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kimriyah Author

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Forgot screen time password

I forgot my screen time password now I can’t get this screen distance off my phone

Posted on Sep 25, 2023 9:17 PM

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Posted on Sep 26, 2023 3:53 AM

If you have forgotten the ScreenTime passcode, one of the two procedures outlined within this link should resolve the problem:

If you forgot your Screen Time passcode - Apple Support

If your iPhone/iPad is capable of supporting iOS/iPadOS 13.x or later, you should update to the most current version before attempting to resolve a forgotten ScreenTime passcode. The most recent iOS/iPadOS versions have introduced a new mechanism whereby a forgotten ScreenTime passcode can be reset without wiping the iPad.

To reset a forgotten ScreenTime passcode on older versions of iOS/iPadOS, the device must be reset “as new”, losing all locally stored data. In this situation, you’ll not be able to restore your data from an iCloud or iTunes backup - as the forgotten passcode is integral to the backup.

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