

In the Network details window, tap the blue Share button on the right.ģ. Head to Settings, then Network & internet, then your Wi-Fi network's name and tap the gear to the right of your network.Ģ.
Wifi scanner barcode how to#
In Android 10, here's how to share your Wi-Fi credentials via a QR code.ġ. Note that the device needs to support the Easy Connect Wi-Fi standard for this to work. The process is based on the Wi-Fi Alliance's Wi-Fi Easy Connect standard for sharing network credentials with a QR code.Īndroid 10 will also let you add smart-home devices - including internet-of-things devices - to the Wi-Fi network you manage via a QR code on a sticker or display you scan with your Android camera app. And then to scan it, open up your iPhone or Android camera app, scan the code and tap to join. In Android 10, just tap a button in your Wi-Fi settings to create a QR code to share. Sure, you could find third-party apps to do this on Android phones, but those could require your manually entering your network credentials as part of the setup.

Of all the new features I've used while Android 10 was in beta, this could be the best, and the one I'm most looking forward to using. In Android 10, the just-released update to Android from Google previously code-named Q, I can generate a QR code with the credentials of my Wi-Fi network that guests can then quickly scan with their phone's camera to log on. No more hunting for the password on my modem's label when I misplace the paper. No more giving family and friends that piece of paper with my Wi-Fi name and password. Now that Android 10 is here, I'm recycling that sheet. That method of sharing is not foolproof, however, and can still take visitors a few tries to get it correct. I have a sheet of paper with my Wi-Fi name and password clearly printed that I give to houseguests so they can log on to the Wi-Fi network.
