How to reset forgotten Restrictions password with iPhone restore?

I tried to set the time for my restriction code to the future and also to the past to shortcut the time for trials and now i need to wait 1234564234532 minutes for reentry

is there any info how to help with this sh*'#*?? to also reduce this time or the attempts to 0 in the backup somewhere?

thanks! you would help a lot!!!!!!!

Hello

Thats what I do and when I restore my iphone from the backup I cannot remove the restriction with typing 1234

what di I do wrong?

Please help me!

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">

<plist version="1.0">

<dict>

<key>SBParentalControlsFailedAttempts</key>

<string>0</string>

<key>SBParentalControlsPIN</key>

<string>1234</string>

<key>calendaralert-sound-identifier</key>

<string>texttone:Calendar Alert</string>

<key>newmail-sound-identifier</key>

<string>texttone:New Mail</string>

<key>reminderalert-sound-identifier</key>

<string>texttone:Reminder Alert</string>

<key>ringtone</key>

<string>&lt;default&gt;</string>

<key>sentmail-sound-identifier</key>

<string>texttone:Sent Mail</string>

<key>senttweet-sound-identifier</key>

<string>texttone:Sent Tweet</string>

<key>sms-sound-identifier</key>

<string>texttone:Tri-tone</string>

<key>voicemail-sound-identifier</key>

<string>texttone:Tri-tone</string>

</dict>

</plist>

Take care!

there are 2 folders called "Library/Preferences/com.apple.springboard.plist"

and of course it was the other one

OMG thank you for all that contibuted here.

I have had my iPhone 4 restricted for over 2 years to stop my child acidently spending money from inside stupidly so called "free" games. having set this pin over 2 years ago I had no idea what the pin was but had not been concened either. Recently I needed to restore an in app purchase for work and found that I could not do this due to the restrictions even though I was only restoring a purchase not making one (the purchase was made on an unrestricted iPad). Restoring the phone is not an option as some of my work Apps are not yet 6.1 compatiable and a restore will also make me update.

Fortunately after much frustration I came upon the idea of booting up my old iMac and found a backup of the phone from shortly after it was first purchased. Extracting this old backup I was able to finally find the old pin.

Thank you all so so much as this has rescued me from much pain.

🙂

The iBackupBot backup edit method by adding:

<dict>

<key>countryCode</key>

<string>us</string>

</dict>

<key>SBParentalControlsPIN</key>

<string>1234</string>

works even on iOS 6.1.1 if it is done correctly.

Yup, confirmed on iOS 6.1.1, works like a charm.

Tomjr260 - after many attempts of trying to remember / unlock the restrictions code on my iphone your post finally helped. iOS 6.1.1 meant that the other suggestions would not work and your simple step-by-step instructions saved me! Thanks so much!

Thanks so much Tomjr260 for this "walk-through". I was nervous about fooling with the codes, but I figured I had nothing to lose. At best it would work, at worst I would have to start from scratch.

It was the best! This time, I'll write my restriction code down. (I need it to keep my pesky kid safe.) Two thumbs up! 😍

Of course, your kids can read this forum also. Or find the instructions elsewhere on the Internet. Which is the general problem with any security system that has a "back door".

<key>SBParentalControlsFailedAttempts</key>

<integer>0</integer>

<dict>

<key>countryCode</key>

<string>us</string>

</dict>

<key>SBParentalControlsPIN</key>

<string>1234</string>

i've changed the number of wrong attempts. and after adding the the string as u wrote i'm getting an error

"FOUND NON-KEY INSIDE <DICT> AT LINE 58"

Kindly Help me...

thanks in advance.. 🙂

<key>SBParentalControlsFailedAttempts</key>

<integer>0</integer>

<dict>

<key>countryCode</key>

<string>us</string>

</dict>

<key>SBParentalControlsPIN</key>

<string>1234</string>

i've changed the number of wrong attempts. and after adding the the string as u wrote i'm getting an error

"FOUND NON-KEY INSIDE <DICT> AT LINE 58"

Kindly Help me...

thanks in advance.. 🙂

Follow these directions provided by Tomjr260- Great job, THANK YOU!

1) Download iBackupBot [http://www.icopybot.com/itunes-backup-manager.htm]

2) Backup iPhone/iPod/iPad to iTunes

3) Close iTunes (leave your device plugged in to your computer)

4) Open iBackupBot

5) Select your backup from the left column

6) Navigate to "Library/Preferences/com.apple.springboard.plist" (there may be two files named this; try them both) and double-click to open

7) If the backup is from iOS 4.X or lower then you should be able to find "<key>SBParentalControlsPIN</key>" somewhere in this file and your passcode will be below this line.

If your backup is iOS 5 or higher, then continue on.

8) Look for and change the string for "SBParentalControlsFailedAttempts" to 0

9) Add in "<key>SBParentalControlsPIN</key>

<string>1234</string>" (without the quotes)

After

"<dict>

<key>countryCode</key>

<string>us</string>

</dict>"

10) Click save

11) Close out of that file

12) Click restore backup/file to iPhone/iPod Touch (the icon of an iPhone and a blue arrow) located under the menu bar in iBackupBot

13) After restore is done and phone restarts the password should be 1234.

Hi All

Tomjr260 it seems that iBackupBot for Mac free trial now blocks using their program to do this. When I tried it today they said I had to pay for their program. I can't remmeber the exact wording but would allow me to save the changes you have suggested. Unless I am doing something wrong.

Any suggestion?

Thanks so much

Paula

Sorry I mucked up a post earlier by knocking the reply button before I editted it.

So iBackupBot for Mac free trial now blocks using their program to do this. When I tried it today they said I had to pay for their program. I can't remmeber the exact wording but would NOT allow me to save the changes you have suggested. Unless I am doing something wrong.

Any suggestion?

Thanks so much

Paula

Tomjr260 Thank you so very much - I was lost without iMessages but your post helped be remove the restrictions on my phone which strangely happened when I changed from a UK SIM to an Egypt SIM. You are a star!!!