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How to reset iPad passcode

How do I get a new passcode. I cant remember my old one


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Posted on Nov 7, 2022 1:21 PM

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Posted on Nov 7, 2022 1:34 PM

If you have forgotten your iOS device passcode, there is no means of “recovery” …


… the device can ONLY be totally erased, a new passcode “set” and the data “restored” from a backup.


You WILL need your AppleID and password for this process.


How to remove your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch passcode without a computer - Apple Support


Note: If your device is running an iOS prior to 15.2, you’ll additionally need a computer and a cable to follow the instructions linked near the bottom of the article.

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Nov 7, 2022 1:34 PM in response to gsavka

If you have forgotten your iOS device passcode, there is no means of “recovery” …


… the device can ONLY be totally erased, a new passcode “set” and the data “restored” from a backup.


You WILL need your AppleID and password for this process.


How to remove your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch passcode without a computer - Apple Support


Note: If your device is running an iOS prior to 15.2, you’ll additionally need a computer and a cable to follow the instructions linked near the bottom of the article.

Nov 9, 2022 6:57 AM in response to gsavka

An iPad passcode cannot be recovered, reset or modified from another device.


iPadOS 15.2 or later with a forgotten 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:

https://iforgot.apple.com


To recover your credentials, you’ll need access to one of the following:

  • Your primary email address mailbox that corresponds with your AppleID
  • Any of the secondary/recovery email addresses that should be configured for your AppleID account
  • Any of the trusted telephone numbers (fixed line or Cellular/Mobile) that are associated with your AppleID


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:

https://appleid.apple.com

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