How to View That Forgotten Wireless Password on Your Android Device

How to View That Forgotten Wireless Password on Your Android Device

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  • This requires a rooted Android device

  • The first thing you will need to do is hit up the play store and download a copy of Root Browser.

  • The lite version will be sufficient

  • Once downloaded, open up the app and head into the data folder

  • From here you will need to head into the misc folder

  • Then into the wifi folder

  • Finally, you will find a file called wpa_supplicant.conf.

  • Tap on it to open it with your favorite text editor

  • Here you will see a list of all the networks you have connected to

  • along with their security mechanism and password if applicable

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