How to view lost/forgotten Wi-Fi passwords on Android

VIEW LOST/FORGOTTEN WI-FI PASSWORD ON ANDROID SMARTPHONES/TABLET In order to retrieve your saved wifi password from your Android device, yo... thumbnail 1 summary

9 years ago

VIEW LOST/FORGOTTEN WI-FI PASSWORD ON ANDROID SMARTPHONES/TABLET
In order to retrieve your saved wifi password from your Android device, you need to access the root files of your Android system data. For obtaining access to the root files of your Android system data, you need to have a file explorer like the ES File Explorer App installed on your smartphone.

Step1: Make sure you have rooted your Android device. If you’ve not yet rooted your device, there are many tutorials available online to teach you how to root your device.

Step 2: Since finding your Wi-Fi passwords involves you to open a system file on Android, but it is not possible to use the traditional file explorer that comes pre-installed on the device. The best App to do so is ES File Explorer which can effortlessly open any system file on Android.

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Step 3: Install ES File Explorer App on your Android from Google Play Store. Open up ES File Explorer that you’ve downloaded on your Android device.

Step 4: Now, you need to enable the ‘Root Explorer’ feature in the app. Simply move to the root folder in ES File Explorer where you need to scroll down to “Root Explorer” under the drop-down “Tools” and enable it. You can find a directory called data.

Step 5: Just navigate to Data>>Misc>>Wifi folder as shown in the image given below:

Step 6: Under the wifi folder, you will find a file with name as wpa_supplicant.conf. Select the file and open it with any of your editors.

Step 7: Hit the file icon to open it and make sure you use ES File Explorer‘s built-in text/HTML viewer for the task.
In the file, you will be able to see the network SSID and their passwords next to it.

Step 8: You can now explore for the SSID (network name) and make a note of the password next to it and close the file.