How do i recover my wifi pass from android using adb? [duplicate]

Question

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

(I wanted to post images, but i need 10 reputation, sorry)

So i enter on adb and i check if my device is recognized using

>adb devices

Everything seems fine, i proceed to try to pull out the config file with

>adb pull /data/misc/wifi/wpa_supplicant.conf c:/wpa_supplicant.conf

At this step i get this message:

failed to copy from "...." to "..." : permission denied.

So i searched for a solution for this and i found that i have to use "adb root" to restart adb with root permissions. I try it, but i get this message.

adb can't run as root on production builds.

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'm getting tired, but i try it, i go to shell, and everything seems fine i get into shell@android with no problem, now i only need to access as su, but as i try i get this message:

system/bin/sh: su: not found

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 very noob at this and i'm sure i'm messing up somewhere, but i can't find where and its getting late. I've spent 2 hours aready looking for solutions and every step deeper i get, less results i get because any of the above solutions worked for other people. Does anybody have any idea on how to access that damned file without rooting my phone?

(I can use my phone as router usb while i'm connected to the wifi, but i'd rather have the freedom of knowing the password, as i'm going to stay here for the whole summer)

Answer 1

Using this method won't work for you, since /data is not accessible except after acquiring root permissions. But if you can root your device, try this afterwards:

adb shell
su         # allow it from phone if required
cp /data/misc/wifi/wpa_supplicant.conf /sdcard/
exit
adb pull /sdcard/wpa_supplicant.conf

Sorry but AFAIK this can't be done without root.

Answer 2

This may still be true,

many routers by brand have a default admin user name and password as well as ip address

netgear defaults for my router anyway was
admin admin
192.168.254.254

as an example

if you have a device with wireless access to the router use an app from fdroid called Network Discovery to determine the router address, then punch that addy into your browser address bar. you will be prompted to enter admin name and password and from there you have to sort it out yourself. =)

afterthought, you could try john the ripper, i've been thinking about compiling it for my tab to see if i can get it to work.

Answer 3

If You have an android device with wifi access. Go the wifi setting when you are connected. Then press the connected wifi (Access Point / BSSID) for few seconds. It will Pop Up "Forget Network" & "Modify Network". Click on Modify Network. Then Check on "Show Advance Settings". Then scroll down till end. You will see the ip assigned to your device. It should look like "192.168.90.115" or any ip which is assigned to your device. Note it down. And Paste it in the browser of that device and just replace the last number with 1 (i.e: 192.168.90.1) or (http://192.168.90.1)

type admin for username and passward