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A lock password is a preventive measure that protects your iPhone or iPad from being hacked. Use it to protect personal data from unauthorized access. From the article below the cut you will learn: what is a lock password, how to set a password longer than 4 characters, when the iPhone is temporarily locked, how to reset the counter of incorrect attempts and how to enable and remove the lock password on the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. Beginners will find it useful, advanced users will find the material useful for reference.
How does locking an iPhone with a passcode work?
When turned on iPhone lock or iPad password, the desktop (Home Screen) of the device is completely blocked. When you press the “Home” and “Power” buttons, a lock screen known as “Lock Screen” appears on the device’s display.
All you can see on the lock screen is the status bar (at the very top), date and time. Unlocking the iPhone by swiping right at the bottom of the screen brings up a form to enter the lock password (4-digit by default). And in order to go to the desktop and access the device’s capabilities, you must enter correct set characters.
On the lock screen, you can activate the “Control Center” (turned on in the settings in the menu of the same name), this will allow you to turn on Wi-Fi and connect to known wireless networks automatically (without unlocking the device), launch useful utilities in everyday life: flashlight, timer, calculator, camera and AirDrop function.
A vulnerability was found in iOS 7.0-7.0.4 that made it possible to bypass the lock password and call any application running in the background through the control center on the locked screen.
Simple iPhone Lock Password
A simple password consists of only 4 Arabic digits; letters and special characters are not available. It turns out that there can be 10,000 options for such a set. Not a few, isn’t it? And if you take into account periodic time blocks for 1, 5, 15 and 60 minutes, it will take a very long time in case of incorrect attempts.
Complex lock password
In some places, Apple pays great attention to the protection of personal data, as well as the devices themselves, from hacking. With one swipe of a finger, a simple 4-digit code turns into a real nightmare for a hacker. It’s easier to sell a locked device for scrap than to find such a password.
In iPhone settings, in the “Touch ID and Passcode” menu - for devices with Touch ID and Passcode - for all others, turn off the "Simple Passcode" switch and you will be able to lock the device with an unlimited-length password consisting of numbers, uppercase and lowercase letters, and also special characters. For fun, count the length complex password and provide information in the comments. Thank you!
The number of options for such a password is hard to imagine and there is no need for it, a 4-digit one is enough. Moreover, a complex password is easy to forget for iPhone unlocking you will need it with the loss of all contents.
Temporarily lock your iPhone when you enter the wrong password
If there are 6 incorrect attempts to enter the lock password, the device is temporarily locked for 1 minute: no actions are available except emergency calls, including retrying to enter the password.
Each subsequent incorrect attempt increases the iPhone lock time by 5, 15 and 60 minutes, and as soon as you enter the wrong password for the 10th time in a row, the device will be permanently locked. Until the iPhone is connected to a computer that is allowed access to the device, entering the password will not be possible.
How to reset the invalid lock password attempt counter
You can reset your iPhone's temporary lock when you enter the wrong password. If you have access to which the device has been synced at least once, this is easy to do.
If you connect your iPhone to a computer with which it has not previously synchronized, you will not be able to reset the counter; to do this, you must allow the computer to access the contents of the iPhone.
You need to confirm permission on the device itself, but bad luck - you can’t unlock it and, accordingly, you can’t authorize it.
Calculating the time to manually brute force a simple iPhone lock password
Let's assume that the iOS device is not permanently blocked on the 10th incorrect attempt. To manually search through 10,000 options you will need:
- Every 9 options: 1+5+15+60=81 minutes.
- 10,000 options: (10,000/9)*81~90,000 minutes, or 90,000/60=1500 hours, or 1500/24=62.5 days. And this does not include the time spent on input.
As you can see, even a 4-digit code is not easy to find. Once again, it is unnecessary and even dangerous to activate a complex lock password on your iPhone.
How to Enable iPhone Lock Passcode
To set a password:
When the password is active, access to the Touch ID & Password menu is blocked.
As additional protection in the same menu it is provided for 10 incorrect attempts. Turn on the “Erase Data” switch if you are sure that no one else will try to unlock your iPhone.
How to disable the lock password on iPhone
If you have access to the device settings and for some reason you want to disable password protection (for example, you give the device to a child for a while), you can do this there in Settings in the “Touch ID and password” menu.
Tap on “Turn off password” and confirm your decision. Then enter your current password and decide what to do with the iCloud Keychain (KeyChain): turn it off on the device and delete all passwords, or continue to use it. Personally, I always select the “Continue with keychain” option, then I won’t need to re-enable the keychain in the iCloud settings.
As you can see, several simple actions and iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad are securely protected. It is almost impossible to find a simple 4-digit password by manual brute force, so use the iOS device lock carefully. If you forgot security code or it was installed without your knowledge (the same child) - .
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If you want to protect your child from unwanted actions or content, you can set a password code iPhone restrictions. Where to find it and what it actually is is written in this article.
What are “Restrictions” in iOS
The restriction function is also called parental control. You can protect your child from features, applications, and content that are inappropriate. The following parameters are available for configuration:
- deny access to specified applications;
- set age restrictions;
- website filtering;
- privacy settings;
- control access to settings;
When an application is blocked, its icon becomes gray and inaccessible.
How to set up
The function can be configured through the system parameters. The names of the items are intuitive, which will greatly simplify use.
- Go to “Settings” → “General” → “Restrictions”.
- Click “Enable restrictions” → create an access code.
- In the “Allow” sub-item, select the applications you want to keep access to.
- By turning off the toggle switch opposite the corresponding item, you can:
- In the “Websites” sub-item you can configure content filtering:
- display of all sites;
- adult content limit;
- access only to specified resources.
- In “Privacy”, specify applications that should be blocked from accessing the location, etc.
- In "Allow changes" configure access to:
After exiting the settings, the function will already take effect.
How to find out the password
But what to do if you forgot your access code? You can find out the restrictions password via special program for computer.
Pay attention! A factory reset will also remove the feature password. But then all user data will be lost.
For this you will need:
- installed iTunes;
- iPhone;
- Pinfinder program.
The principle of operation is to decrypt the backup, which must be created through iTunes.
Now we will extract data from the copy.
Conclusions
If you forgot your password parental controls(restrictions) - no problem. Using a special program, you can “pull” the access code from the backup copy, but you will need a computer for this.
Apple gadgets are famous for their ability to ensure the security of users’ personal data - on iPhones you can “password-protect” literally everything. However, this sometimes backfires on the users themselves. Having set a lot of passwords, they will forget some of them.
We will talk about how to set and change various passwords on an iPhone, as well as ways to recover forgotten codes.
There are 3 passwords that owners of Apple products are at risk of forgetting:
- Lock screen password. The iPhone owner has to enter it every time he unlocks the device.
- Restrictions password– protects applications from accidental deletion, restricts access to sites containing 18+ content. Through the section " Restrictions" V " Settings» iPhone can remove the browser and camera from desktops - only those who know the restrictions password will be able to return these elements.
- Apple ID password. Without an account password, you will not be able to download the application from the AppStore, deactivate the “ Find iPhone».
iPhone lock screen password
The owner of an iPhone enters the lock password many times every day, so cases where this code is forgotten are rare. Any combination of 4 digits can serve as a locking password, but it is better to avoid very primitive ones (like 0000). The user needs to remember that the locking password protects his photos, which may include incriminating evidence.
How to put
Setting a password for the lock screen is done as follows:
Step 1. Go to " Settings"iPhone, find the section " Password» and proceed into it.
Step 2. Click on the item " Enable Password».
Step 3. Come up with a 4-digit combination and enter it twice.
After this, the lock password will be set.
Please note the other options present in the " Password" For example, through the menu " Password Request» You can set the time period. The gadget will have to be locked for that long to ask for a password.
This option allows an active gadget user to avoid the need to waste time entering a digital code several times per minute. The optimal time period for requesting a password is 5 minutes.
You can also set a 4-hour period - but is a password needed in this case? at all?
Apple warns that the shorter the time period for asking for a password, the more secure the data on your iPhone is.
Another interesting option is “ Erase data" The slider for activating it is located at the very bottom of the “ Password».
If the option " Erase data" is activated, then after 10 unsuccessful attempts to enter the password, all information stored on mobile device, is destroyed. Need I say that a user who dares to enable this option should back up data on an ongoing basis?
How to change/disable password on iPhone
You can change the unlock code in the same section " Settings" Log in and enter your current password. Then click on the item “ Change password».
Enter the current code again, then enter the new combination twice.
The password will be changed.
The user can set as a password not only a combination of 4 numbers, but also a more complex set of characters - including letters and punctuation marks. To do this, you need to move the slider " Simple password» to the inactive position.
The iPhone will ask you to enter a valid security code - then give you the opportunity to set a complex password.
The complex password entry screen looks like this:
Remove password from iPhone at all very simple. You just need to click on “ Turn off password» and enter the current security code once.
How to reset if you forgot
The consequence of resetting the unlock password will be the deletion of all information on the iPhone. Therefore, before starting this procedure, it is worth creating a backup copy of your data.
You can reset your lock password in 2 ways: through iTunes and through the iCloud website. If you decide to use a media combine, you need to proceed like this:
Step 1. Launch iTunes.
Step 2. Enter your mobile device into Recovery Mode.
Step 3. Connect your iPhone to iTunes with a USB cable. Something like this will appear on the screen:
Step 4. Click the button Restore iPhone..." and in the window that appears, select the option " Restore and update».
If the speed of your Internet connection leaves much to be desired, you should be prepared to wait a long time - after all, you have given iTunes the task of downloading firmware, which weighs about 1.5 GB.
Upon completion of the procedure, you will receive a gadget that you can configure as new, including protecting it with a new password.
Resetting your lock password via the iCloud website can only be done if the " Find iPhone" The algorithm of actions is as follows:
Step 2. In the main menu, find the icon “ Find iPhone" and click on it.
Step 3. Enter your Apple ID password and click " Login».
Step 4. In the menu " All devices» select the device you want to reset.
An image of the device will appear on the screen, as well as a list of actions that can be performed with it remotely.
Step 5. Click on the button " Erase iPhone».
Then confirm your intention - click on “ Erase" in the window that appears.
Step 6. Enter your Apple ID password again and click on the arrow button.
The procedure will begin to delete all data from the iPhone, including set passwords.
Restrictions password on iPhone
With password restrictions for equipment users Apple problems arise constantly. You have to enter the restrictions password much less often than the unlock code, so it’s easy to forget it.
How to put
To set a restriction password on an iPhone, you need to follow these steps:
Step 1. Go to " Settings" gadget and follow the path " Basic» — « Restrictions».
Step 2. In the last subsection, click on the item “ Enable restrictions».
Step 3. Create and enter a 4-digit restriction password twice. You cannot set a more complex combination that includes letters (as is the case with an unlock code).
After setting the password, you will see that all the sliders in the subsection " Restrictions"became active.
By controlling these sliders, you can customize your restrictions. For example, by switching the toggle switch " Safari» to the inactive position, you will remove the browser icon from iPhone screen. By deactivating the slider " Uninstalling programs", you will set a ban on the corresponding operation.
How to disable/change
Disabling the restriction password on an iPhone is done in just two steps: you need to click on the item “ Turn off restrictions", then enter the password.
You can change the restrictions password by disabling it and reinstalling it. There are no other ways - however, this one takes less than a minute.
How to find out if you forgot
If you forgot your restrictions password, you don't have to reset your iPhone. You can find out the password using a special software. The program is suitable Pinfinder, which you can download. The utility weighs only 1 MB and is downloaded in archive format - so to use it you must have WinRAR on your PC.
You can find out your forgotten restrictions password using Pinfinder by doing the following:
Step 1. Create a backup iPhone data via iTunes. If you have already made a backup that includes the restrictions password before, you can skip this step.
Step 2. Open the archive and run the executable file Pinfinder.exe.
Step 2. The following window will appear:
In the column " Backup Time» lists the dates of the most recent backups. Find current date, then pay attention to the combination of numbers that appears opposite it in the column “ Restrictions Passcode». This combination is the current restrictions password.
Restriction and blocking passwords consist of 4 digits, so quite often users use the same combination. If you have forgotten the restrictions password, you should first try entering the unlock code instead - maybe this will yield results.
Apple ID password
The Apple ID password is set when creating an account. We won’t write here how to register an Apple ID - there is an article on our website that tells in detail how to create an account through iTunes and directly from your smartphone. A more pressing issue is the issue of recovering a forgotten Apple ID password.
How to change your password if you remember your credentials
To change your Apple ID password, you need to do this:
Step 1. Go to the management page account and log in - enter the Apple ID itself and its password.
Step 2. Answer a couple of security questions - the same way you answered them when registering.
If you do not remember the answers to the security questions you have asked, you can reset these questions and set new ones. To reset, it will be enough to answer just one of 3 questions - any of the user’s choice.
Step 4. A window will appear - in its fields you will need to enter Current Password(once) and new (twice).
The Apple ID password requirements are quite strict. The new password must consist of 8 characters (minimum), include numbers, upper and lowercase Latin letters, and don't be like not for any password that has been used with this identifier over the past year.
Step 5. Having managed to select a combination that meets the requirements, click on “ Change password…».
No more confirmation is needed - the next time you try to download the application, you will have to enter New Password from Apple ID.
How to reset your password if you forgot it
You can reset your Apple ID password in 2 ways: through email or by answering security questions. The reset is done as follows:
Step 2. Enter your Apple ID in the appropriate fields ( postal address, to which the account is attached) and captcha. Pay attention to Apple's customer focus: a user with poor vision can force the service to captcha name— if you click on the item “ For the visually impaired».
After entering the captcha, you need to click “ Continue».
Step 3. On the next page, select the option " I want to reset my password" and click on " again Continue».
If someone takes your phone, they will have access to your personal information, or they may steal your iPhone and then leak your personal photos and videos. To protect yourself, set a password on your device. How to set a password on iPhone 7, 8, X and iPad?
With a simple four-digit lock screen passcode, you not only make it much more difficult to access your data, but you keep your data safe.
1. Launch settings from the main screen.
2. Tap passcode (or Touch ID and passcode).
3. Click "Enable Password".]
4. Enter 4 digits to use as the passcode. (Be sure to write down the password somewhere safe)
5. Re-enter the same 4 digits to confirm your password.
Setting a passcode on iPhone 7, 8, X
You can set the password to be entered again for maximum security or every hour for increased convenience.
You can also set 10 incorrect password entries to trigger all data to be erased. This means that anyone who steals your iPhone or iPad and tries to guess your code will be limited to 10 attempts. (Be careful, this setting should not be set if, for example, you have children who might try to guess the password and accidentally erase all your data).
Despite the fact that Apple has many types of iPhone protection. You can set a more complex password.
How to put a password on an iPhone, a fingerprint? Follow these steps:
1. Tap Settings on the Home screen.
2. Tap Touch ID and Passcode. If you have already set a password, enter it.
3. Tap Fingerprints (skip this step on iOS 7.1 and above).
4. In the Fingerprints section, about halfway up the screen, click Add a fingerprint.
iPhone 5S - setting up the fingerprint scanner
How to install a fingerprint on iPhone 4,4c,5
Options for Touch ID passcode
When you set a passcode on your phone, you are given several options to choose from. If you also have Touch ID, the option to add a fingerprint is displayed finger touch ID.
Password options include:
● Require Passcode – This setting determines how long your iPhone will remain unlocked when you're not using it. The faster the screen locks, the more secure your phone will be from intruders. The downside is that you may have to enter your password more often.
● Siri. On iPhone 4S and above, you can access Siri from the Lock screen by holding the Home button. This allows someone to access some of your phone's features even if it is password protected. You can block Siri from working without a passcode by moving the Siri slider to Off/White.
● Reply with a message – this feature allows you to send a text message from your lock screen to someone calling you—often something along the lines of “Call me in 10 minutes.” If you don't need this feature. Move the slider to Off/white to turn off the Reply with Message feature.
●Home Control– iOS 10 introduced the Home app. This setting prevents anyone from your phones from sending instructions to your HomeKit security and lighting devices.
● Wallet or Passport. If you use Wallet (Passbook in earlier versions of iOS) to store gift cards, credit cards and other personal information, you can move this slider to Off/white to require you to unlock your iPhone with a passcode to make this information visible.
● Erase data – This is the last resort to protect your data from unwanted people. Move this slider to the On position. /Green" and when someone enters the wrong passcode 10 times on your device, all data on the device is automatically deleted. Not an option for you if you regularly forget your password, but it can be a powerful way to keep your personal data safe.
How to set a password on iPhone 7, 8, X for iOS 8 and earlier
iPhones with iOS 8 and earlier only used 4-digit passcodes instead of the stronger 6-digit passcodes. On these iPhones, Apple includes the ability to set a longer passcode. If you need more reliable protection than a 4-digit passcode, you can make your passcode any combination of letters and numbers you want.
1. On the Touch ID & Password screen (or just the Password Lock screen on phones without Touch ID), move the Simple Password slider to the Off position.
2. Enter the new password/password in the field. You are not limited to just numbers; you can also enter letters.
3. Re-enter the new password to confirm it and click Next.
Were you able to set a password on iPhone 7, 8, X and iPad?
Do you suspect that someone found out the unlock code for your iPhone screen or, worse, snooped Apple password ID? Or maybe the children for whom you set a restriction password were able to somehow guess it? In this case, it’s urgently time to change the “encryption”! In this article we will tell you how to change a particular password on an iPhone.
If you own an iPhone 5 or more earlier versions i-smartphone, for example iPhone 4S, etc. follow these instructions:
1 Open “Settings”, tap “Password”. 2 In the menu that opens, click on the line “Change password”, after which you will be asked to indicate the old “cipher”. Next, a window will appear to enter a new code, enter it. On at this stage(if your device is running on iOS versions 9 and later versions of the platform), you can click the “Password Settings” link and modify them at your discretion. The available options are “4-digit code”, “6-digit code”, “Custom code (digits)”, “Custom code (letters + numbers)”.
3 In the next window, enter new code again and you're done - you've changed your password! How will this instruction change for users of descendants of the iPhone 5 - iPhone 5S, 6, etc.? Very minor! Only the first step is slightly modified - instead of the “Password” item, you will need to find “Touch ID and password”.
The name of the item has changed since the iPhone 5 S added a fingerprint scanner, that is, all Apple smartphones older than the iPhone 5 can also be protected with a fingerprint sensor. However, you also need to have a spare digital password, just in case the scanner breaks down. Just don’t use too complex codes (so as not to accidentally forget, because in the case of Touch ID, frequent entry of the combination is not required) - a password of 4-5 digits will be quite enough.
How to change the restrictions password?
There is no separate “Change” option for the restriction password, but you can set a new code in a simple way, described in the instructions below:
1 Open “Settings”, then “General”. 2 Find the “Restrictions” section, tap on it and indicate the previous secret combination.
3 Click on the line “Turn off restrictions”, a password entry window will appear in front of you - enter it. 
4 Now tap “Enable restrictions”, enter the new digital combination twice. Ready! 
How to change your Apple ID password?
The most important password on an iPhone is Apple ID, and an attacker can easily, for example, log into App Store under your account and start buying various kinds of applications or sending spam through your iMessage. Therefore, at the first suspicion that some third party has learned the Apple ID parameters, it urgently needs to be changed. It's very easy to do this:
1 Go to the Apple ID password change page on the official website of the Apple giant. 2 Enter your Apple ID and access code in the appropriate fields. 3 In the menu that opens, click the “Security” section, then “Change password”.
4 In the appropriate fields, indicate the old “cipher” and the new one and confirm it. Please note that the combination must consist of 8 or more characters, and must include one uppercase, one lowercase letter and one number. Spaces and repetition of the same character three times in a row are prohibited. 5 That’s all - all that’s left is to click the “Change Password” button. What to do if you forgot your password?
As you can see, all three passwords that iOS offers users to protect certain information can be changed very simply, but only on the condition that you remember the previous secret combination. But what to do if it has slipped your mind?
Resetting the restrictions password and unlock code
It all depends on what “cipher” you have forgotten. If you have forgotten your screen unlock code or combination to access restrictions, here will help iPhone recovery. This procedure is very simple and, if you store backup copies of your data on a PC or in iCloud, it does not even threaten the loss of any personal data. Otherwise, you will be able to return access to the device and restrictions, but the information will most likely be lost.
To restore iPhone:
1 Place your smartphone in DFU mode- press at the same time Home buttons and Power, hold for 10 seconds, then release Power and connect the device to your PC with iTunes, when the program recognizes the device in recovery mode, Home can also be released.
At the end of the initial setup, you will receive either a new iPhone or with the old data, but all settings will be reset, including all security codes.
By the way, you can also reset settings via iCloud, for this:
Recovering your Apple ID password
If you have forgotten your Apple ID password, you are not in danger of losing your data, but there is a more serious risk looming - losing access to all of the Apple giant's proprietary services. However, restoring this “cipher” is not so difficult. Here's what you need to do:
1 Go to the Apple ID management page and click the “Forgot Apple ID or password” link.
As you can see, everything is quite simple, if, for example, you have not forgotten the answers to security questions or have not lost access to what you specified during setup email etc. But if you cannot fulfill the requirements of the password recovery service, the situation turns out to be very sad, and you have only one option left - contact the support service of the Apple giant. They will meet you and help you if you can prove that the device belongs to you.
Let's summarize
So, setting a new password on your iPhone is quite simple, as long as you haven’t forgotten the old one. However, when a screen unlock code or a secret combination for setting restrictions has slipped your mind, you can cope with what is called “little blood”, but a forgotten Apple ID password is a completely different story. So try very hard not to forget it, or better yet, probably even write it down and store it in a “secret” place.