If you have your Android phone for a longer time already, chances are high that you saved a large number of different WiFi networks on your device. Automatically connecting to all these networks is super convenient, but what do you do if you need to connect another device like your laptop the first time to one of these networks? Of course, you can always ask again for the password but what if the person who knows it is gone? Seems like you’re stuck with your Android phone to surf the web.
So you connected to a wireless network with your Android device and can’t remember the password you used.
Fortunately, there’s an easy way to view you saved Wi-Fi passwords in Android. Today, we’re explain how to view saved Wi-Fi passwords after you’ve already connected to them (regardless of whether or not you’re actively connected).
In fact, recovering your password on Android is as easy as installing one file manager app and browsing to one folder on your device.
The only catch to this method is that you’ll need a rooted device. The folder in which the Wi-Fi passwords are saved is not visible on non-rooted phones.
Here are the step by step instructions :
Step 1. Install ES File Explorer on your device (it’s free, download it here)
Step 2. Open the file management app and navigate to your data/misc/wifi folder (once again, this folder will not be visible on non-rooted phones) i.e. to the root folder.
Step 3. Open the file called wpa_supplicant.conf to see a list of saved Wi-Fi networks along with their passwords
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