When you are visiting a new place or a family member or friend’s house, it is very convenient to use password sharing to easily log into a Wi-Fi network. Instead of hunting around for a password or struggling to share a long alphanumeric password with symbols, you can use password sharing to simply “drop” the password to your intended friend or family member.
But what if you find the nagging notification asking you if you want to share your Wi-Fi password with nearby devices annoying?
Luckily, stopping Wi-Fi password sharing notifications is as easy as sharing them. Here’s how to quickly stop Wi-Fi password sharing popups on Apple and Android smartphones.
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How to Stop Wi-Fi Password Sharing Popups on iPhone
If you’ve started seeing the Wi-Fi password sharing popup more frequently, here are some options to help you resolve the issue:
Option 1: Disable Wi-Fi network suggestions
- On the iPhone main page, ‘setting’
- Tap Wifi
- Tap “Request to join the network”
Steps to stop Wi-Fi password sharing popup on iPhone (Kurt “Cyberguy” Knutson)
Steps to stop Wi-Fi password sharing popup on iPhone (Kurt “Cyberguy” Knutson)
Your iPhone will now automatically connect only to networks it recognizes, and you won’t be prompted to share your Wi-Fi password with others.
Option 2: Forget and reconnect to your Wi-Fi network
In some cases, reconfiguring your network may help.
- On the iPhone main page, ‘setting’
- Tap ‘Wifi’
- Find your Wi-Fi network and tapI’ Next to it
Steps to Forget a Wi-Fi Network on iPhone (Kurt “Cyberguy” Knutson)
- Tap ‘Forget this network
- Tap ‘forget’ Confirm that you want to forget this network in the pop-up box
Steps to Forget a Wi-Fi Network on iPhone (Kurt “Cyberguy” Knutson)
- To rejoin, Communication network I want to participate
- Enter your Wi-Fi password and tap ‘participate’
Steps to Forget a Wi-Fi Network on iPhone (Kurt “Cyberguy” Knutson)
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Option 3: Remove contacts from Wi-Fi password sharing
Under Contact Information, you can remove the iCloud email address of anyone who shared their Wi-Fi password with you.
- On the iPhone main page, “contact address”
- Scroll contact I want to edit
- choose contact
Steps to remove contacts from Wi-Fi password sharing (Kurt “Cyberguy” Knutson)
- Scroll down and “Linked Contacts” If this contact has an iCloud email address associated with it, it will appear here
- Tap “iCloud” option
- Tap ‘edit’ Top right corner
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- Scroll down and tap “Delete contact”
- Tap “Delete contact”
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These options will help you minimize the frequent Wi-Fi password sharing popups you see, but they’re also part of how iOS works to make it easier to share your network with people you know. They also let you provide feedback to Apple to influence future changes. here.
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How to stop Wi-Fi password sharing popups on Android
If you’re experiencing frequent Wi-Fi password sharing popups, here are some steps you can take to resolve this issue on Android. Please note that specific steps may vary depending on your device model.
- Open on mobile ‘setting’
- select Network and Internet or “connection”
- Select your network listed and tap “Wi-Fi Options” or ‘Advanced Settings’
- Turn off “Wi-Fi Sharing” or ‘QR Code’
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Although the Wi-Fi password sharing feature was created for user convenience, frequent notifications asking you to share your password can be annoying and distracting. Luckily, there are multiple options to turn off the feature on both Apple and Android devices.
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