If you log into a wifi network on your iPhone, then select that network on your Mac, should the phone ask you if you want to share the password?
What about going the other way, from Mac to iPhone?
Or does Share Wi-Fi Passwords work only between iOS devices or between macOS devices?
MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2018), macOS High Sierra (10.13.6)
The answer to my question is that passwords can be shared between iOS and macOS. (And between different users, who of course don't have the same keychain.) I'd recalled doing it, but on a new network and a new computer it wasn't working, so I called Apple and a Senior Advisor said that my memory was incorrect because such a thing was not possible. I started this discussion to see if I was crazy.
Then I tried a different network. When I was entering the password on my phone I noticed a message saying, "You can also access this Wi-Fi network by bringing your iPhone near any iPhone, iPad, or Mac which has connected to this network and has you in their contacts." So such a thing was possible. I entered the password, and then when I selected that network on my Mac, I got this message on my phone: "Do you want to share the Wi-Fi password for '[network name]' with '[Mac name]'?" I clicked "Share Password" and it worked.
So I am not crazy and the Senior Advisor was (confidently) misinformed. Thank you.
The answer to my question is that passwords can be shared between iOS and macOS. (And between different users, who of course don't have the same keychain.) I'd recalled doing it, but on a new network and a new computer it wasn't working, so I called Apple and a Senior Advisor said that my memory was incorrect because such a thing was not possible. I started this discussion to see if I was crazy.
Then I tried a different network. When I was entering the password on my phone I noticed a message saying, "You can also access this Wi-Fi network by bringing your iPhone near any iPhone, iPad, or Mac which has connected to this network and has you in their contacts." So such a thing was possible. I entered the password, and then when I selected that network on my Mac, I got this message on my phone: "Do you want to share the Wi-Fi password for '[network name]' with '[Mac name]'?" I clicked "Share Password" and it worked.
So I am not crazy and the Senior Advisor was (confidently) misinformed. Thank you.
Are you syncing the keychain using iCloud? Check System Preferences/iCloud and Settings/Your Name/iCloud to see if that is checked. Try going to Applications/Utilities/Keychain Access to see if the password is in the keychain.
Mine shares the password using iCloud Keychain.
Thanks. My understanding is that Share Wi-Fi Passwords works even between different users (who don't share a keychain).
Really what I'm asking is if Share Wi-Fi Passwords is supposed to work at all between an iPhone and a Mac.
Can Share Wi-Fi Passwords be used between iOS and macOS?
