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Steps: up to 5 Time needed: 5 minutes We've been covering changes in iOS restriction passcodes since iOS 2. Experience has taught us that Apple changes the mechanism at least a little with every major release of iOS, and the release of Screen Time in iOS 12 added more great functionality. We've kept up with this, and iPhone Backup Extractor is able to recover or remove the Screen Time passcode or restrictions passcode from any Apple device on any version of iOS. If you forgot your iPad or iPhone's Screen Time passcode and need it to prevent accidental in-app purchases, or if you need to remove unwanted apps but can't, we've got you covered!
Forgotten your iPhone's Screen Time or restrictions passcode?Forgetting a passcode can happen to anyone, especially if these are settings that you don't change regularly. What to do if you find yourself locked out of the "restrictions" settings? Fortunately, there are ways to retrieve your restrictions settings without the need to restore your iPhone as a new device or jail-breaking it. Anyone that has been told this is difficult or that "you need to restore your iPhone as a new device through iTunes" should read on! How to disable the Screen Time passcode on iOS 14 (or 13)The process will disable Screen Time on an iOS device (and, optionally, on every other iOS device and Mac on the same Apple ID). It will also reset the password, so if Screen Time is re-enabled, you'll be prompted to choose a new passcode.
Here's a video showing the phone completing its restart. As it restarts it also disables Screen Time on their Mac, too.
With that, you're all done. ps. Don't forget to re-enable "Find My" in your device's Settings menu. 👍 How to recover your Screen Time passcode on iOS 14 or 13 by restoring an older backup
How to recover your Screen Time passcode on iOS 12You'll need an iPhone or iCloud backup to retrieve your iPhone’s restrictions passcode. Make sure your backup was created after the phone had the restrictions PIN applied.
Troubleshooting Screen Time passcode recoveryIf the Screen Time recovery option is greyed out or you're unable to get your code back, there are a few potential causes:
If you run into any issues or questions why not drop our expert customer service a note or live chat, or leave a comment below? We'd love to help. Tips for figuring out a lost Screen Time passcodeWe've got a handful of tricks you can try if you're being prompted for a Screen Time passcode that you don't recall setting.
How it works, and how to manually recover the restrictions passcode for free!If you're tech-savvy and think you could manage to manually hack your way to modifying the restrictions Depending on the version of iOS on your device, restriction passcodes are handled differently and stored in different places. iPhone Backup Extractor bundles all of this in automatically, but it's important to know if you're doing it manually. Let's take a look at the history.
Instructions for iOS 12 and upWith the release of iOS 12, Apple migrated the restrictions passcode data to a more secure location on the iPhone, and one which isn't practical to share manual instructions for. It's just too complex to recover by manually, but we have built the functionality to recover Screen Time restrictions into iPhone Backup Extractor since the iOS 12 betas. Instructions for iOS 7 - 11iOS 7 and up hashes the
passcode using You can use the same steps as for earlier versions of iOS, but you'll need to grab Once you've got it, look for these values: <key>RestrictionsPasswordKey</key> <data>...</data> <key>RestrictionsPasswordSalt</key> <data>...</data> The key and salt are derived from your PIN with Instructions for iOS 4 and belowStep
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