Forgot restrictions passcode on iPhone or iPad

I’m wanting to change my content and privacy setting but I’m unable to get in as I don’t know the password as it a second hand phone.

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Please give me my new password

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Forgotten Restrictions Passcode Help

iPad,iPod,iPod Touch Recovery Mode

You will need to restore your device as New to remove a Restrictions passcode. Go through the normal process to restore your device, but when you see the options to restore as New or from a backup, be sure to choose New.

You can restore from a backup if you have one from BEFORE you set the restrictions passcode.

Also, see iTunes- Restoring iOS software.

If you have backed up your device to your computer via itunes, you can locate a file on your computer.

Macintosh HD > Library > Application Support > App Store - Here you should see a file called "adoption.plist"

Select that file, hold control in the drop down select open with "Text edit"

When you open and view this file look for a line of code with the following tags <integer>XXXX</integer>
The four numbers that you will see between these tags is your "restriction passcode"

Remember that number, close the file - and you should be in.

Follow the instructions in iOS: How to back up your data and set up your device as a new device http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4137 to restore the device to factory settings.

Once you have setup the device as a new one, you can then sync it back with your iTunes account and all your music, apps, contacts and any other content sync'ed with iTunes will be loaded on the device. Any content that is stored only on the device and not sync'ed with iTunes, like app logins or data, will be lost during this process. Be forewarned that this is a long process and can take a couple of hours or more to complete. This can be painful, but it is necessarily so to prevent users from working around the security settings. After the restore is complete, you can setup a new Restrictions passcode. Make a note of the passcode to avoid this situation in future.

 Cheers, Tom 😉

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I've noticed a lot of people have posted I "forgotten" my passcode. Although it's refreshing to see people blame themselves before others, I believe this time it's not your fault. Security is not an issue with me so I use the same four password for everything. I know for a fact I didn't set any passcode. These issues came up after the last ios update. All that said, the default passcode is 1234.

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The only option is to wipe the device clean and restore it to factory settings. Hope you have a backup.

Follow the instructions in iOS: How to back up your data and set up your device as a new device http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4137 to restore the device to factory settings.

Once you have setup the device as a new one, you can then sync it back with your iTunes account and all your music, apps, contacts and any other content sync'ed with iTunes will be loaded on the device. Any content that is stored only on the device and not sync'ed with iTunes, like app logins or data, will be lost during this process. Be forewarned that this is a long process and can take a couple of hours or more to complete. This can be painful, but it is necessarily so to prevent users from working around the security settings. After the restore is complete, you can setup a new Restrictions passcode. Make a note of the passcode to avoid this situation in future.

 Cheers, Tom 😉

please go through this youtube link,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83chKoWHAh8

I had the same problem with my IPAD2 . It worked fine and i was able to reset my restriction passcode.

Brilliant Ipaduser4321 I've just tried this and it works. I was sure I'd never set one up - I would have remembered! Thank you for posting this🙂

I have the same question however I have already backed up, set back to factory, and restored.

When I restored, it placed the restriction code back on that I don't remember. How do I remove it?

Hi according to ipaduser4321 the restriction code is set by latest ios update. When asked to enter restriction code enter 1234 which is the default setting. Then you can reset it to something else. I have tried this on 2 devices and it works. Online with Apple chat, they didn't know about it.