{"id":343063,"date":"2017-06-07T22:20:53","date_gmt":"2017-06-07T14:20:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2017\/06\/07\/ios-11-wi-fi-password-nearby\/"},"modified":"2017-06-07T22:20:53","modified_gmt":"2017-06-07T14:20:53","slug":"ios-11-makes-it-easy-to-share-your-wi-fi-password-with-nearby-friends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/ios-11-makes-it-easy-to-share-your-wi-fi-password-with-nearby-friends\/","title":{"rendered":"iOS 11 Makes it Easy to Share Your Wi-Fi Password With Nearby Friends"},"content":{"rendered":"

With the developer beta of iOS 11 out in the wild, new features of the operating system have been coming to light throughout the week, including an unobtrusive volume indicator<\/a> and new AirPods controls<\/a>. In iOS 11, users will also be able to easily join a Wi-Fi network thanks to a new password sharing process between trusted devices, which should reduce the hassle of joining new networks.<\/p>\n

The feature allows one iOS device with knowledge of a Wi-Fi network’s password to grant access to a separate iOS device that still needs the password in question. 9to5Mac<\/em><\/a> detailed an example where an iPad was already on a Wi-Fi network, while an iPhone still required the Wi-Fi password to connect.<\/p>\n

All devices must be running iOS 11, and it appears that macOS High Sierra will support the feature as well.<\/p>\n

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Images via 9to5Mac<\/em><\/center>
After navigating to Settings > Wi-Fi and choosing the right network, the iPhone user is greeted with the traditional password screen (seen above), but on iOS 11 when the iPhone is brought near the iPad, a card on the iPad notifies its user that the iPhone wants to join the network (seen below).<\/p>\n

The iPad user can then tap and send their password to the iPhone, which recognizes the password, fills out the information, and connect to the Wi-Fi. As Apple notes, the iOS device or Mac with knowledge of the network’s password must be unlocked for the transfer process to work.<\/p>\n

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There are plenty more iOS 11 tidbits<\/a> to discover in the wake of the official unveiling this week at WWDC, so be sure to check out the MacRumors<\/em> iOS 11 roundup<\/a> to find out everything we know about the newest version of iOS.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

With the developer beta of iOS 11 out in the wild, new features of the operating system have been coming to light throughout the week, including an unobtrusive volume indicator<\/a> and new AirPods controls<\/a>. In iOS 11, users will also be able to easily join a Wi-Fi network thanks to a new password sharing process between trusted devices, which should reduce the hassle of joining new networks.<\/p>\n

The feature allows one iOS device with knowledge of a Wi-Fi network’s password to grant access to a separate iOS device that still needs the password in question. 9to5Mac<\/em><\/a> detailed an example where an iPad was already on a Wi-Fi network, while an iPhone still required the Wi-Fi password to connect. <\/p>\n

All devices must be running iOS 11, and it appears that macOS High Sierra will support the feature as well.<\/p>\n

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Images via 9to5Mac<\/center><\/em>
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\nAfter navigating to Settings > Wi-Fi and choosing the right network, the iPhone user is greeted with the traditional password screen (seen above), but on iOS 11 when the iPhone is brought near the iPad, a card on the iPad notifies its user that the iPhone wants to join the network (seen below). <\/p>\n

The iPad user can then tap and send their password to the iPhone, which recognizes the password, fills out the information, and connect to the Wi-Fi. As Apple notes, the iOS device or Mac with knowledge of the network’s password must be unlocked for the transfer process to work.<\/p>\n

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\nThere are plenty more iOS 11 tidbits<\/a> to discover in the wake of the official unveiling this week at WWDC, so be sure to check out the MacRumors<\/em> iOS 11 roundup<\/a> to find out everything we know about the newest version of iOS.<\/p>\n

Related Roundup: iOS 11<\/a> <\/div>\n

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