How to Find Saved Wi-Fi Passwords on Your Chromebook
Save yourself hours of wasted time
Can’t remember the password of the Wi-Fi network your Chromebook is connected to? You can easily find Chromebook Wi-Fi passwords through the Google Chrome web browser.
Google Chrome encrypts and saves the details (name and password) of all Wi-Fi networks your Chromebook joins. This tutorial will show you how to find Wi-Fi passwords on your Chromebook.
Find Saved Wi-Fi Passwords via Google Chrome
Open Google Chrome onyour Chromebookand follow the steps below.
Results/nodes with “psk” at the end are the saved Wi-Fi networks on your Chromebooks. The alphanumeric characters before the “psk” are the encrypted Wi-Fi network name or SSID (service set identifier).
Use online hex decoder tools likeBase64orJavaInUseto decrypt the network name/SSID.
Check Chromebook Wi-Fi Password in Developer Mode
An alternate method of checking Wi-Fi passwords in Chrome OS requiresenabling Developer Modeand running multiple commands in the Chrome Shell terminal.
Although this method worked for some Chromebook users, some commands wouldn’t run on our test device. We suspect that finding Wi-Fi passwords in Developer Modeworks on Chromebooks running specific/older Chrome OS versions. You could try the method and check if it works on your Chromebook.
Note:Enabling Developer Mode willpowerwash (read: factory reset) your Chromebook—that’ll uninstall all apps and delete local data. We recommend backing up important files to Google Drive or an external storage device before enabling Developer Mode. Also, activating Developer Mode may cause hardware malfunctions/issues and void your Chromebook’s warranty.
Connect your Chromebook to a power source or ensure it holds at least 50% battery charge before you proceed. Follow the steps below to boot your Chromebook into Developer Mode.
Disabling OS verification activates Developer Mode, allowing your Chromebook to boot non-Google operating systems. Wait while your Chromebook transitions into Developer Mode—the operation takes 5-10 minutes.
Alternatively, wait 10-20 seconds, and your Chromebook will automatically boot into Developer Mode after making a loud beep.
Now that your Chromebook is in Developer Mode, proceed to the next step to find passwords to previously connected Wi-Fi networks.
You should see information about Wi-Fi networks saved on your Chromebook.
The characters are the encrypted password for the Wi-Fi network. Run the command in the next step to decrypt the network password.
You should see the password to the Wi-Fi network on the next line.
Find Wi-Fi Passwords on Other Devices
Try using Android Wi-Fi password reveal apps if you can’t check Wi-Fi passwords via Google Chrome or Developer Mode.Finding Wi-Fi passwords in Windowsand macOS is more straightforward. If your Windows or Mac computers use the same Wi-Fi network(s) as your Chromebook, check the network’s password on your other device(s) instead.
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