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I lost my screen password

I lost my screen password how I can recover

iPhone 11 Pro Max, iOS 15

Posted on Jan 17, 2022 10:59 PM

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Axel Foley

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Posted on Jan 17, 2022 11:02 PM

Are you referring to the Screen Time password?

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

If you have updated to 15.x then follow these instructions ➔ If you forgot your Screen Time passcode - Apple Support

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