I forgot my screen time password

I a few years ago put a screen time limit on my iPad and phone, but I stopped using my iPad so I never removed it like I did my phone. I have tried changing the password but every time I do it adds to the count of how many mistakes I’ve made. And I no longer can sign out of iCloud to fix it either. Is there any way I can get rid of it without losing any data?

Posted on Oct 31, 2022 10:21 AM

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Posted on Oct 31, 2022 11:34 AM

If using IOS 13.4 or later or Catalina 10.15.4 or later, see the Apple Support article(s) below. Link to contact Apple Support at the end of the article.


Screen Time passcode reset.   *


ASC YouTube for how to reset your Screen Time passcode on iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch — Apple Support


If necessary,  you will need to restore the device to factory settings as stated above. Do not restore from a backup made when the Screen Time code was active.

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Oct 31, 2022 11:34 AM in response to APW2022

If using IOS 13.4 or later or Catalina 10.15.4 or later, see the Apple Support article(s) below. Link to contact Apple Support at the end of the article.


Screen Time passcode reset.   *


ASC YouTube for how to reset your Screen Time passcode on iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch — Apple Support


If necessary,  you will need to restore the device to factory settings as stated above. Do not restore from a backup made when the Screen Time code was active.

Oct 31, 2022 11:26 AM in response to APW2022

APW2022 wrote:

I a few years ago put a screen time limit on my iPad and phone, but I stopped using my iPad so I never removed it like I did my phone. I have tried changing the password but every time I do it adds to the count of how many mistakes I’ve made. And I no longer can sign out of iCloud to fix it either. Is there any way I can get rid of it without losing any data?

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