As the title says, the screen time password to unlock apps is different to settings screen time passcode.
The password to unlock apps is for some reason 0000, which is not the actual screen time passcode. Changing the actual screen time passcode does not change it either.
The phone is on the latest version of iOS, but had this issue on 18.3.2 as well. Any suggestions?
iPhone 11
I now better understand what you were saying, so thanks for giving more details. Perhaps this link about locking or hiding apps will help you --> Lock or hide an app on iPhone - Apple Support
There is the passcode you set when you set up the phone, which lets you unlock your screen so you can use the phone. There is the option to set a Screen Time passcode and no, they would not necessarily be the same. It would depend on what code you used to set up Screen Time. It is not clear what you are actually asking. A passcode of 0000 for your standard unlock the screen of your iPhone is MOST insecure and should NOT be used as it would be too easy for someone to guess if they came in possession of your iPhone.
Can you better explain what you are trying to accomplish?
I didn’t state in the first post that this is what I’m currently encountering, not trying to accomplish - apologies for that. It seems to be a bug that I can’t get rid of.
In the screen time settings, there’s an already established code to change those settings, so the screen time passcode. However, when apps are blocked, there’s passcode to unblock them is 0000 and not the screen time passcode I set. I’ve tried multiple things to fix it and I can’t figure it out. To change settings in screen time is requires the password I’ve set, so I know it works, but for unlocking apps it’s 0000 for some reason.
Sorry for the confusion, I’m not talking about the hiding apps feature, I’m talking about downtime in screen time. In downtime you can block apps, which can be unblocked using a passcode. Normally it’s meant to be your screen time passcode, but on this device it’s 0000 and not the set screen time passcode.
To unlock apps, it is the device Passcode used, not the Screen Time Passcode. I assume you use 0000 to unlock your phone and as lobsterghost1 said, that is not good for security.
0000 isn’t the device passcode, that’s why I’m confused. 0000 isnt a passcode we’ve set anywhere.
Screen time password to unlock apps is different to settings screen time passcode
