When someone in your Contacts tries to join your WiFi network, your device can share the password automatically — no typing, no dictating, no searching through router settings.

How it works

1. Make sure your device is unlocked and connected to the WiFi network
2. The other person opens Settings → WiFi and taps your network name
3. A "Share Your Password?" popup appears on your device
4. Tap Share Password — done. They're connected.

Requirements

Both devices need:

• WiFi and Bluetooth turned on
• Each other's Apple Account email or phone number saved in Contacts — this is the one people miss. Your Apple Account email must be in their Contacts app, and theirs in yours.
• Personal Hotspot turned off on both devices
• Latest version of iOS, iPadOS, or macOS

Good to know

• Works between iPhones, iPads, and Macs — any combination
• On Mac, the prompt appears as a notification
• If the popup doesn't appear, restart both devices and try again
• Only works with WPA/WPA2/WPA3 networks (not enterprise/802.1X)

For more details, see Apple's guide to sharing your Wi-Fi password.