How to share a Wi-Fi password on a Google Pixel (Android 17)

Device

Android

Shown on

Google Pixel 10a, Android 17 (build CP3A.261005.005)

App

Settings

Path

Settings › Network and Internet › Internet

Real screenshots

6 of 6 steps

Checked

October 2026

Sources

1 official, 1 other, linked below

Step by step

1. 

   Open Internet

   Open Settings and tap Network and Internet, then Internet. The network you are on is listed under it.

   Done

2. 

   Tap the gear

   On the Internet page, your network says Connected and has a gear on the right. Tap the gear, not the name. We blurred every network name.

   Done

3. 

   Tap Share

   Network details opens, with Forget, Disconnect and Share at the top. Tap Share. Ours also showed Frequency 2.4 GHz and Security WPA/WPA2-Personal.

   Done

4. 

   Let them scan the QR code

   Share Wi-Fi opened straight away on ours, without a PIN or fingerprint; our phone has no screen lock. Google says your friend scans the code with another device to join the network. We blurred the code.

   Done

5. 

   Or read out the password

   Under the code it says Wi-Fi password: and then the password in plain text. We blurred ours. Read it out or type it on the other device.

   Done

6. 

   Quick Share

   A Quick Share button is at the bottom of the page. We didn't try it.

   Done

If you do not see this option

• No Share button? 9to5Google says sharing Wi-Fi by QR code came with Android 10, so older phones may not have it. Source: How to share your Wi-Fi password in seconds on Android
• Want a quicker way? 9to5Google says that since Android 14 the Internet tile in Quick Settings has a Share Wi-Fi button. It only works for the network you are on now. Source: How to share your Wi-Fi password in seconds on Android
• Sharing a network you are not on? 9to5Google says saved networks have a Share button too. Ours listed them under Saved networks, at the bottom of the Internet page. Source: How to share your Wi-Fi password in seconds on Android

  

If this does not work

• The other phone can't scan the code? Read out the password instead. On a Pixel, see how to scan a QR code on a Google Pixel. Source: Connect to Wi-Fi networks on your Android device
• Friend still can't connect? Check they picked the same network, then see Pixel Wi-Fi keeps disconnecting.

About this guide

A friend wants your Wi-Fi and you don't remember the password. Your Pixel can show it, along with a QR code the other phone can scan.

The screenshots are from our Google Pixel 10a with Android 17 (build CP3A.261005.005), in Dark mode. We blurred the network name, the QR code and the password.

Good to know

The password shows in plain text, so only open Share Wi-Fi when you mean to share it.

No Wi-Fi to share? Share your mobile data instead: how to turn on the Wi-Fi hotspot on a Google Pixel.

In short: Settings, Network and Internet, Internet, gear next to your network, Share: QR code and password.