It is possible to get the plain text password for the Wi-Fi network from your device's settings, but it's not apparent at first glance.

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If you can't get the password from the source, you might think to check your Android phone or tablet for the credentials - but looking at the stored Wi-Fi network in your settings won't show the password in plain text. Perhaps you want to connect a second device to a saved wireless access point, or maybe you're with a friend who wants to log in to the same hotspot. The trouble comes when you want to actually see the password for one of the networks you've connected to before.

Whether it's a hotspot at home, school, work, the gym, a coffee shop, a relative's apartment - or even from a friend's phone - each time you type in a Wi-Fi password, your Android device saves it for safekeeping and easy access later. You've probably connected your Android device to dozens of Wi-Fi networks since you've had it, and your phone or tablet remembers each of them.

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