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Password for notes

Dear Sir or Madam

Could you help me to remember my password for my old notes. I know that your new terms say that you can change the password only for the new notes, but maybe it's possible to unlock them? Because I can't remember my password, I don't even remember that I did it. Before I updated my IOS I could only press on the "lock" sign and it was okay then. Please, help me , because I have a really important information there.

iPhone XS

Posted on Feb 11, 2021 11:10 PM

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Posted on Feb 12, 2021 5:02 AM

There is no way of resetting Notes password.


The only option that you have is to keep trying as there is no limit on the number of attempts.


However, you can set a new password for your new notes, but for the old notes, you need to get the old password only.


If you have imported some notes from Old iPhone to the new one then it will have to attach the password to the new Touch ID / Face ID on your new iPhone. At some given time you must have created a password and enabled touch Id / Face ID to the password. Any Notes created thereafter will only use your Touch ID / Face ID. Because of this, it is very likely that you may not recall the password now.


Face ID / Touch IDs are not transferable from one device to another.


Watch the 2 GIFs below about locked Notes.


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Feb 12, 2021 5:02 AM in response to amyakn

There is no way of resetting Notes password.


The only option that you have is to keep trying as there is no limit on the number of attempts.


However, you can set a new password for your new notes, but for the old notes, you need to get the old password only.


If you have imported some notes from Old iPhone to the new one then it will have to attach the password to the new Touch ID / Face ID on your new iPhone. At some given time you must have created a password and enabled touch Id / Face ID to the password. Any Notes created thereafter will only use your Touch ID / Face ID. Because of this, it is very likely that you may not recall the password now.


Face ID / Touch IDs are not transferable from one device to another.


Watch the 2 GIFs below about locked Notes.


Password for notes

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