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Change the passcode on iPhone

I forgot my passcode to my iPhone.



iPhone 8 Plus, iOS 13

Posted on Oct 20, 2020 8:39 PM

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Posted on Oct 23, 2020 2:32 PM

You can't just change the passcode of a device, that would defeat the purpose of security if you could change it without accessing the device in the first place. You will find: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204306 is going to be helpful in resolving a forgotten passcode issue. It does involve erasing your device. If you don't have an iTunes or iCloud backup, you will experience data loss.

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Oct 23, 2020 2:32 PM in response to tgood454

You can't just change the passcode of a device, that would defeat the purpose of security if you could change it without accessing the device in the first place. You will find: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204306 is going to be helpful in resolving a forgotten passcode issue. It does involve erasing your device. If you don't have an iTunes or iCloud backup, you will experience data loss.

Change the passcode on iPhone

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