Forgot restrictions passcode on iPhone or iPad

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.

If someone restores their device from backup when they have forgotten their restriction passcode, yes, restoring from backup will put them right back where they started, meaning they still will need to know the restrictions passcode, which of course, they don't. The ONLY way to get out of such a situation is to use the link posted multiple times and erase the device using iTunes. They'll have to manually add their data back.

I'm not sure of the "link" you're referring to. If it's a link to a third party application download I've found them to be confusing as most of them seem to be using Windows and or have some kind of warning associated with them. I was hoping to get help from Apple as to how I could actually see and or edit my restriction passcode. I just purchased a new iPad and there are apps (not many) that I would like to transfer from my iPad 2.

I understand perfectly. I was just hoping there was an easy way to edit the backup made with iTunes using terminal or something native to the Mac software. There are third party applications you can download that let you transfer files individually from the iPad to the Mac then onto another device claiming iTunes is so limited as to which files can be transferred etc. It really seems a bit over kill to have this "restriction code" so hard to access considering it's only to prevent children from gaining access.

I'm sorry but any attempt I make to share the solution is restricted by the Apple Community. I keep getting emails about the problem and the emails just tell me to respond by going here. It's kind of like a Win doze catch 22.

i have a iPhone 6s that i no longer use but would like to pass it on to a family member to use

i am trying to reset the phone but its asking me for a passcode and then a restriction passcode which i have no idea what that would be can you please help ?

i rest phone ,and i prossess to setting up and i use new passcoad like 9970

after some network problem it will be canceld ,now im triying to unlock my phone it will be showing wrong password please help me

There are 45 pages in this thread. Multiple pages contain the link that describes what to do if you have forgotten that passcode. Read and find one. The Touch ID issue is a separate issue, and you will not be able to address that as long as the iPhone is disabled. Fix that first.

Does NOBODY bother to read past the first post? Sigh........READ THE THREAD. You don't reset the restrictions passcode. You see the link about erasing your iPhone and setting it up as new, which has been posted multiple times in this thread.

The answer to that question has been replied to multiple times in this thread. Find the link to restore your phone to remove it, and then set it up as new without a backup, since the backup contains the passcode.

cary1995 wrote:

I forgot my restriction passcode can you help me I’ve tried 8 times

Follow the steps provided countless times in the very thread you replied to.

meleane32 wrote:

iPad Air 2

What about an iPad Air 2? If you forgot its passcode then follow the steps provided countless times in the very thread you replied to.

I doubt it, since the older iOS does not have Screen Time, you would have to go back to the Restrictions passcode issue, which of course requires a full restore to factory and not using the backup to restore. I'm sorry I did not pay enough attention to the model the poster referenced.

This was EXACTLY what I needed to reset the entire (very old) iPad!

But not everyone wants to erase their entire device, so before you follow these instructions, make sure you understand that this totally wipes out everything and resets the device.

mashmoreIcloud wrote:

I have forgotten my restrictions passcode how do I reset it?

Follow the steps provided literally hundreds of times in the very thread you replied to. Including the Apple recommended post at the very top.