How to reset forgotten Restrictions password with iPhone restore?

I'm not sure how many people this will help, or if will work again, but I accidentally found a way to remove my restrictions WITHOUT having to jailbreak my phone. I was exchanging out my son's Iphone with a newer version. I backed up his data on itunes and then restored it on the new phone. I decided to check out the restrictions, and for some reason, it showed that they were off and that I had no prior attempts made. I was able to get into the restrictions (and finally see what had been restricted in the first place). The first thing I did was to "make" a new password and remove the restrictions that I didn't want anymore. When I got out of settings and went back in, it said that I had 13 prior attempts at signing in, but I tried again, using my new password that I just set up, and it let me in. I was then able to remove the restrictions all together. Don't ask me why this worked, but it did.. If you have an old Iphone around, give it a try and let me know if you get the same result!! Good luck!!!

I am in the same boat. My daughters ipod has restriction pass code and I don't ever remember putting one in. Have already tried our obvious choices but none have worked. I tried the iPhone backup extractor but I don't see a 4 digit number anywhere. We are using iOS 5.01 so I guess I am out of luck? No older backups anywhere either.

I plan on calling apple tomorrow but based on the replies here, it doesn't look like it will do much good. I have had nothing but issues with this thing.

If I do a restore and then set up as a new phone, what do I lose? Is all game progress lost (for those not saved on a server)? I realize I can just load the apps back on but if everything is lost, I am not sure how happy my daughter will be.

Having a bit of trouble with this.. Instead of a four digit code, I am recieving:

<key>SBParentalControlsBlocked</key>

<bool>False</bool

I have never set any ristrictions on my device, and yet they suddenly appear.... 😮

I have tried nearly everything... Hopefully, I can get this resolved...

Hey Everyone,

The funny thing is, that after going through all of this Crap and i mean senseless crap of searching for a passcode i tried the one thing i hadn't thought of, and well it happened to be my birth year, but the thing that ***** is that i was just about to give up too, so now i can delete all of this crap off my computer and not have to worry about it because i promise this it wont happen again.

Thank You Everyone,

Skaterboii45

i also encountered same problem, i could only this:

<key>SBParentalControlsBlockTimeIntervalSinceReferenceDate</key>

<real>360497788.84608001</real>

<key>SBParentalControlsBlocked</key>

<false/>

<key>SBParentalControlsEnabled</key>

<true/>

<key>SBParentalControlsFailedAttempts</key>

<integer>8</integer>

<key>SBParentalControlsMCContentRestrictions</key>

<dict>

<key>countryCode</key>

<string>us</string>

</dict>

without the pin ??

Maybe try reading through the entire thread? Or at least the same page as your post?

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2667637?answerId=18413675022#18413675022

And not double posting.

Good afternoon Boz,

I read your post where you thanked someone for listing the steps you take to reset you restrictions passcode. Looking through the posts, I am unable to find where the steps are listed. I did see where you re-listed some steps that began with -Backup, however I don't seem to be able to located where to find that option on my I4. Do you have a moment to go through this with me?

Thank you in advance,

Propermee

now sorry to say but this thing didnt work out with me... i dont know y but when i try to restore the new edited backup on iphone 4 the same says that the backup is corrupt or not this device.. so help me resolving it... BigBopper66 if u can plzz tell me what m i doing wrong in it???

I downloaded backupbot, changed the parental control line to false, reset the counter to 0, saved my changes then restored from backupbot, no change to my iphone (which I recently updated to IOS6) did I do something wrong? the changes still show in the backup file, they just didn't restore to the phone...

snigglefritzbc - It appears to be much harder to do this in IOS6 because they now hash the file in question. MorayMcC outlined the steps you need to take to make the changes to the file stick.

okay i just found the answer, when you go to restrictions and it says enter password ,it actually means enter one to set it up, so at first it says enter password, so enter what you want it to be, then it says RE ENTER password, do it again, this sets up the password from now on, and your in!

Normally yes that is what should happen...

after the IOS 6 install however, some people myself included got screwed - because the password <didn't work>

And if you weren't having that issue, but just forgot the password entirely as the original poster, then obviously one can't re-enter it correctly twice in a row (because you don't know it!)

Well, problem solved... my on/off button went on the fritz and Apple replaced the phone 🙂. When I reloaded my backed up file, with the changed switch as you recommended above, the password was gone. Then I had to temporarily set up a password to change the 'deleting apps' switch to 'on' (it was stuck in the off position and couldn't be changed) and then un set the password. Yay! I think a regular old 'restore' would have done the same thing.

So I used the iBackupBot option by adding

<dict>

<key>countryCode</key>

<string>us</string>

</dict>

<key>SBParentalControlsPIN</key>

<string>1234</string>

It all worked like a treat! Thank you!

At first my phone didn't want to boot right after restore, but I held the Power and Home buttons and it reset, with Restrictions password working 1234!

Only one little problem I'm having though, Turn Password Off, Simple Password and Erase Data options are grayed out, I want to change these settings. Why are they grayed? out? 😟

I looked more into it and it could be due to me syncing with email server from work, don't know for sure, will test it when I go back to work after Christmas. I hope it's not because of this little 'hack'.