In settings, under general, restrictions, I have forgotten my restrictions passcode. Is there anyway to reset this without a trip to apple store?
iPhone 4S, iOS 7.1.1
To remove a forgotten restrictions passcode, you'll have to restore your phone. Either restore it as a new device, or from a backup made PRIOR to enabling restrictions.
Is there any possible way to restore to new without accessing iTunes. Long story but computer has been hacked and I'm afraid to plug phone into it do to past issues. Already lost multiple email accounts and although I believe iphone to be safe I know the computer may not be. Or do I have to wait til I have access to a different computer? Thanks for your patience.
If you can get into settings: Settings>General>Reset>Erase All Content & Settings. Or, if Find My Phone is turned on: Login to iCloud.com, from any computer, locate your phone, then erase it.
Going to reset, erase all settings, brings prompt for restrictions passcode. So I will try find my iphone way you listed. If not I will just have to wait til I get to a safe computer. Thank you for the help.
In settings, under general, restrictions, I have forgotten my restrictions passcode. Is there anyway to reset this without a trip to apple store?
See wjosten's post from earlier. The only way to remove the restrictions passcode is to restore the device as new, removing all content. You cannot use a backup if it was done when the password was in place, as the backup contains the password. There is no way to reset it, and a trip to the Apple Store will not get it reset either. They can only restore the device as new also.
I don't understand why everyone says to go to Settings>General>Reset>Erase All Content & Settings when it then asks for the restrictions code to run the option. - which we can't remember. I have also tried the option to go to icloud.com but the phone does not show in the list of devices. This also does not make sense since the phone tells me I cannot restore an old backup because Find My Phone is on! Ahhhhh
So I remember my passcode to unlock my iPad. I don't remember the RESTRICTIONS PASSCODE, which is used to restrict content on the iPad. This is iPad is mainly used by my daughter. It's an old iPad 2 and I want to restore it to factory to get all my content off.
I go to "RESET AND ERASE ALL SETTINGS" , it asks for passcode, I put in the correct passcode. The 2nd step it asks for RESTRICTIONS PASSCODE. This I cannot remember.
I'm trying to erase via iCloud browser login right now. That may be the easiest solution.
Forgot restrictions passcode
