iCreate - UK (2019-09)

Shortcuts

Step-by-step Generatea QR codeforWi-Fi

Turn your Wi-Fi login

into a QR code

T

o get the most out of your iPhone, it’s a good idea to

delve into the Shortcuts app and familiarise yourself with

it. Here you will find a wealth of power at your fingertips

aimed at making light work of otherwise laborious tasks. You

can also make life infinitely easier for others as we demonstrate

withthisparticulartrick.

Wewillshowyouhowtocreatea shortcutthatwilltakeyour

Wi-Finetworkdetailsincludingyourpasswordandusethemto

createa QRcode.Theideais thatyoucansharethecodewith

othersandletthemspeedilyscanit forthepurposeof gaining

accesstoyourWi-Fi.It’sparticularlygreatif youhaveguests

roundsinceit allowseasylogin.What’smore,it hidestheactual

detailsof yourpasswordfromthemtoo.Aboveeverythingelse

though,it’sjustverycool,right?

Allow others to easily connect to your Wi-Fi by wrapping

upthe details in a form of matrix barcode

TransformingyourWi-Fipasswordintoa scannableQR

codeis justoneofthemanybenefitsofusingShortcuts

1

Open Shortcuts

Open the Shortcuts app on your iPhone

(or download it first if you haven’t already). Now

select ‘Create Shortcut’ in the Library tab or

else select ‘+’ in the top-right corner.

2

Name the shortcut

Tap the Settings icon in the top-right

corner (it looks like two switches) and give your

shortcut a name so it’ll be easily identifiable

when you use it later. Tap ‘Done’.

3

Start setting up

Now it’s time for the technical bit. In the

search box, type ‘Get Network Details’. A

scripting entry will appear. Just tap and it’ll

form the first part of your shortcut.

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Apple, Inc

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