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Old Notes and Passwords

I read your policy or direction of Notes and passwords. Why can't we reset old notes password or why can't Apple assist with that? What is the logic behind that? Why I can't I put my iCloud information to recover it? There’s a lot of important personal information that need to be recovered.

iPhone 11, iOS 15

Posted on Oct 24, 2022 2:57 PM

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Posted on Oct 24, 2022 4:04 PM

mich_1 wrote:

I read your policy or direction of Notes and passwords. Why can't we reset old notes password or why can't Apple assist with that? What is the logic behind that? Why I can't I put my iCloud information to recover it? There’s a lot of important personal information that need to be recovered.

Nobody here will know why Apple does this, read here How to lock or unlock notes on your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support

If these were important why didn't you write down the password, or take a picture of it, or save it as a contacts.


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Oct 24, 2022 4:04 PM in response to mich_1

mich_1 wrote:

I read your policy or direction of Notes and passwords. Why can't we reset old notes password or why can't Apple assist with that? What is the logic behind that? Why I can't I put my iCloud information to recover it? There’s a lot of important personal information that need to be recovered.

Nobody here will know why Apple does this, read here How to lock or unlock notes on your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support

If these were important why didn't you write down the password, or take a picture of it, or save it as a contacts.


Oct 24, 2022 7:25 PM in response to razmee209

Apple does not mention you can't reset forgotten passwords either so I would assume like every other system in world, you could reset it if you had back up information. The important note was where I saved all my passwords. I'd want to keep the password to all my password secret as well. I used face I.D to get in for the past two years, now it's asking me for a password. I thought I had put the same password as my iCloud password. My hint seems to lead in that direction, but it doesn't work. I'll just go and talk to an apple rep.

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