In this post I will tell you how to view passwords from saved Wi-Fi networks on Xiaomi. After all, if we go to “Settings>Wi-Fi>Advanced settings>Saved networks” then we will not be able to view passwords from Wi-Fi, only names and the ability to delete. But there are several ways to get around this.
Method 1 (If you are connected to a Wi-Fi network)
- Go to “Settings>Wi-Fi” and connect to the desired network.
- After connecting, click on the network.
- Scan the QR code from another device or take a screenshot and paste it into the code scanner.
- If after scanning you see asterisks in place of the password, then click on the show password button or on these same asterisks so that the password appears.
2nd Method (If you are not connected to the network. Method via backup)
- Go to “Settings>About Phone/Tablet>Backup and Restore>Mobile Device”.
- We remove all the check marks.
- Expand the item “Other system application data” by clicking on the arrow.
- Scroll down and check the box next to “Wi-Fi Settings”.
- Click “Create backup”.
- Click “Finish”.
- Go to some file manager, for example: ES Explorer (better not Xiaomi Explorer, as it will not be able to open the required file).
- Go to the path “/storage/emulated/0/MIUI/backup/AllBackup”.
- Select the latest backup copy, the numbers on the folders indicate the creation dates in the format “DayMonthYear_HourMinuteSecond”.
- Next, open the file “Wi-Fi Settings (com.android.settings).bak” in any text editor, either a special one or one built into the file manager.
- Scroll down a little, a little, and here is a list of networks.
Every network starts with the inscription “network={“
Network names:
- “ConfigKey=“Network Name”” or WPA_PSK
- SSID=”NetworkName“ or “SAE
- SSID=“NetworkName” or “OWE
- SSID=”Network Name””
🔑 Network passwords: PreSharedKey=”NetworkPassword“
🔓 If the network is without a password: PreSharedKey=null
Method 3 (If you are not connected to the network. Method via Activity Launcher)
May not work on all devices (for example: there is no such item, it does not start or is not displayed).
- Download Activity Launcher
- Let’s go into it
- We agree with the user agreement
- Wait for the download and type in the search “Saved networks” (with “e”, not with “ё”)
- Select the “Settings” application and select the single item “Saved networks”, if you have a new version of Activity Launcher, then click “Launch activity”
- Click on the desired network and click “Share”, look at the bottom for the password or scan the QR code
