  5. If your network doesn't broadcast its name, open Advanced Options and switch on Hidden Network. You can also add a Custom Title (Optional), like "Guest WiFi", shown under the code.
  6. The code appears at the top the moment everything checks out. Hold the screen up for your guest.
  7. Tap Save to History to keep it. You'll see Network saved!, or Network updated if that name was already in your list.

Why do I have to type the password?

Because iOS flat-out refuses to let any app read a saved Wi-Fi password. The form says so plainly: "For security reasons, iOS does not allow apps to read WiFi passwords." Use current fills in the name only, and only with location permission granted, since iOS treats a Wi-Fi name as location data.

Passwords typed in this way are easy to forget. Look it up in iOS Settings under Wi-Fi (tap the network, then the password field), or check the sticker on the router. If iOS won't hand over the name either, the app says: "iOS did not give the Wi-Fi name. Type it in — the QR code works the same."

A worked example: what the code contains

A Wi-Fi QR code is plain text in a standard format. Here's exactly what WiFi QR writes for a home network whose password has a semicolon and a colon in it — characters that have to be escaped with a backslash, or the whole thing breaks.

Example: WPA network with special characters in the password
Field in the appYou enterWritten into the code
Network Name (SSID)Casa RossiS:Casa Rossi;
Security TypeWPA/WPA2/WPA3T:WPA;
Passwordsole;mare:2024P:sole\;mare\:2024;
Full text in the QR codeWIFI:T:WPA;S:Casa Rossi;P:sole\;mare\:2024;;

You never type those backslashes — the app adds them for you. Skip them and a phone reads the password as just "sole" and gives up.

Is this Wi-Fi QR code generator free?

Making and showing codes on screen costs nothing and has no limit. The free plan saves up to 3 networks in History and lets you share or export the image once, watermark included. Try to save a fourth and you'll hit Free Limit Reached; watch a short ad for one more slot or move to Premium.

Tips and common mistakes

  • Get the name exactly right. "Casa Rossi" and "casa rossi" are two different networks to a phone, capitals and all. Use current sidesteps the whole problem.
  • Watch the password's capitals and symbols too. The app can only check the length is valid, not that it actually matches your router.
  • A router's 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands usually have different names. Make one code per name, not one for the router.
  • A red message under the buttons means the code isn't drawn yet. A 7-character WPA password, for instance, triggers WPA passwords must be between 8 and 63 characters.
  • Test it on another phone before you print or send it anywhere — takes ten seconds and saves an awkward resend.

Questions and answers

Can I make a Wi-Fi QR code without the app?
Not with iPhone's own tools — iOS can share a password with nearby Apple devices but won't turn it into a QR code. Any generator you'd use writes the same standard text anyway; this one just does it on your device, without sending the password anywhere.
Does the code change if I make it again?
No. Same name, password and security type always give the same content, so a code made weeks ago still works, right up until you change the name or password on the router.
Why does the app need location permission?
Only for Use current — iOS hands over the connected Wi-Fi's name only to an app with location permission. Your position itself is never stored or sent. Refuse it and just type the name.
Can I create a code for a network I'm not connected to?
Yes. Type the name and password by hand. The app doesn't need to be anywhere near that network to build its code.

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