Lost phone and forgot Apple ID password

I lost my iPhone two weeks ago. I always used face recognition for passwords including my Apple ID password and when I got a new phone I couldn’t remember my password to sign into my Apple ID for my previous phone. My Apple Watch was connected to it and now I can’t unpair it from my old phone bc it’s lost and need to connect it to my new phone. Help please!

iPhone XR

Posted on Aug 23, 2022 7:18 PM

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Posted on Aug 23, 2022 7:38 PM

If you forgot the Apple ID (iCloud) password, enter the Apple (iCloud) ID, and click Forgot Password. See if you can get a Rescue or Notification email option if necessary. Link to contact Apple Support at the end of the 2nd article.


Apple ID - Manage


Apple ID – Forgot Password  *      


If you have 2 Factor Authentication enabled, if you can't recover the password using the steps above, you will need to use Account Recovery. The Recovery Process is an automated process and the length of time it takes can vary a lot. Apple ID Support can only answer your questions. They can't intervene in or speed up the process. The article below has some suggestions to shorten the time the process takes.


Apple ID - Recover your Apple ID with two-factor authentication account recovery.   *

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Aug 23, 2022 7:38 PM in response to meverly92

If you forgot the Apple ID (iCloud) password, enter the Apple (iCloud) ID, and click Forgot Password. See if you can get a Rescue or Notification email option if necessary. Link to contact Apple Support at the end of the 2nd article.


Apple ID - Manage


Apple ID – Forgot Password  *      


If you have 2 Factor Authentication enabled, if you can't recover the password using the steps above, you will need to use Account Recovery. The Recovery Process is an automated process and the length of time it takes can vary a lot. Apple ID Support can only answer your questions. They can't intervene in or speed up the process. The article below has some suggestions to shorten the time the process takes.


Apple ID - Recover your Apple ID with two-factor authentication account recovery.   *

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