Forgot restrictions passcode on iPhone or iPad

anasfrommahasamund wrote:

I have forgotten my restriction passcode what to do

To quote the post immediately above yours, "You either remember it, restore to a backup that was taken when the code wasn't on the phone, or reset the phone back to factory defaults."

Can it be sent to me

No it can't, it's only stored on the phone so there isn't anywhere to send it from. If you can't remember what you set it to restore to a backup taken before you set it, or reset the phone back to factory defaults.

What happens when you try to access them ? Do the apps show in the device's homescreen (if they do you haven't hidden them via Restrictions) ?

Do I need to restore the phone?

If you've forgotten the Restrictions passcode you would need to restore to a backup taken when the code wasn't on the phone (or reset the phone back to factory defaults).

Thanks for the info. I tried this, but it gave me two different things with<integer>XXXX</integer>. I tried the first that had four digits, but no luck. The second one reads: <integer>-1</integer>

Any clue what that means? I'm beginning to despise Apple!!!!!

I had this same problem and contacted apple support. To make this brief, he informed me to restore my iPhone as a new phone which will lose EVERYTHING!! There is no way apple can reset the password. This ***** and needs to be another way.

There is no way apple can reset the password.

There won't be, the code is only stored on the device, it's not stored on your account or anywhere else to be able to be reset by them.

If you have a backup taken before you put the code on the phone you can restore to that instead of resetting to factory defaults.

Unfortunately you cannot. There is no way to recover a restrictions passcode directly on the iPhone without a third party app as that would render the passcode complete pointless.

The only way to remove the passcode is to restore the iPhone.

There are apps out there that claim to be able to read a backup containing the passcode and show it to you. But I have no experience with them, so cannot comment on any of them.

dayofromjackson wrote:

Tell Me Restrictions Code To Turn Off

No can tell you what the restrictions code is. It is set on the device, and only the person who set it know what it is.

If you forgot it, you will need to restore the device to remove it. Follow the steps posted many many times alread7y in the very thread you posted in.

Adnanyussuf2009 wrote:

How do you reset you restrictions passwo without knowing it?.

Follow the steps posted many many times already in the very thread you posted in to remove it. You will need to restore the iPhone to factory settings.

I've forgotten my son's iPad restrictions code and I want to reset this with minimal data loss since he has a lot apps and data that he uses for school and study.

I've tried using back up software to retrieve the password data but it seems Apple has now made it that you can either back up with encryption, which saves passwords, or without encrypted, which does not save PW info.

I'm wondering if I back up the device without encryption, then I restore the iPad to factory settings, then use the non-encrypted back up to restore the iPad, will the restrictions setting be gone but minimize data loss?

The Restrictions passcode will be included in a backup, irrespective of whether or not you encrypt the backup - you will either need to remember the passcode, restore to a backup taken before you set the code, or reset the iPad back to factory defaults.

If you forgot it, you cannot change it. You need to restore the iPad to remove it and set a new one as has been explained many many times over in the very thread you replied to.

Otherwise, if you know the passcode, you can go to Settings->Screen Time->Change Screen Time Passcode and change it there.

raine101 wrote:

I created a restriction code about 4 years ago on my iPad mini and I have recently been back on it and want to reset it but can’t as I can’t remember the code

If you forgot it, you cannot change it. You need to restore the iPad to remove it and set a new one as has been explained many many times over in the very thread you replied to.

Otherwise, if you know the passcode, you can go to Settings->Screen Time->Change Screen Time Passcode and change it there.

I set the restrictions code a couple years ago and for it it, and I don't have a backup pre-restrictions code.

Is the only way to wipe my phone and start over?

I see a bunch of videos showing tools like ibackupbot that backup my stuff while allowing the restrictions code to be reset. I don't want to use this app of unknown/untrusted origin. Is there a way to do what this tool does without having to download any third party stuff?

I looked at this file in plist before and after I backed up my iPad on my Mac. The integer was the same before and after and it wasn't the passcode. Now I have to wait to try the "default" which I'm sure I tried a long time ago and it didn't work either. In any case I NEVER set a restriction passcode on my iPad.