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iOS 12: How to Turn off Parental Controls on iPhone without Password

By Jennifer | Last Updated

Coming with iOS 12, Screen Time is a useful function for parents to set up parental controls on iPhone, which enables their kids to access the appropriate iPhone content/functions/services with limited time. Normally, the parental controls can be unlocked with the correct Screen Time passcode easily. But if the passcode is forgotten, how to turn off parental controls on iOS 12 iPhone? Let's read on to learn about the ways to turn off parental controls on iPhone iOS 12 without password now.

turn off parental controls on ios 12 iphone without password

1. Turn off Parental Controls on iPhone with iPhone Passcode Genius

What's iPhone Passcode Genius? Developed by iSunshare, iPhone Passcode Genius is the professional tool that can help you easily remove the forgotten Screen Time passcode in iOS 12 without any data loss and then you can unlock the parental controls on your iPhone without password. And here are the details.

Before you take the following steps, you need to disable Find My iPhone on your iPhone and install iTunes in your Windows PC firstly.

Step 1: Download and install iSunshare iPhone Passcode Genius on your Windows computer.

download iphone passcode genius

Step 2: Launch the tool and choose Remove Screen Time Passcode on the user screen.

click remove screen time passcode

Step 3: Connect your iPhone to the computer and tap Trust in it after you unlock the locked phone screen.

unlock iphone and tap trust in it

Step 4: Remove the forgotten Screen Time Passcode by hitting Start.

hit start in remove screen time passcode screen

Step 5: After the passcode is removed successfully, you can turn off the parental controls on iPhone iOS 12 without password now.

finish removing screen time passcode

2. Turn off Parental Controls on iPhone via iTunes

It's also available to unlock the parental controls on iPhone by applying iTunes. However, please mind that this way will erase all your iPhone's data.

Step 1: Open iTunes on your computer.

Step 2: Start your iPhone in Recovery Mode and connect it to the computer.

Step 3: After iTunes detects your device, a prompt will be popped out for you to update or restore your iPhone, just click Restore. When the restoration process finishes, the parental controls have been disabled and you need to set your iPhone as new.

Note: Restoring the old backup onto your iPhone cannot remove the forgotten Screen Time password.

remove iphone parental controls in itunes

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