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screen time password

can i reset my screen time password with out loosing and of my data?




iPhone 6s

Posted on Sep 15, 2019 7:27 PM

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Posted on Sep 15, 2019 7:32 PM

If you know the Screen Time password, you can certainly change it. What you didn't say is if you've forgotten your Screen Time Passcode. If that is the case, as long as you have been backing up your iPhone, you will have to erase the phone, then restore your data back (but not from backup, or you'll be right back where are). If you haven't backed up your iPhone, you will lose your data.


So, have you forgotten your Screen Time Passcode or do you just want to change it?


I'm going to assume you have forgotten your Screen Time Passcode and if my assumption is correct, erase the iPhone using your home computer with iTunes, by following the directions in this link:


If you forgot the passcode for your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, or your device is disabled - Apple Support

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Sep 15, 2019 7:32 PM in response to thetechmaster101

If you know the Screen Time password, you can certainly change it. What you didn't say is if you've forgotten your Screen Time Passcode. If that is the case, as long as you have been backing up your iPhone, you will have to erase the phone, then restore your data back (but not from backup, or you'll be right back where are). If you haven't backed up your iPhone, you will lose your data.


So, have you forgotten your Screen Time Passcode or do you just want to change it?


I'm going to assume you have forgotten your Screen Time Passcode and if my assumption is correct, erase the iPhone using your home computer with iTunes, by following the directions in this link:


If you forgot the passcode for your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, or your device is disabled - Apple Support

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