Apple makes it a breeze for users to share the Wi-Fi password. However, you need to have it at your fingertips or see it display a Wi-Fi network password on your iOS. This way, you transform your Mac into a Wi-Fi Hotspot to pass on connectivity to an iPhone.
In addition, you can interconnect everyone in your family at home or receive someone onto your Wi-Fi without disclosing your password. You only need to set up a hotspot from a Mac but there’s even an easier way to pass on connectivity to other devices via Wi-Fi.
Read on to discover how to share Wi-Fi password from Mac to iPhone.
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Part 1: How to View A Wi-Fi Password with Keychain Access
Method 1: Invoke Keychain
If you want to pair devices powered by iOS 11 and later or Macs running on macOS High Sierra (10.13) and higher, use keychain. Your recipient should appear in your Contacts app. Enable Bluetooth on your devices and the external iPhone. Next, follow the steps below:
- At the outset, confirm that you’ve your iCloud Keychain turned on your iPhone. Hit the Settings app to launch it.
- Tap your identity at the upper part of the Settings window.
- Tap iCloud> Keychain.
- Slip the iCloud Keychain slider to ON, it should be green.
- From the Apple menu in the upper right edge, choose System Preferences.
- Click on iCloud while signed into the same iCloud account on your Mac and iPhone.
- Select the checkbox near Keychain. This activates iCloud Keychain and syncs the password from the iOS to the Mac in a matter of minutes.
- Launch the Keychain Access app on your Mac. Go to the Spotlight search feature by holding down
command+space bar. Enter Keychain Access and then press the Return key. - In the Search field, enter the name of your Wi-Fi with the password you want to share.
- In the search list, double click the Wi-Fi.
- Select the checkbox near Show password.
- In the page that thrusts into view, type the password that you would need to access the network via Mac.
- Your Wi-Fi connectivity password pops up in the Show password field.
Part 2: Find the Wi-Fi Password for Hotspot to Share from Mac to iPhone
Solution #1 Hunt Down the Wi-Fi Password for Your Personal Hotspot
Personal Hotspot in iOS allows you to pass on cellular data connection with other proximate devices using Wi-Fi. Other devices near you can get connected to Wi-Fi through your iPhone with your Personal Hotspot password. Follow these steps to uncover the Personal Hotspot password:
- Go to Settings on your iPhone.
- Select Personal Hotspot.
- Slip the Personal Hotspot slider to ON/green to toggle on the feature.
- Take a glance at the Wi-Fi Password There you have it, your Personal Hotspot password to share with a friend who seeks to go online with your iPhone over a Wi-Fi network.
Solution #2 Share Wi-Fi Password from Mac to iPhone via Bluetooth
If you want a free option, use Bluetooth or Bluetooth PAN (Personal Area Network) to share internet connectivity across other devices. It’s a double-edge sword because of the limited devices compatible with this method. It also takes more time due to the Bluetooth syncing process.
Before we start, in step 3, ensure you choose Bluetooth PAN from the “To computers using” icon when prompted by the Configure an internet-sharing network.
- To hook up the Bluetooth network using an iPhone, first enable Bluetooth.
- Next, tap Settings>Bluetooth while it’s enabled.
- Select Settings> Mobile Data/Cellular Data and tap Personal Hotspot.
- Now you need to synchronize your iPhone with your Mac. Launch the Bluetooth pane from System Preferences and browse through to find your iPhone, and then hit Connect.
- A code will pop up on your devices and click Pair on your iPhone to synchronize your gadgets. Tap Pair and type the code portrayed on your Mac.
- In the meanwhile, a Bluetooth icon should appear in the upper left of your iPhone display showing the devices are online.
- On your computer, the usual indicator for Wi-Fi will stick out an arrow.
- From your iPhone, navigate to Wi-Fi and view the Mac you want to connect to.
- The iPhone should show the option to access the Personal Hotspot, tap Join.
- Type the password if you create one.