{"id":9263,"date":"2019-11-04T09:22:06","date_gmt":"2019-11-04T09:22:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/?p=9263"},"modified":"2024-04-28T09:22:44","modified_gmt":"2024-04-28T09:22:44","slug":"i-forgot-my-screen-time-password-on-ios-12-iphone-what-to-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/i-forgot-my-screen-time-password-on-ios-12-iphone-what-to-do\/","title":{"rendered":"I Forgot My Screen Time Password on iOS 12 iPhone-What to Do"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>\u201cMy iPhone is on iOS 12 and I forgot my screen time passcode. How can I get rid of the time limit without passcode?\u201d<\/em> The screen time passcode is also called restriction passcode, which helps to block\/limit specific apps and features on your iPhone. If you forgot the screen time passcode, you cannot change the limitation or turn off the parental control restriction. Here you will get two effective solutions to <strong>remove screen time passcode on iOS 12 iPhone<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#1\"><strong>Solution 1: Solve it with iPhone Passcode Genius \u2013No Data Loss<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#2\"><strong>Solution 2: Reset Screen Time Passcode with Apple ID Passcode (Updating to Newest iOS)<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#3\"><strong>Solution 3: Restore iPhone to Reset Screen Time Passcode <\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#4\"><strong>Solution 4: Find\/Restrieve iPhone Screen Time Passcode on iPhone iOS 12 <\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"420\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9264\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/i-forgot-my-screen-time-passcode-on-ios12.png\" alt=\"forgot screen time passcode iOS 12\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/i-forgot-my-screen-time-passcode-on-ios12.png 680w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/i-forgot-my-screen-time-passcode-on-ios12-300x185.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"1\">Solution 1: Solve it with iPhone Passcode Genius \u2013No Data Loss<\/h2>\n<p>If you try all possible passwords and you cannot reach the screen time settings in the end, you may forget the right screen time passcode. Here you can remove the screen time passcode using<a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/iphone-passcode-genius\/\"> iSunshare iPhone Passcode Genius<\/a>. This iPhone unlocking tool is designed to turn off\/disable iPhone screen time without the passcode. You can easily remove the screen time passcode without losing any data. The only preparation is that you need to have iTunes on your Windows computer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 1:<\/strong> If you do not have this software on your computer. Download and install it right now.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/downloads-v2016\/isunshare-iphone-passcode-genius.exe\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full alignnone\" src=\"\/images\/common\/free-download.png\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2:<\/strong> Launch iPhone Passcode Genius. Choose \u201c<strong>Remove Screen Time Passcode<\/strong>\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"453\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9266 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/choose-remove-screen-time-passcode.jpg\" alt=\"choose remove screen time passcode\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/choose-remove-screen-time-passcode.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/choose-remove-screen-time-passcode-300x227.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>Step 3:<\/strong> Make your iPhone connected with the computer. Then, input the screen passcode. When you get the prompt \u201cYour settings and data will be accessible from this computer when connected\u201d, you need to tap the \u201c<strong>Trust<\/strong>\u201d option.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"356\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9296\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/enter-the-screen-passcode-and-trust-your-computer.jpg\" alt=\"enter the screen passcode and trust your computer\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/enter-the-screen-passcode-and-trust-your-computer.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/enter-the-screen-passcode-and-trust-your-computer-300x178.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 4: <\/strong>After that, you should click the back button and go back to step 1 to choose &#8220;Remove screen time passcode&#8221;. Then, this software will detect your iPhone. \u00a0If Find My iPhone is turned on, it is necessary to disable it. Then, click the <strong>Start<\/strong> button to move on the process.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"452\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9267 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/click-start-to-remove-screen-time-passcode.jpg\" alt=\"click Start\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/click-start-to-remove-screen-time-passcode.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/click-start-to-remove-screen-time-passcode-300x226.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>Step 5: <\/strong>\u00a0A few minutes later, you will get successful information. In the end, you can click the <strong>Done<\/strong> button and close the window. After that, the iPhone screen time passcode is deleted. You can enable the screen time passcode with new passcode.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"451\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9268 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/remove-time-passcode-process.jpg\" alt=\"remove screen time process\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/remove-time-passcode-process.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/remove-time-passcode-process-300x226.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"2\">Solution 2: Reset Screen Time Passcode with Apple ID Passcode (Updating to Newest iOS)<\/h2>\n<p>Here comes the new function of the latest iOS version in iPhone: screen time passcode recovery with Apple ID for those who have provided an Apple ID in setting up the screen time. As for forgetting the screen time passcode issue, Apple offers a new way to reset the screen time passcode with no data loss. It is worth trying but not 100% success for iOS 12 users.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 1:<\/strong> Tap <strong>Settings<\/strong> &gt; <strong>General<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Software Update<\/strong>. If there is a new version, you can select Download and Install to update the iOS manually.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"400\" class=\"size-full wp-image-62227 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/update-iphone-ios.png\" alt=\"update iPhone iOS\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/update-iphone-ios.png 650w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/update-iphone-ios-300x185.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2:<\/strong> After the iPhone updates, you can access <strong>Settings<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Screen Time<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Change Screen Time<\/strong>. At this moment, you need to tap <strong>Change Screen Time Passcode<\/strong> again.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"400\" class=\"size-full wp-image-62228 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tap-change-screen-time-passcode-option.png\" alt=\"change screen time passcode option\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tap-change-screen-time-passcode-option.png 650w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/tap-change-screen-time-passcode-option-300x185.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3:<\/strong> \u00a0After choosing the <strong>Forgot Passcode<\/strong> option, you need to enter the Apple ID and passcode which is provided to use screen time function. \u00a0Tap <strong>OK<\/strong> button when you complete entering.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"400\" class=\"size-full wp-image-62229 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/screen-passcode-recovery-with-apple-id.png\" alt=\"screen time passcode recovery with Apple ID\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/screen-passcode-recovery-with-apple-id.png 650w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/screen-passcode-recovery-with-apple-id-300x185.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If it is verified successfully, you will be asked to enter the new password twice. At this point, you have reset the screen time passcode.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"400\" class=\"size-full wp-image-62230 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/enter-new-screen-time-passcode.png\" alt=\"enter new passcode\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/enter-new-screen-time-passcode.png 650w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/enter-new-screen-time-passcode-300x185.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"3\">Solution 3:\u00a0 Restore iPhone to Reset Screen Time Passcode<\/h2>\n<p>It is also possible for you to reset the screen time passcode using iTunes. You can restore your iPhone.<br \/>\n<strong>Step 1:<\/strong> Connect your iPhone to the computer and run iTunes.<br \/>\n<strong>Step 2:<\/strong> Click on the iPhone icon on your iTunes.<br \/>\n<strong>Step 3:<\/strong> Click on the<strong> Restore iPhone<\/strong> button and follow the prompts to restore the iPhone. You can make also restore from a previous backup so that there will not be data loss.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"223\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-9295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/restore-your-iphone-ios12-on-itunes.jpg\" alt=\"restore your iphone ios12 on itunes\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/restore-your-iphone-ios12-on-itunes.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/restore-your-iphone-ios12-on-itunes-300x112.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"4\">Solution 4: Find\/Restrieve iPhone Screen Time Passcode on iPhone iOS 12<\/h2>\n<p>Is it possible to find the forgotten screen time passcode on iOS 12 iPhone? Yes, you can do it with the iPhone Passcode Genius iOS Passcode Manager function. In minutes, you can find and view the screen time passcode on the iPhone. But it only works on iOS 12 iPhone.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 1:<\/strong> Open the software and choose the <strong>iOS Password Manager<\/strong> option.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2:<\/strong> Your iPhone model is detected. Click the <strong>Start Scan<\/strong> button to scan your iPhone.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3:<\/strong> All the saved passwords on the iPhone are found. You can go to the Screen Time Passcode category to have a check. After that, you can tick this category and click the Export button to save the passwords on your computer.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/choose-ios-password-manager.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"466\" class=\"size-full wp-image-126744 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/choose-ios-password-manager.png\" alt=\"choose iOS password manager option\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/choose-ios-password-manager.png 650w, https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/choose-ios-password-manager-300x215.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Related Articles: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/iphone-ipad\/how-to-turn-off-parental-controls-on-iphone-ios-12-without-password.html\">iOS 12: How to Turn off Parental Controls on iPhone without Password<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/iphone-ipad\/how-to-change-your-restrictions-passcode-on-iphone-with-without-password.html\">How to Change Your Restrictions Passcode on iPhone<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/iphone-ipad\/3-effective-ways-to-turn-off-find-my-iphone-with-without-a-password.html\">3 Effective Ways to Turn off Find My iPhone with\/without a Password\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isunshare.com\/blog\/solved-unlock-an-iphone-x-without-passcode-or-face-id\/\">How to Unlock iPhone X without Passcode or Face ID\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cMy iPhone is on iOS 12 and I forgot my screen time passcode. 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