WiFi QR How to share your Wi-Fi password with a QR code, from iPhone to any phone
Make the code once in WiFi QR, then show it on your screen for a guest to scan, or send it as an image with Share QR Code. Works the same for Android and iPhone guests, and neither one needs an app — the camera reads the code and offers to join on its own.
Why a QR code instead of iPhone's password sharing?
iPhone's own Wi-Fi password sharing is genuinely handy, when it applies: both devices have to be Apple, near each other, and already saved in each other's contacts. It does nothing at all for an Android phone, a friend who isn't in your contacts, or a guest who shows up while you're out.
A Wi-Fi QR code works on any phone with a camera that reads QR codes, full stop. Most Android phones scan it from the camera app or the QR scanner tucked inside Wi-Fi settings; on iPhone, the Camera app just shows a banner to join.
| Method | Works with Android | Guest must be nearby | Password stays unread |
|---|---|---|---|
| iPhone's built-in password sharing | No | Yes | Yes |
| Show the QR code on your screen | Yes | Yes | Mostly (it's in the code) |
| Send the QR code as an image | Yes | No | Mostly (it's in the code) |
| Read the password aloud | Yes | Yes | No |
How to share Wi-Fi password from iPhone to Android with a QR code
- On the Generate tab, fill in Network Name (SSID) (or tap Use current), choose WPA/WPA2/WPA3 and type the Password.
- Show the code on your screen. Your guest opens their camera or QR scanner and points it at it.
- Their phone offers to join. They tap it, and that's it.
Showing the code on screen costs nothing, has no cap and needs no internet at all. Tap Save to History if you'll want it again.
How to send the Wi-Fi QR code as a picture
- With the code up on the Generate tab, tap Share QR Code.
- The iOS share sheet opens with a PNG: the title, the code, and the network name and security type underneath. The password itself isn't printed as text by default.
- Pick Messages, WhatsApp, Mail, AirDrop, whatever. Your guest can show the image on another screen, print it, or just scan it off their own device.
The image comes out 380 x 538 points on the free plan (that extra 30 points is a small "Made with WiFi QR" watermark) and 380 x 508 with Premium; on a 3x iPhone screen the actual file has three times as many pixels in each direction. The free plan gives you one export or share total, after which each one needs a short optional ad or Premium.
Keep the code one tap away
- Mark a network as favourite: swipe right on it in History and tap Favorite, or tap the star on the detail screen.
- Add the WiFi QR widget to your Home Screen or Lock Screen. It shows the favourite's code with "Scan to connect" underneath, though it needs iOS 18.6 or later.
- Long-press the app icon and choose Share Favorite to jump straight to the share sheet with that code.
Is sharing a Wi-Fi QR code safe?
Exactly as safe as sharing the password, because the password sits right there inside the code, in plain text. Anyone who scans it — or a photo of it — can join and read the password straight out with a scanner app. It's not more secure than just saying the password out loud; it's faster and it doesn't get mistyped.
Questions and answers
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