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How do I retrieve my Apple ID password?

How do I retrieve Apple ID and password?

Posted on Nov 26, 2022 9:17 AM

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Posted on Nov 28, 2022 10:39 AM

Hello Msyokley,



Thanks for choosing the Apple Support Communities. If you have forgotten your Apple ID and password, we have a set of instructions for each that will help you resolve the issue. Please follow the instructions below and let us know if you have any questions.


If you forgot your Apple ID email address or phone number - Apple Support


"See if you're already signed in with your Apple ID

Check to see if you're signed in on your device. Or check if you're signed in to Apple apps or services

On your iPhone, iPad, or Apple Watch

On iPhone, tap your name to see your Apple ID email address

Tap Settings, then tap your name.

On your Mac

On Mac, open System Settings and tap your name to find your Apple ID email address

  • In macOS Ventura, choose Apple menu  > System Settings, then click your name. 
  • In earlier versions of macOS, choose Apple menu  > System Preferences, then click Apple ID.

On your PC

Find your Apple ID email address in iCloud for Windows 

Open iCloud for Windows, then look for your Apple ID under your name. 

Other ways to find your Apple ID

You can check if you're signed in to the App Store, FaceTime, or Messages on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac, or check if you're signed in to iTunes for Windows on a PC. You can also go to iCloud.com or appleid.apple.com and see if your Apple ID prefills on the sign-in screen. 

FaceTime isn't available in all countries or regions.

Check your inbox for emails from Apple

Find your Apple ID email address by searching for emails from Apple

Your Apple ID might be included in some emails from Apple. Search your inbox for receipts as well as repair, support, or billing emails from Apple.

If your email address is masked (j*****@icloud.com), the number of asterisks might not match the number of characters in your email address. "



To reset your Apple ID password, please follow these steps:


If you forgot your Apple ID password - Apple Support


"Reset your Apple ID password on your iPhone or other trusted Apple device

  1. Go to Settings.
  2. Tap your name > Password & Security > Change Password.
  3. Follow the onscreen instructions to reset your password.
  4. Change your password in Settings on iPhone

You can also follow this process on a trusted iPad, iPod touch, or Apple Watch.

To reset your password on your trusted Mac, choose Apple menu  > System Settings (or System Preferences) > Sign in with your Apple ID (or Apple ID). Then click Password & Security, Change Password, and follow the onscreen instructions.

If you have a new Apple device

If you have a new Apple device or an Apple device that you aren't signed in to with your Apple ID, you can select "Forgot Apple ID or password?" wherever the option appears.

During device setup, you can find the "Forgot Apple ID or password?" option on the Apple ID sign-in screen. After setup, you can select an app or other option that prompts you to sign in:

  • iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch: Go to the Settings app and tap Messages.
  • Mac: Choose Apple menu  > System Settings (or System Preferences). Then click Sign in with your Apple ID (or Apple ID) and enter your Apple ID.



Reset your Apple ID password with the Apple Support app on a borrowed device

If you don't have an Apple device but have access to your trusted phone number, you can borrow an Apple device from a friend or family member, or use one at an Apple Store.

  1. Open the Apple Support app on the borrowed Apple device. If needed, you can download the Apple Support app from the App Store.
  2. Scroll down to Support Tools, then tap Reset Password.
  3. Tap "A different Apple ID."
  4. Enter your Apple ID, tap Next, and follow the onscreen instructions to reset your password.

Any information that you enter will not be stored on the device.



Reset your Apple ID password on the web

If you don't have a trusted device, you can reset your password on the web — but the process might take a little longer.

When possible, the web process redirects you to a trusted device. If you'll have access to one of your trusted devices soon, it might be faster and easier to reset your password then.

Reset your password at iforgot.apple.com"


We hope this helps.


Cheers!




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Question marked as Top-ranking reply

Nov 28, 2022 10:39 AM in response to Msyokley

Hello Msyokley,



Thanks for choosing the Apple Support Communities. If you have forgotten your Apple ID and password, we have a set of instructions for each that will help you resolve the issue. Please follow the instructions below and let us know if you have any questions.


If you forgot your Apple ID email address or phone number - Apple Support


"See if you're already signed in with your Apple ID

Check to see if you're signed in on your device. Or check if you're signed in to Apple apps or services

On your iPhone, iPad, or Apple Watch

On iPhone, tap your name to see your Apple ID email address

Tap Settings, then tap your name.

On your Mac

On Mac, open System Settings and tap your name to find your Apple ID email address

  • In macOS Ventura, choose Apple menu  > System Settings, then click your name. 
  • In earlier versions of macOS, choose Apple menu  > System Preferences, then click Apple ID.

On your PC

Find your Apple ID email address in iCloud for Windows 

Open iCloud for Windows, then look for your Apple ID under your name. 

Other ways to find your Apple ID

You can check if you're signed in to the App Store, FaceTime, or Messages on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac, or check if you're signed in to iTunes for Windows on a PC. You can also go to iCloud.com or appleid.apple.com and see if your Apple ID prefills on the sign-in screen. 

FaceTime isn't available in all countries or regions.

Check your inbox for emails from Apple

Find your Apple ID email address by searching for emails from Apple

Your Apple ID might be included in some emails from Apple. Search your inbox for receipts as well as repair, support, or billing emails from Apple.

If your email address is masked (j*****@icloud.com), the number of asterisks might not match the number of characters in your email address. "



To reset your Apple ID password, please follow these steps:


If you forgot your Apple ID password - Apple Support


"Reset your Apple ID password on your iPhone or other trusted Apple device

  1. Go to Settings.
  2. Tap your name > Password & Security > Change Password.
  3. Follow the onscreen instructions to reset your password.
  4. Change your password in Settings on iPhone

You can also follow this process on a trusted iPad, iPod touch, or Apple Watch.

To reset your password on your trusted Mac, choose Apple menu  > System Settings (or System Preferences) > Sign in with your Apple ID (or Apple ID). Then click Password & Security, Change Password, and follow the onscreen instructions.

If you have a new Apple device

If you have a new Apple device or an Apple device that you aren't signed in to with your Apple ID, you can select "Forgot Apple ID or password?" wherever the option appears.

During device setup, you can find the "Forgot Apple ID or password?" option on the Apple ID sign-in screen. After setup, you can select an app or other option that prompts you to sign in:

  • iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch: Go to the Settings app and tap Messages.
  • Mac: Choose Apple menu  > System Settings (or System Preferences). Then click Sign in with your Apple ID (or Apple ID) and enter your Apple ID.



Reset your Apple ID password with the Apple Support app on a borrowed device

If you don't have an Apple device but have access to your trusted phone number, you can borrow an Apple device from a friend or family member, or use one at an Apple Store.

  1. Open the Apple Support app on the borrowed Apple device. If needed, you can download the Apple Support app from the App Store.
  2. Scroll down to Support Tools, then tap Reset Password.
  3. Tap "A different Apple ID."
  4. Enter your Apple ID, tap Next, and follow the onscreen instructions to reset your password.

Any information that you enter will not be stored on the device.



Reset your Apple ID password on the web

If you don't have a trusted device, you can reset your password on the web — but the process might take a little longer.

When possible, the web process redirects you to a trusted device. If you'll have access to one of your trusted devices soon, it might be faster and easier to reset your password then.

Reset your password at iforgot.apple.com"


We hope this helps.


Cheers!




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