Notes password not working even after reset

I have forgotten my Notes password hence googled apple support and got below link with steps to reset the password.

How to lock or unlock notes on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support (CA)


I have reset my password twice using these steps but still Its not working and everytime its giving me a hint of old password which I now forgot.


I am stuck here now and there is no other article to fix this issue, to me it looks like a bug with IOS or Apple Notes.

iPhone XS, iOS 15

Posted on Aug 11, 2022 7:13 AM

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Posted on Sep 5, 2022 6:58 AM

Something else is going on. You can't reset the password for existing notes without knowing the current password for them. You can only change it for new notes going forward.


"This allows you to create a new password for notes

you lock in your "iCloud" account from now on

Notes that already have a password aren't

affected."


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Sep 5, 2022 6:58 AM in response to avid87

Something else is going on. You can't reset the password for existing notes without knowing the current password for them. You can only change it for new notes going forward.


"This allows you to create a new password for notes

you lock in your "iCloud" account from now on

Notes that already have a password aren't

affected."


Aug 11, 2022 8:49 PM in response to KiltedTim

Hello, it looks like I have found the solution, sorry to say but may be your encryption logic you have said above is not accurate as I am able to unlock my old notes after almost 8-10 hours since I did that Notes password reset. I am able to unlock and lock old notes (which were encrypted by old password). It looks like Apple backend system takes time to propagate changes across their internal system to reflect new changes after reset.


So basically there is a way around notes encryption and Its worth as we are human and with so much of passwords these days its hard to remember everything. I am glad that notes password reset feature actually works even though it takes several hours to apply it.

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