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Screen time Passcode

How can I reset the screen time passcode on my daughter’s phone? I set it up a year ago and now can’t remember the passcode to make changes....

iPhone 8 Plus, 12

Posted on Mar 11, 2020 3:37 AM

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Posted on Mar 11, 2020 3:50 AM

It would be much better if you could remember that passcode, because in such a situation you only have 2 options:

Cohabit with the current ScreenTime setting

or

Erase that iphone and start from scratch, loosing all data that are there (since, even if you have a backup, you can't restore data because that forgotten passcode would come back again).

See this paragraph:

If you can't remember a restrictions passcode that you set on a previous version of iOS, or you forgot your Screen Time passcode, you need to erase your device, then set it up as a new device to remove the passcode. Restoring your device from a backup won't remove your passcode.

Extracted from:--> Use Screen Time on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support

Regards

Giulio

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Mar 11, 2020 3:50 AM in response to Mom-5and3

It would be much better if you could remember that passcode, because in such a situation you only have 2 options:

Cohabit with the current ScreenTime setting

or

Erase that iphone and start from scratch, loosing all data that are there (since, even if you have a backup, you can't restore data because that forgotten passcode would come back again).

See this paragraph:

If you can't remember a restrictions passcode that you set on a previous version of iOS, or you forgot your Screen Time passcode, you need to erase your device, then set it up as a new device to remove the passcode. Restoring your device from a backup won't remove your passcode.

Extracted from:--> Use Screen Time on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support

Regards

Giulio

Screen time Passcode

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