Quickly connect to WiFi by scanning text, no typing needed
I travel and work remotely a lot. Every new place—hotels, cafes, coworking spaces—means dealing with a new WiFi network. Sometimes there's a QR code, which is convenient, but usually, it's a hassle: manually finding the right SSID (especially frustrating when hotels have one SSID per room), then typing long, error-prone passwords. To simplify this, I made a small Android app called Wify. It uses your phone's camera to capture WiFi details (network name and password) from printed text, then generates a QR code right on your screen. You can instantly connect using Google Circle to Search or…
Quickly connect to WiFi by scanning text, no typing needed launched on March 16, 2025 with 44 votes, #567 of 7,215 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 1 year on.
In plain words
Wify is an Android app that simplifies WiFi connection for travelers and remote workers. It uses the phone's camera to scan printed WiFi credentials (network name and password), then generates a QR code for instant connection via Google Circle to Search or Lens. Users can also import images from their gallery. The app eliminates manual password typing and SSID searching at hotels, cafes, and coworking spaces.
written from the facts on this page · September 2026
From the sources
Quickly connect to WiFi by scanning text, no typing needed - yilinjuang/wify
A React Native application that scans WiFi text to extract WiFi credentials, matches them with nearby networks, and connects to them. I travel and work remotely a lot. Every new place—hotels, cafes, coworking spaces—comes with a new WiFi network. Sometimes there’s a QR code, which makes things easy, but more often, it’s a hassle: manually searching for the right SSID (especially frustrating when hotels have a different one for each room) and typing long, error-prone passwords. To simplify this, I built this app. It uses the phone’s camera to capture WiFi details (network name and password) from printed text and instantly generates a QR code on the screen. With Google Circle to Search or…from github.com
In the maker’s words, at launch
I travel and work remotely a lot. Every new place—hotels, cafes, coworking spaces—means dealing with a new WiFi network. Sometimes there's a QR code, which is convenient, but usually, it's a hassle: manually finding the right SSID (especially frustrating when hotels have one SSID per room), then typing long…
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