How to turn off screen time if you don't remember the passcode

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Simmi2004 Author

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How to turn off screen time if you don't remember the passcode

A few years ago my parents put screen time on my Iphone, but I somehow got it to stop working by logging off my apple ID, turning the screen time off and then logging back on my ID. Since then I haven't turned the screen time back on again until yesterday, thought it wouldn't have the same old settings my parents did when I was a child, but sadly that was the case. I am now almost 19 years old so they don't care for my screen time but they don't remember the old passcode meaning I can't turn it off again. Does anybody know what I can do to fix this?

iPhone 11, iOS 16

Posted on Feb 21, 2023 8:56 AM

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SravanKrA

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Feb 21, 2023 9:00 AM in response to Simmi2004

If you have forgotten your Screen Time passcode. There are two options.

If you are unable to reset the Screen Time passcode from this-> link then, you will need a computer for option 2. If you don't have one, borrow one from a friend.

Option 1

Use this link to reset your passcode If you forgot your Screen Time passcode - Apple Support

Option 2

Forgot? Click below to reset…

Click->If you forgot the passcode for your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, or your ...

If you have chosen option 2 then regarding your data, If…

You have an iCloud or iTunes backup, I am sorry there is no use of a backup because if you restore from your backup your Screen Time Passcode will be back.
You have synced your data to iCloud, then what you will get back is what you have synced to iCloud and uploaded to iCloud Drive; the information that is synced and stored in iCloud are, Contacts, Calendars, Bookmarks, Mail, Notes, Voice Memos, shared photos, iCloud Photos*, Health data, call history, and files you store in iCloud Drive. (*-If you had turned on iCloud Photos, your content is automatically stored in iCloud.)
You have imported your Photos & Videos to Mac/PC then they are safely residing there
You have uploaded some of it Cloud Drives using the Files app (iCloud Drive, Google Drive, OneDrive, DropBox, Flickr, box, AmazonDrive, Adobe Creative Cloud etc)
If you have not imported nor you have synced or uploaded your data to cloud drives prior to forgetting the Screen Time passcode then I am sorry, all your data is lost.

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