With multiple Wi-Fi hotspots registered to your Android phone and tablets like Samsung, HTC, LG, Motorola, Sony, it is normal to forget the passkey to a certain network. In fact, you will be able to find the password of the connected / registered Wi-Fi. However, apps on your Android phone cannot achieve this. In this case, we recommend a powerful Root Explorer app. This method only applies to a rooted Android phone. So you will need to root your Android phone first. Then follow the steps to find passwords..
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# Recover the saved / connected Wi-Fi password
# Step 1. Install Root Explorer
First, find the Root Explorer app in Play Store. Download and install this app on your Android smartphone. Note that your phone system must be running Android 4.3+.
# Step 2. Go to "music"
Launch Root Explorer on your Android smartphone. You will see the root page. Scroll down to “data”. Tap on this category. In the next interface, select “music”..
# Step 3. Find "wpa_supplicant.conf"
In the music page, you will see the "Wi-Fi" option. Tap on "Wi-Fi" and go to the next page. Find "wpa_supplicant.conf".
# Step 4. Find the password of the connected Wi-Fi
Finally, you go to the "wpa_supplicant.conf" page. You will see “network” in the red square below. Here is the Wi-Fi on your Android phone that you connected to before. For example, as the screenshot shown, "huiyi02" following "ssid" is the name of the Wi-Fi. "Ch_12345678" behind "psk" is the password of the Wi-Fi..
That's it that's all! If you have other issues like how to activate Wi-Fi or how to activate WLAN hostpot write them in the comments!
