I followed steps from If you forgot your Screen Time passcode - Apple Support
several times - but with no luck. The counter of fail attemtps just increses everytime I enter my login/password which is for sure correct. I don't want to reset the device
iPad, iPadOS 15
If you have forgotten the ScreenTime passcode, one of the two procedures outlined within this link should resolve the problem:
If you forgot your Screen Time passcode - Apple Support
Perhaps your iPad is not running recent versions of iPadOS. If your iPad is capable of supporting iPadOS 13.x or later, you should update to the most current version before attempting to resolve a forgotten ScreenTime passcode. The most recent iPadOS updates have introduced a mechanism whereby a forgotten ScreenTime passcode can be reset without wiping the iPad.
To reset a forgotten ScreenTime passcode on older versions of iOS/iPadOS, the iPad must be reset “as new”, losing all locally stored data. In this situation, you’ll not be able to restore your data from an iCloud or iTunes backup - as the forgotten passcode is integral to the backup.
I hope this information is helpful to you in successfully resetting your forgotten passcode.
If you have forgotten the ScreenTime passcode, one of the two procedures outlined within this link should resolve the problem:
If you forgot your Screen Time passcode - Apple Support
Perhaps your iPad is not running recent versions of iPadOS. If your iPad is capable of supporting iPadOS 13.x or later, you should update to the most current version before attempting to resolve a forgotten ScreenTime passcode. The most recent iPadOS updates have introduced a mechanism whereby a forgotten ScreenTime passcode can be reset without wiping the iPad.
To reset a forgotten ScreenTime passcode on older versions of iOS/iPadOS, the iPad must be reset “as new”, losing all locally stored data. In this situation, you’ll not be able to restore your data from an iCloud or iTunes backup - as the forgotten passcode is integral to the backup.
I hope this information is helpful to you in successfully resetting your forgotten passcode.
Are you actually having difficulties with your ScreenTime Passcode - or your device Passcode with which you unlock the iPad? If the latter, an iPad passcode cannot be recovered, reset or modified from another device.
iPadOS 15.2 or later with a forgotten device Passcode
Apple has introduced a new procedure with which to reset an iPad or iPhone with a forgotten Passcode - allowing you to use your AppleID and associated Password to reset your device.
How to reset your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch when you forgot your passcode - Apple Support
You will be able to restore data from a pre-existing iCloud backup without the use of a computer, but will require a PC/Mac to restore data from an iTunes backup.
iPadOS 15.1 and earlier - and all devices that are Disabled
If your iPad is disabled, or you have forgotten your iPad passcode, you have no alternative other than to follow this process:
If you’ve forgotten the passcode on your iPad, or your iPad is disabled – Apple Support
You’ll need access to either a PC (with iTunes installed) or a Mac (with iTunes or Finder - as appropriate for the installed version of MacOS).
Download and use iTunes for Windows – Apple Support
Update to the latest version of iTunes – Apple Support
Use of a PC or Mac is unavoidable. If you don’t have access to a suitable computer of your own, that of a helpful friend or family member will suffice. Alternatively, the technicians at the Genius Bar of your local Apple Store will be delighted to assist.
You may also need your AppleID and associated password. If these have also been forgotten, they can be recovered here:
To recover your credentials, you’ll need access to one of the following:
Unless you AppleID account has not been fully/correctly configured, or has been seriously neglected, recovery of the AppleID and password should not be difficult.
More information about recovery of your AppleID:
If you forgot your Apple ID - Apple Support
More information about recovery of your AppleID password:
If you forgot your Apple ID password - Apple Support
When you recover access to your credentials, you would be well advised to log-in to your AppleID account from a web browser - and verify/update any email addresses and trusted telephone numbers:
ophiuhus wrote:
I followed steps from If you forgot your Screen Time passcode - Apple Support
several times - but with no luck. The counter of fail attemtps just increses everytime I enter my login/password which is for sure correct. I don't want to reset the device
You don't want to, but you'll have to proceed here If you forgot your iPhone passcode - Apple Support
The topic title is Cannot change/remove passcode for screen time
I cannot unlock screen time and cannot remove/modify passcode for screentime
I tried this If you forgot your Screen Time passcode - Apple Support
dozen times with no luck
My iPad is running the recent 15.6.1. And I'm following the exactly procedure you mentioned. But as soon as I'm entering my password - it is just increases number of failing attempts and sets the wait time for the next 60 mins.
It seems like a bug.
Because I actually know the screenpassword and I can enter screentime with it on my iPhone which is using same appleid.
While it is possible to manually set the device and/or ScreenTime passcodes to be the same, they are not synchronised between devices; by design, passcodes may differ between devices.
The only explanation for the behaviour that you observe is an incorrect passcode being entered.
if so - it doesn't explain why I cannot reset it with the approach you sent. I used it many times - the only thing I get - fail attemts increase
Cannot change/remove passcode for screen time
