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Screen Time Passcode

I tried to reset Scree Time Passcode using apple id, but its showing failed passcode attempts after entering apple id and passcode in Forget Passcode? section.


Apple ID and password that you used to set up the Screen Time passcode - This means that do we need to used the same apple id passcode when we created screen time passcode or we can use the latest apple id passcode

iPhone 13 Pro Max

Posted on Apr 17, 2022 4:17 AM

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Posted on Apr 17, 2022 4:22 AM

5z wrote:

I tried to reset Scree Time Passcode using apple id, but its showing failed passcode attempts after entering apple id and passcode in Forget Passcode? section.

Apple ID and password that you used to set up the Screen Time passcode - This means that do we need to used the same apple id passcode when we created screen time passcode or we can use the latest apple id passcode

The Apple ID & its related Password that were used to set up the Screentime Passcode.


Summarizing:

These are the minimum requirements to reset the ScreenTime passcode:

  • The device must run iOS/iPadOS 13.4 or later;

AND

  • You must know the Apple ID & Password that were used to set up that ScreenTime Passcode.

If you meet both above requirements, these are the instructions:--> If you forgot your Screen Time passcode – Apple Support


Shouldn't be this case, you need to erase that device following these instructions (even if related to the passcode to lock/unlock device's screen):--> If you forgot the passcode on your iPhone, or your iPhone is disabled - Apple Support

The bad news is that you cannot restore data from a backup, since the ScreenTime passcode would come back in.

Regards

Giulio

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Apr 17, 2022 4:22 AM in response to 5z

5z wrote:

I tried to reset Scree Time Passcode using apple id, but its showing failed passcode attempts after entering apple id and passcode in Forget Passcode? section.

Apple ID and password that you used to set up the Screen Time passcode - This means that do we need to used the same apple id passcode when we created screen time passcode or we can use the latest apple id passcode

The Apple ID & its related Password that were used to set up the Screentime Passcode.


Summarizing:

These are the minimum requirements to reset the ScreenTime passcode:

  • The device must run iOS/iPadOS 13.4 or later;

AND

  • You must know the Apple ID & Password that were used to set up that ScreenTime Passcode.

If you meet both above requirements, these are the instructions:--> If you forgot your Screen Time passcode – Apple Support


Shouldn't be this case, you need to erase that device following these instructions (even if related to the passcode to lock/unlock device's screen):--> If you forgot the passcode on your iPhone, or your iPhone is disabled - Apple Support

The bad news is that you cannot restore data from a backup, since the ScreenTime passcode would come back in.

Regards

Giulio

Screen Time Passcode

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