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I forgot my screen time passcode

How to turn off my screen time passcode or change my passcode

Posted on Mar 18, 2020 8:52 AM

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Posted on Mar 18, 2020 8:58 AM

If you do not remember that passcode, you have only two options:

Cohabit with your screentime restrictions

or

Erase your iPhone's content and start from scratch. See this paragraph:

If you can't remember a restrictions passcode that you set on a previous version of iOS, or you forgot your Screen Time passcode, you need to erase your device, then set it up as a new device to remove the passcode. Restoring your device from a backup won't remove your passcode.

Extracted from:--> Use Screen Time on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support

Regards

Giulio

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Mar 18, 2020 8:58 AM in response to ArunBabu93

If you do not remember that passcode, you have only two options:

Cohabit with your screentime restrictions

or

Erase your iPhone's content and start from scratch. See this paragraph:

If you can't remember a restrictions passcode that you set on a previous version of iOS, or you forgot your Screen Time passcode, you need to erase your device, then set it up as a new device to remove the passcode. Restoring your device from a backup won't remove your passcode.

Extracted from:--> Use Screen Time on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support

Regards

Giulio

Mar 18, 2020 8:58 AM in response to ArunBabu93

Forgot (You need a computer to follow these steps. If you don't have a computer, borrow one from a friend,)

I am sorry, if you have forgotten your Lock Screen passcode and there is no backup, then all data is lost, if you have one, not to worry. But if you have forgotten the Screen Time Passcode and even if you have a backup everything is lost because restoring will bring back the screen time restrictions (Status Quo).


What you will get back is what you have synced to iCloud and uploaded to iCloud Drive; information already synced and stored in iCloud, like Contacts, Calendars, Bookmarks, Mail, Notes, Voice Memos, shared photosiCloud Photos *, Health data, call history, and files you store in iCloud Drive.

*-If you had turned on iCloud Photos, your content is automatically stored in iCloud. 


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