change screen time passcode
Hello, my son figured out his screen time passcode. I need to change it. Do I really have to erase his iPhone or is there a clever solution?
iPhone 6
Hello, my son figured out his screen time passcode. I need to change it. Do I really have to erase his iPhone or is there a clever solution?
iPhone 6
Hello arianna165,
Thanks for advising me there's nothing else on this screen. I didn't mean to offend you by providing any of the previous troubleshooting steps. If this is a Family Sharing account, you can reset the password on your own device by navigating to Settings > Screen Time > [your child's name]. Then tap Change Screen Time Passcode
Make sure you are using your device, not your son's iPhone.
You can read more on this here: Use parental controls on your child's iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch
I hope this works and thanks for using the Apple Support Communities!
Hello arianna165,
Thanks for advising me there's nothing else on this screen. I didn't mean to offend you by providing any of the previous troubleshooting steps. If this is a Family Sharing account, you can reset the password on your own device by navigating to Settings > Screen Time > [your child's name]. Then tap Change Screen Time Passcode
Make sure you are using your device, not your son's iPhone.
You can read more on this here: Use parental controls on your child's iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch
I hope this works and thanks for using the Apple Support Communities!
Hello arianna165,
Welcome to Apple Support Communities! I understand you want to change your son's screen time passcode since he figured it out. I'm happy to assist. To change the passcode on your son's phone, tap Settings > Screen Time > [your child's name]. Then tap Change Screen Time Passcode and authenticate the change with Face ID, Touch ID, or his device passcode. If you forgot the Screen Time passcode, you need to Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod to factory settings to remove the Screen Time passcode. Restoring the phone from a backup won't remove the Screen Time passcode.
You can read more about this in the article below:
Use Screen Time on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
Best Regards.
Hi, thank you for your reply. Unfortunately in my son's iPhone in
Settings > Screen Time > [your child's name] > there's nothing to Change Screen Time Passcode.
Actually after tapping Screen Time I immediately get his screen time reports, no child name to tap.
Any other options?
Hi again arianna165,
Thanks for the screenshot. If you scroll down on this screen, do you have an option to turn screen time off? If so, try turning screen time off and setting it back up with a new passcode. If this does not work, you will need to restore the phone using the article I previously provided.
Cheers!
Obviously there's nothing else if I scroll down!!
Your reply are kind of offensive...
Why the link is not there if the iOS is updated?
I start wondering if this link really exists since I'm not the only one with this problem.
Restoring the phone, knowing the passcode, is not a fix.
Regards
change screen time passcode