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This is awesome, I've always been to lazy to set this up and regret it every time someone is over and I have to tell them my wifi password is tacokissies456

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I typically chose passwords that are long, easy to remember sentences (no caps or spaces).

Generic example: millionsandmillionsofpeopleliveinthiscity

Easy to share aloud, but long enough to protect against being brute-forced.

I prefer: thewifipasswordisonthefridgenospaces

This sounds like an Abbott and Costello (or Monty Python) [or Arrested Development] sketch.

then the word 'no spaces' but actually also no spaces. no, it's not on the fridge. type 'the wifi password is on the fridge' and then...

I got a sticky NFC tag from eBay and programmed it with my phone. I ask visitors to tap their phone on it if they want WiFi.

Is NFC ubiquitous now? Every phone has it? I used to use it for stuff when I used android like changing the phones mode when I got in my car before I could do it when connected to my cars bluetooth etc but I thought most phones didn't have it or were removing it a few years ago. I'm iphone 13 pro now no idea.

It's pretty ubiquitous ever since GooglePay/ApplePay took off and gave most people a reason to want it, at least in markets where those systems operate. I have noticed that grey-market imports of Android phones are sometimes missing NFC support when the domestic version has it though, so it does depend on where you are.

I don't have many friends, so it hasn't been a problem so far. I did write the information on the tag as well to avoid me having to dig it out for people without nfc.

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