I forgot my notes password

iPhone XS, iOS 14

Posted on Apr 18, 2021 12:22 PM

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Posted on Apr 18, 2021 12:24 PM

If you can't remember the password you used to encrypt the note(s), then you will not be able to read them.

There is no back door and no way to reset a forgotten password for an existing note.

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Apr 18, 2021 1:05 PM in response to chetan143

You cannot reset the password for an encrypted note; if you've forgotten the password it will be inaccessible:


To unlock a note, you need to enter the password that it's locked with. If you forgot the password, Apple can't help you regain access to your locked notes. You can create a new password, but this won’t give you access to your old notes. A new password will let you password protect any notes that you create going forward with the new password.

How to lock notes on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support

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