iOS 7 forgot restrictions passcode

Sudarshan18 wrote:

I have not set restriction pw, but it's asking now. How to recover?

You don't. You restore the phone as new. Then, you put a restrictions passcode on it that only you know so that no one else can put one on that yo don't know.

Kelghan wrote:

What is the restriction code i try to reset ny old i phone cause i bought a new one abd i couldnt bearing in mind that i log out from my apple account on the old one

How can i reset my old one

You don't. You restore the phone as new.

What is that pls??? I have the same problem I only just got the IPhone7,restrictions passcode is on even tho I have never put a passcode in!!! I tried signing out of find my iPhone,I have no clue what to do,I'm not resetting my iPhone it just takes too long to sort it all back out after that grrr....any advice much appreciated x

Hi,

I've got to the bottom of my 'Restrictions Code' bother. I went from a 4 digit (iPhone 5) to a 6 digit (iPhone 7) Passcode (to enter phone) which were the same digits as my Restrictions Code, but became muddled in the 'Restore' from iPhone 5 to 7. For example, let's say my iPhone 5 Password was 2345 and my Restrictions Code was 2345. After I restored my iPhone 7 with a 6 digit Passcode e.g. 002345, my new Restrictions Code somehow became 0023 instead of what should have been 2345 i.e. added the first 2 digits of my new Passcode to the Restrictions code! Please try it (if you have gone from a 4 to 6 digit passcode at some stage, and your passcode and restrictions code were the same, or something else along these lines ) and I'm sure that you will now be fine. Please note that the numbers I have provided are fictional i.e. they are not reset codes! Good luck!

Hi,

I've got to the bottom of my 'Restrictions Code' bother. I went from a 4 digit (iPhone 5) to a 6 digit (iPhone 7) Passcode (to enter phone) which were the same digits as my Restrictions Code, but became muddled in the 'Restore' from iPhone 5 to 7. For example, let's say my iPhone 5 Password was 2345 and my Restrictions Code was 2345. After I restored my iPhone 7 with a 6 digit Passcode e.g.002345, my new Restrictions Code somehow became 0023 instead of what should have been 2345 i.e. added the first 2 digits of my new Passcode to the Restrictions code!Please try it (if you have gone from a 4 to 6 digit passcode at some stage, and your passcode and restrictions code were the same, or something else along these lines ) and I'm sure that you will now be fine. Please note that the numbers I have provided are fictional i.e. they are not reset codes! Good luck!

Hi,

I've got to the bottom of my 'Restrictions Code' bother. I went from a 4 digit (iPhone 5) to a 6 digit (iPhone 7) Passcode (to enter phone) which were the same digits as my Restrictions Code, but became muddled in the 'Restore' from iPhone 5 to 7. For example, let's say my iPhone 5 Password was 2345 and my Restrictions Code was 2345. After I restored my iPhone 7 with a 6 digit Passcode e.g.002345, my new Restrictions Code somehow became 0023 instead of what should have been 2345 i.e. added the first 2 digits of my new Passcode to the Restrictions code!Please try it (if you have gone from a 4 to 6 digit passcode at some stage, and your passcode and restrictions code were the same, or something else along these lines ) and I'm sure that you will now be fine. Please note that the numbers I have provided are fictional i.e. they are not reset codes! Good luck!

I am in the same boat. For some reason the passcode I have used since owning this phone and re-entered today when upgrading no longer will unlock the phone. I am stuck also. Same error message same issues.

I did this also.

think i found a solution but you must know your apple ID and PW.

1. sign into icloud.com

2. once you are signed in click on "find my iphone" tab

3. click "all devices" on top of the page

4. click on the device you lost your passcode to.

5. once you do a couple of choices will come up "play sound" "lost mode" and "erase iphone"

click on the erase iphone. and it will begin to whip out your iphone.

6. once i was done i connected it back into my itunes and restored from my last backup. i was then

able to get into my phone and reset my passcode. :-)

hope this helps. i was so lost i thought i messed up big time lol.

I'm in the same scenario & it's massively frustrating !

Didn't toggle 'Location Services On' during the iOS7 install and have forgotten my Restrictions PassCode.

Find My iPhone now doesn't show my location & all Location Services are off - argh !

On my 13th attempt at guessing the PassCode and having to wait 60 mins between each entry now. Not frustrating at all, much !!

StephRi0s ... is your solution for the PassCode to unlock the phone, or the one for Restrictions ?

Pretty sure it's the Unlock Phone code as the Restrictions Code is built into the backup ... so on a RestoreFrom Backup - it's still there. Anyone else think this ?

Other thoughts / help ? Please !

Redski,

You are correct - the restrictions password is built in to the backup.

Place the phone in recovery mode and restore from your last backup. This will allow you to reset the passcode. Here are the recovery mode instructions: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1808.

I had to log on to my i cloud account and wipe my phone. But now I don't have the option of logging in to imessage oe facetime with my phone number

The Restrictions PassCode is built into the BackUp - so this will not work, will it ?

This is the same problem I am having. I have a passcode on my phone since before updating to iOS7. Not sure why that isn't working now. Will have wait to get home from work before I can restore it. But if the passcode if built into the backup, how am I sure that the restore will work?

to be clear ...

1. PassCode to unlock your phone from locked HomeScreen will be resolved by restoring from backup.

2. Restrictions PassCode, under Settings > General > Restrictions will NOT be resolved by restoring from backup, as the Restrictions PassCode is built into the backup.

Any help bypassing / re-setting the Restrictions PassCode under iOS7 would be hugely appreciated.

Thanks