how to view saved wifi password without root

Now this may or may not have to do with this (i'm a noob), but if i used 'adb devices' while on shell, or right after exiting it, no devices would appear listed, even if i checked before doing all the above. I'm getting tired, but i try it, i go to shell, and everything seems fine i get into with no problem, now i only need to access as su, but as i try i get this message: So again, i went down the rabbit hole, and i found someone else with the same problem, who says that solved it using '>adb shell' and then '$ su'. I try it, but i get this message.Īdb can't run as root on production builds. So i searched for a solution for this and i found that i have to use 'adb root' to restart adb with root permissions. >adb pull /data/misc/wifi/wpa_nf c:/wpa_nfįailed to copy from '.' to '.' : permission denied.

So i enter on adb and i check if my device is recognized usingĮverything seems fine, i proceed to try to pull out the config file with (I wanted to post images, but i need 10 reputation, sorry) I'll post the steps i followed bellow, i would like someone to tell me if i goofed on any step.

I tried recovering the password from /data/misc/wifi/wpa_nf using adb, but i get an error, which sent me on a rabbithole of solutions until i met a dead end. I don't want to root my phone (warranty and stuffs) nor reset the router, as it has complex settings on it. I'm connected to a wifi spot with my android, but i'd like to connect with my laptop aswell.

How to view saved wifi password without root