In this article, we’ll see a trick to find saved WiFi credentials on a rooted Android device. This also works as a way to recover a forgotten WiFi password from your own device.
Prerequisites:
- Rooted Android device
- Root Browser (or any root-capable file manager)
Assuming the target device has already connected to some WiFi networks.
I’m using Root Browser here. Download it if needed.
After allowing root permission, navigate to:
/data/misc
Inside /data/misc, open the wifi folder. All WiFi configuration data is stored here, including passwords for previously connected networks.
Open the file wpa_supplicant.conf with any text editor. It lists all previously connected networks along with their passwords under the psk field.
You’ve successfully found the saved WiFi password without any special software.
Alternatively, just download the WiFi Password Viewer app and grant it root access — it reads the same file and presents the passwords in a clean UI.
Hope you found this useful! Questions? Drop them in the comments.