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Samsung: Connect to Wi-Fi Using a QR Code

Typing out a long WLAN password on a guest's phone wastes time and usually ends in a typo or two. Samsung's Wi-Fi QR code scanner reads the network credentials straight from another device's shared code, so you skip manual entry completely. The catch: the other device has to generate and display that QR code first before your phone can scan it.

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Connect to Wi-Fi via QR Code auf Samsung

Samsung phones running One UI can join a Wi-Fi network without typing a single character of the password. The built-in QR code scanner inside the Wi-Fi settings reads a code that another device generates when it shares its own network connection.

This only works if the other phone actually shares its connection first, since the QR code encodes the network name and password together. Without that shared code on screen, the scanner has nothing to read.

How to scan the QR code

Open Tap on SettingsTap on ConnectionsTap on Wi-FiTap on QR code scannerPosition a QR code in the center to connect to the Wi-Fi network. Hold the camera steady until the frame locks onto the code, and the connection is established automatically.

Use this method whenever you want to avoid handing someone a written password, especially for guests or shared work devices. If neither device can generate a shareable QR code, connecting manually with the password is still the faster fix.

Poor lighting or a scratched screen on the sharing device is the most common reason the scan fails. Move to a better-lit spot and hold the phone flat rather than at an angle.

Frequently asked questions

Check that you are inside Tap on SettingsTap on ConnectionsTap on Wi-Fi and that Wi-Fi itself is turned on, since the QR code scanner option only appears while Wi-Fi is active.

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Android 11 · One UI 3

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