Forgot restrictions passcode on iPhone or iPad

i have forgoton restrictions password, how do you reset it?


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Posted on Jan 7, 2014 10:51 AM

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Posted on May 31, 2015 10:11 PM

You posed this question months ago, but never late than never, right? 🙂 I was in your position a few minutes ago, but after vigorous "research" I've found something a bit less radical than restoring your device back to factory settings. The first thing you would need to do is create a backup of your device if you haven't already. After doing so, you need to download a program called 'iBackupBot', it should be the first link on Google when you search the name. After setting up and opening the program, there should be a list in the top left hand corner. Double click on System Files > HomeDomain > Library > Preferences. On the right of the list you just clicked through, there should be a list of files. In the search bar, type com.apple.springboard.plist and double click on said file. A window may pop up asking you to buy the program, just click on 'Cancel' and the desired window should open. In the open window, select the find icon (the binoculars), search for <string>us</string> and under it, there should be a line of code that says </dict>. Click at the end of the code and press enter to open a new line where you are to type <key>SBParentalControlsPIN</key> then type <string>1234</string> on a new line below. When this is complete, save your code and close the window. Make sure that com.apple.springboard.plist is highlighted (if not, click on it once) then click the 'Restore' option. Your device will restart and the code you entered should work.

PS. Instead of '1234', you may enter any four digit code of your choice.

PSS. If your backup is password protected, you need to make a new backup without a password. The program will not allow you to restore with a password protected backup. (I learnt the hard way.)

PSSS. Need I mention that your device must be plugged into your computer?

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Jan 4, 2017 1:28 PM in response to Tikara_NZ

Tikara_NZ,

I found the file, and although it says "<integer>0</integer>", it still thinks it needs a Restrictions Password... something of note: my 6-Plus previously had NetNanny installed, before we got frustrated with all of its false-positives, and later discovered that our PC install from the OFFICIAL SITE had low-detection malware imbedded into it (which I am proud to say got totally nuked by yours truly), ruining NN's trustworthiness. Obviously, we got rid of it on every device it had been put on, although I might not have been thorough enough, possibly leaving some NN files behind (no, it's not jailbroken, at least not yet. I'm just good enough with computers to utterly obliterate most kinds of files and programs, and NOT good enough with IOS and OSX to do it properly when using anything but Windows 😝)... sooo, that might have something to do with it, since NetNanny likes to disable Safari and put the device into something reminiscent of being a Windows Vista standard user account (being able to do Jack-Crap with settings and override procedures)... Anyways, if their is a way I could potentially overwrite the Restrictions Password manually using an edited backup?

Feb 20, 2017 5:21 AM in response to Jennyvie09

Erase all content and settings is what factory defaults means, you are removing everything from the device and putting back to how it was when it was first switched on (it doesn't remove any iOS version updates, it just removes all of your content). You can either do it directly on the device (though you'll probably need to remember the restrictions passcode), or use recovery mode via a computer's iTunes

Feb 22, 2017 9:19 PM in response to 0RYAN0

if u have to reset ur phone u need redtriction password if u have turn on it if u forgotton ur password and need to remove it or recover password so u hte have to 1 step is connect ur iphone to pc and rester from i tunes to factory reset u simply get remove password but all data will remove so to save data u hve to download app and backup ur iphone and if u dont want to rester factory version ur iphone u need to backuy yr iphone through app backup all thing include password will shown ur restriction password

Feb 23, 2017 9:15 AM in response to khaju

khaju wrote:


if u have to reset ur phone u need redtriction password if u have turn on it if u forgotton ur password and need to remove it or recover password so u hte have to 1 step is connect ur iphone to pc and rester from i tunes to factory reset u simply get remove password but all data will remove so to save data u hve to download app and backup ur iphone and if u dont want to rester factory version ur iphone u need to backuy yr iphone through app backup all thing include password will shown ur restriction password

I'm sorry but your post doesn't make much sense in English. The lack of punctuation makes it doubly hard to understand.


It is not possible to recover or reset the restrictions passcode. The phone has to be restored.

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