iOS 7 forgot restrictions passcode

Yeah. The first time I did it exactly the same happened. So the second time, I made sure the first thing I did was re-enable restrictions, giving it a known passcode, and kept it switched on. So far so good. I have been able to re access the restriction settings with that same passcode every time.

What will kill it for me is if I select reset settings. I have a theory that this somehow wipes one of the settings files related to the passcode but then either keeps restrictions lock on or re-enables it (by virtue of enables being the default state perhaps when there is no settings file) and since the passcode is erased, you can never "guess" the match because there's nothing to match to!

A proper bug.

Hi am giving my mum my iPad went to erase everything from it restore factory settings and it says restrictions passcode I don't have 1 never put 1 on how can I put back to factory settings as don't want my mum having all my stuff on it plus will need to give her Apple ID and erveything else plz help

Thanks gilsonmelo. This worked for me too. Great.

Gilsonmelo solution worked on my iOS 7 iPad 2. I made the plots change as recommended and restored from iTunes and it worked like a charm.

I agree with everyone else that something strange turned restrictions on. I never would have used it but it was on last time I tried to do in app purchases. Strange indeed and hope Apple is reading these and fixing.

i think that i might be having a similar issue, because i am trying to reset all of my used iphone 4 , but it has a lock on the resrictions and on the reset... so idk what to do am im so very tempted to break this retarted apple product even worse! aso any suggestions?1?

I had the exact same problem. I was trying to reset my phone because I got the new one but had forgotten my restrictions code and couldn't go the normal route. After looking at some other forums, I found I person that suggested using the findmyiphone app. If you go on your computer or on another phone and login you can erase your phone settings. This bypasses the restrictions code and it worked for me. I hope this helps 🙂

Thanks! That's a solution, worked perfectly for me.

try passcode 5555....it worked for me ....i tried it because it worked for someone else...

Instead of using the trial version of ibackupbot I used this http://www.apowersoft.com/free-online-iphone-ipad-ipod-transfer free application. The passcode has been reset according to earlier posts just fine. Thanks all for the help.

Can you go to : icloud.com and login in with your apple id and password from there you should be able to go to 'find my device' clicking on the specific device you are having the issue with you then can click on the area that reads 'erase device' once doing this that should take care of the issue with find my device and restrictions issues.

As far as the contacts and calendars that are stored in icloud as long as you use the same apple id with the icloud account all of the mentioned data is still store in icloud.

Would probably work if it was just the restrictions password you've forgotten but if you can't turn off find my iPhone you can't restore which leaves you back at the start. Very much appreciate the tip though I've been reading it alot but yours made actual sense. A question though...IS ANYONE AT APPLE READING ANY OF THESE FORUMS?

0000 worked for me, too. FYI, I'm on IOS 6 - same problem as IOS 7.

I also had the same issue and agree with others stating that we all could not have miraculously forgotten our passcodes. I certaintly never set a restrictions passcode given: 1) I am the sole user of my phone and 2) I am an adult. I erased my phone via iCloud and set up as a new phone, although I'm tempted to restrore using a backup which means I'll need to test out the "recovery" procedures listed early on in this discussion. Anyone have any luck with "recovery"? This definitely has to be something Apple must have inadvertantly built-in.

Nope, nothing they built-in. You set up a passcode and forgot it. That's all that happened.

Restore the device using the appropriate article: iOS: Forgotten passcode or device disabled after entering wrong ...

Not entirely true. There is something strange going on with this function.

I was locked out of the "restrictions" and used the restore function as described by many here to change the code to 1234. I was able to access the restrictions page with the 1234 and I changed it to "Disable Restrictions"...it required me to enter 1234 one more to to confirm and it worked, but only for about 1 minute. While I was still in the "general" section, in front of my eyes I saw the "Restrictions" go from OFF to ON, without any input from me. I tried to enter the restrictions page with 1234 (which worked just 1 minute earlier mind you), and it was the wrong passcode. I had to do the whole restore crap over again, choosing 1234 as the passcode

This time having just watched it change before my eyes I assumed it was making some connection with Apple or iCloud to reset the Restrictions to ON, I immediately turned on Airplane Mode to prevent it from connecting. I entered the Restrictions sections with 1234. While still in Airplane Mode, I disabled restrictions, and then re-enabled Restrictions using my own passcode (not 1234 of course 🙂). I turned off Airplane mode.

This was two weeks ago and today it is still holding the new passcode I chose and not reseting to something from the cloud. I don't have the urge to try and disable restrictions again as I do not want it to reset to something I do not know, so am content leaving it ON with a passcode I know.

Definitely something strange going on here and Apple should check it out.