I forgot my screen time passcode, and tried to change it by pressing 'forgot passcode?' then entered my apple ID and password but it only closes the window and adds another failed passcode attempt. I've tried this a couple of times, and now when I try to change it again (by the same process) I have to try again after an hour. Can I do anything ?
hese are the minimum requirements to reset the ScreenTime passcode:
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If you meet both requirements, these are the instructions:--> If you forgot your Screen Time passcode – Apple Support
Shouldn't be this case, you need to erase that device following these instructions (even if related to the passcode to lock/unlock device's screen):--> If you forgot the passcode on your iPhone, or your iPhone is disabled - Apple Support
The bad news is that you cannot restore data from a backup, since the ScreenTime passcode would come back in.
Regards
Giulio
hese are the minimum requirements to reset the ScreenTime passcode:
AND
If you meet both requirements, these are the instructions:--> If you forgot your Screen Time passcode – Apple Support
Shouldn't be this case, you need to erase that device following these instructions (even if related to the passcode to lock/unlock device's screen):--> If you forgot the passcode on your iPhone, or your iPhone is disabled - Apple Support
The bad news is that you cannot restore data from a backup, since the ScreenTime passcode would come back in.
Regards
Giulio
This same thing has happened to me. I am at 21 failed attempts following the instructions provided by Apple. My username and password is fine, otherwise I would not be able to be on here typing this. I can login to the iPad no problem and unlock the screen to access everything fine. I SIMPLY NEED TO BE ABLE TO RESET THE SCREENTIME SETTING FOUND UNDER SETTINGS - SCREENTIME. I HAVE IT SET AND 3.5 HOURS RIGHT NOW AND NEED TO CHANGE IT. THE FUNCTION ADVERTISED SIMPLY ISN'T WORKING AS PUBLISHED IN THE ARTICLE. I have an iPad mini 4 and literally just updated it to 14.5.1, so that is not the issue. does anybody know how to fix this? What Apple published isn't working.
I just found out how to solve this thing: I have a backup account (which is my dad's), and he had this idea to put his username and password to reset the screen time passcode and it worked. Maybe this helps!
Screen time passcode not working
Screen time passcode resetting not working when forgotten
