Hello everyone! Recently, an interesting situation happened to me - in order to respond to a comment, I had to dig into the settings of my iPhone and see if it was possible to set restrictions on a certain program in iOS. As usual, I open "Settings - General - Restrictions", run into the sign "Enter the restriction passcode" and understand that I simply do not remember these cherished four digits!

Of course, in the end everything ended well, but this situation made me think about this ... uses this setting once a year, and even then on big holidays?

Most likely, many will not even remember the fact that they put this code at all. Not to mention some numbers there. And now what i can do? So go without access to all the settings? Of course not. There are two ways to solve this problem. Go!

By the way, remember - there is no "factory", "factory", "standard" password. The code is set by the user himself when opening the restrictions settings for the first time.

Now let's go for sure! :)

Method number 1. Remove password completely

There is only one way to delete the code without knowing it - by restoring the firmware. There is nothing difficult about this:

But this method has disadvantages and very big ones:

• Yes, you get rid of password restrictions. But absolutely all information will also be deleted from the device!
• Thinking of restoring data from a backup? Here, too, there are "troubles". After all, if the copy was created at the moment when the code was already installed, then when it is restored, the restriction password will be returned to the device.

In general, the method is working, but not very convenient - there are too many reservations when using it. Fortunately, there are other options ...

Method number 2. Find out the code

Yes it is possible. And most importantly, we don't even need to strain our memory and remember a forgotten password. A special program will do everything for us!

This very program "pulls" the code from the backup. Accordingly, the computer must have at least one copy that includes the restriction password. If you don't have one yet, it's easy.

Victory! All that remains is to remember them and never forget :) And finally, a few questions and answers:

• And this is a safe program - can it be used at all? Can. Especially considering the fact that it is openly posted on GitHub (the world's largest resource for hosting IT projects and their joint development).
• What versions of iOS does it work with? I have tested it working on iOS 10, 11 and 12 - everything is fine. However, judging by the description, absolutely any firmware version starting from iOS 7 (inclusive) is supported.

As you can see, everything is very simple, multifunctional and safe. Nothing complicated! However, if something does not work out for you or if you have any questions, be sure to write in the comments, we will try to figure it out together and find a solution!

Updated! I completely forgot one very important thing when using PinFinder. Since the password is "pulled" from the backup, you need to remember this - this very backup should not be encrypted. Otherwise PinFinder will swear and give an error. How do I remove encryption? It's simple - connect the iPhone, launch iTunes and uncheck the corresponding menu item.

However, at the moment this setting (encryption) is no longer relevant, since ...

Updated 2! To be honest, I did not even expect such attention to my humble blog, but the author of the program (Gareth Watts) unsubscribed in the comments (for which many thanks to him!) And said that a new version of PinFinder 1.6.0 has been released. Support for encrypted backups is declared - now it is not necessary to disable encryption in iTunes in order to find out the iPhone restrictions password. Just super!

Updated 3! A new version of the program has been released - PinFinder 1.7.1. What's new? There is support for iOS 12 - now you can find out the "Screen Time Passcode" (formerly "Restrictions") without any problems. Hooray!!! True, in iOS 12 Apple slightly revised its security policy and now the Screen Time passcode can only be retrieved from an encrypted backup. Remember this and be careful!

P.S. Everything worked out? Huge request - do not be too lazy to drop a couple of lines in the comments about how you removed the restrictions passcode. Thanks!

P.S.S. The instruction helped, but too lazy to write something? Put "like", click on the buttons of social networks - the author will be very grateful! Thanks again!

It's easy to forget the password for iPhone and iPad restrictions - once you set it, you may not even remember its existence for a long time, exactly until the function you have set the restriction on is not needed. In this guide, we will tell you what to do if you have forgotten the restrictions passcode on your iPhone or iPad.

Updated: new maximally simple is available Restrictions password recovery method on iPhone and iPad, even running iOS 10.

If you forget your iPhone or iPad's restriction passcode, then several key functions of the device automatically become unavailable. The main thing is that all the functions for which you have set these very restrictions will refuse to work without a password. Secondary - it will be impossible to reset the gadget's settings, which, for example, is necessary before selling the device.

The procedure for resetting restrictions passwords on iPhone and iPad is not very simple - you need to connect the device to your computer and use a special program. However, everything looks complicated only at first glance, and if you follow all the steps of the instructions below correctly, then you will not have any problems with resetting the restrictions password.

Step 1. Download free iBackupBot software

Step 2. Connect your iPhone or iPad to your computer and launch iTunes

Step 3. Create a new backup of your device by going to the gadget tab and clicking the " Create a copy now»

Step 4. Install and run the iBackupBot program

Step 5. Select your device in iBackupBot, the restrictions password of which you want to reset

Step 6. Find the file through iBackupBot com.apple.springboard.plist which is located along the path System Files / HomeDomain / Library / Preferences

Step 7. Double click on the file com.apple.springboard.plist to enter edit mode

Step 8. At the end of the file, front closing tags and paste the following code:

SBParentalControlsPIN
0000

Step 9. Save the file by clicking on the save icon or Ctrl + S(for Windows), then close the iBackupBot program

Step 10. Go to iTunes and restore your iPhone or iPad from the most recent backup we modified

In the matter of creating maximum data security, Apple traditionally occupies a leading position. She was the first to develop and implement "fingerprint" login, remote locking via the "Find" function and much more.

To prevent unauthorized children or young children from accessing private data on the iPhone, a special function called "restrictions" is often used. As a result, the entrance to certain applications selected by the owner will be closed on the iPhone, and they also cannot be deleted until a password is entered. This is a great way to further enhance the security of the data stored on your device.

In general, users do not have to enter the restriction password very often. It is because of this that he is forgotten the fastest. Moreover, many can not even always remember whether they introduced it at all. Since the Apple eco-system involves a large number of different levels of protection, it is not easy to remember all of them.

However, for some operations, you have to enter this same password. So what to do when you can't remember it?

Ways to remove such a password

If nothing else has been specified by the user, then the standard "factory" password consists of four zeros. Therefore, start the unlocking process with this particular combination. If this combination does not work, then you definitely entered a different access code. And now you either need to remember it, making associations, or try to hack it.

On its website (in the support section), the manufacturer assures us that if this password is forgotten, consider that everything is lost! And all that remains for the unfortunate user is to erase the iPhone and then set it up as new. Since even restoring from backup copies will not remove the password. However, this will erase the settings and all existing user data. And the next attempt to restore (from the last copy) often fails to remove the restrictions. Since in the version of the backup used, this password has already been activated. This means that all related settings were safely transferred back to the smartphone - right during the recovery process.

But not everything is so depressing. Due to the fact that many people have faced similar problems, crutches have been developed to eliminate them. Today there are several quite legal ways to lift the restriction regime. Yes, they do not always help and not everyone, but it is definitely worth trying.

One of these methods has long been "walking" on the Internet, and is to use the program - "iBackupBot". Using this cracking utility, you can try to remove the password. Since it allows you to make Corresponding adjustments to the registers of "backup" data from the smartphone.

This option is more suitable for advanced owners, since here you have to interfere with the program code, and not all the proposed algorithm of actions leads to the desired effect. Therefore, we warn you right away - if you are not sure of your capabilities, you better do not take it. Since this is fraught with the risk of losing personal data, and erasing the smartphone's settings.

In any case, before resetting, you should refresh the version of the latest backup so that the largest amount of data is then available for recovery.

However, this method clearly cannot be called fast and convenient. Moreover, for many, after such manipulations, the smartphone was completely blocked. And as a result, you still have to reset your iPhone "to zero", and when you try to restore, errors regularly occur.

Therefore, the question of finding alternative ways to cope with the ill-fated password is ripe.

No hacking method

There is another, much simpler and more reliable method that will save you the trouble of performing the troublesome reset procedure. This method will simply allow you to see this same password, so that you can safely enter it later in the smartphone settings. Do you want to know how to do it? It's simple.

So, to implement this procedure, we again need, in addition to the iPhone, also a computer. By the way, it doesn't really matter which system it is controlled by. The method works on all popular platforms - from Windows to Linux, and Mac.

Its execution algorithm is as follows. First, you need to download a special application from the gitre positorium with an eloquent name - Pinfinder (if you have iOS 10 installed on your smartphone - you need to download a version not lower than 1.5.0.).

In the list of available software options, choose the type of system suitable for your computer and go ahead! There are no restrictions on downloading, since this utility is distributed free of charge.
Now connect the iPhone with a cable to this trusted PC (or Mac), and create an up-to-date backup copy. This must be done without fail, because it is according to the "backup" data that the utility "calculates" the restrictive password.

This procedure is performed, as always, using iTunes. Only when choosing a place where exactly to create a copy - click on "This computer", and then on the button "create copies". Wait for the end.
By the way, if this PC (or Mac) already has sufficiently "fresh" backups from the iPhone, then there is no need to repeat this procedure again. Please note that this must be a copy in which the prohibition of restrictions on the iOS device has already been activated. If the backup version has been used since the time when the password was not present, the method may not work.

After that, just run the bootable "blank" of this utility. When the installation is complete, click on the application icon. The system will automatically start analyzing data from the iPhone "backup". Among other items, the password itself should be displayed there.

For example, here's how it all looks for Mac devices. In the list of found data, we are actually interested in the line "Finding PIN". It is under it that the utility will display the required code.
If you plan to perform this procedure on a Windows device, then everything will look like this:
Further, all you have to do is simply enter the code obtained in this way into the corresponding menu of the iPhone (the path to it is shown below). After that, you can immediately deactivate the restriction mode (or set another "cipher" that you will definitely not forget). Thus, this method does not allow you to immediately reset the restrictions, but just look at the access code, so that later, as expected, enter it in the menu to unlock (or to change the password later).

We warn you that such a "trick" can only be done with a "trusted" PC with which the iPhone was previously paired, and data copies were made. This is partly done for the sake of security, since, otherwise, any outsider will be able to hack the sections of the menu that you have closed in this way. That is why the "binding" and viewing of data is carried out through the registries from the "backup".

Once again, we emphasize - before starting the procedure for resetting (or forced display) of the password, be sure to take care of creating a "backup"! Even if you already have relatively “fresh” copies! No one can guarantee for sure that everything will go well.

Apple developers constantly close all possible loopholes and vulnerabilities in the system, which, in fact, are used by hacking utilities. As a result, methods that were successful earlier may be at least ineffective. And even they can even lead to self-locking of the gadget. And this is much more serious than problems with password restrictions.

So it's better to play it safe. And in general, the procedure for creating backups should be carried out regularly - before any intervention in the smartphone system, up to the next firmware updates. Just make it a rule for yourself!

Apple products delight their fans with a variety of useful options. One of them - limiting functions - allows you to restrict any functionality on iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch. This may be necessary if children or people who are far from the technical subtleties that Apple's brainchildren are rich in have access to. The restrictions set in time will keep the settings intact, prohibiting the removal of existing programs or installing new ones, as well as block access to selected applications on the device.

The limitation of functions is password protected. The use of passwords in various electronic devices is a common thing. It's already so familiar that the number of passwords stored in our head is quite large. And if someone, without further ado, uses one password for all occasions, then prudent people who prefer to play it safe, ingeniously work on each password. Remembering them is not an easy task, and if the password is not written down anywhere, then there is a great risk of simply forgetting it.

Maiden memory

If, nevertheless, it happened that the password for restricting functions was lost, and access to the system is necessary, then there is a completely legal way to regain the lost power. However, before proceeding with the manipulations, you need to decide: whether the device was jailbroken or not.

Without violence against the system

If the iPhone (iPad, iPod) has not been tampered with (jailbreak), then it is possible to change the restrictions. Unfortunately, it will not be possible to restore the forgotten combination of numbers.

Challenge # 1: disable the Find iPad button

To do this, go to the menu - Settings - iCloud and uncheck the box next to the corresponding item. Complete the request - enter your Apple ID password and the desired function will be disabled.

Task number 2: create a backup copy

Connect the device to a stationary computer or laptop and create a copy (you will need it for later recovery) in iTunes. A complete backup (backup) copy will be saved on your personal computer.

Task number 3: improve Backup

• Download the utility iBackupBot, it can be found in, in particular on the official site, and install it on your computer. This program will be able to put things in order in the Backup settings by changing everything you need in a text file that will allow you to correct the lost password.
• Run the installed program, wait while it processes the copy you created, and then go to the menu: "current backup" - system files / HomeDomian / library / preferences. You will need a file named “ com.apple.springboard.plist"- and you need to make changes to it.
• If you do not often perform such manipulations, then just in case, make a backup copy of this file.
• Between two tags and write two lines SBParentalControlsPIN
  0000
  Instead of "0000" you can enter any other combination - this is your new password.
• Save the file, you can now close it.

Task number 4: restore iPad from a previously created backup

• Enter the menu: iTunes has a special button called "restore from a copy".
• Select the required backup (it was created by task # 2) and click the "restore" button. This process can take several minutes and will be displayed in the corresponding "Restore iPad from backup" window.
• On the iPad screen at this time, the inscription "recovery in progress" hangs.
• After the end of all operations, the device should reboot.
• Go to the menu "Settings / General / Restrictions" and in the password window enter the same digital combination of four characters that you specified at the stage of completing task No. 3. If you wish, you can change the password again or remove it altogether.

By the way:

- If the "Find iPad" function is inactive and you can't turn it off, you can try another way:

• Disable.
• Go to the official website www.icloud.com/#find.
• Enter your Apple ID, password when prompted and disable the desired function (your iDevice will be offline).

- If for some reason you did not manage to change the password, then try to repeat these steps again more carefully.

Modified version

If you, at your own peril and risk, made a jailbreak, then changing the set and safely forgotten password restrictions can be much easier. You do not need it, all the necessary manipulations can be done using your apple device.

• Launch the iFile menu on your device.
• Find the file with the same name that was listed for the iPad without jail ("com.apple.springboard.plist").
• Feel free to choose "text editor" - "change".
• Go back to the non-jailbreak iPad password recovery method and copy the code given there.
• Paste the code into the edited file and do the rest: save and close the corrected file.
• Check if your attempt is successful: enter the restrictions menu and set the new set password. If the system obeys you, then you did everything right.

If you are afraid to forget your password, write it down, but keep the records out of the reach of unauthorized people. And yet, try to associate the password with any digital combination, but it is better if it is not your date of birth or the number of your apartment house.

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Constraints protect key settings from unauthorized changes. This is very convenient if, for example, the device is freely available to many people or a child. For example, a child can be prevented from installing new applications or, which is very important, making in-app purchases.

How to enable and configure restrictions on iPhone or iPad

To enable restrictions on your iPhone or iPad, go to Settings -> General -> Restrictions -> Enable Restrictions. When you first log in, you need to come up with and enter a password 2 times.

It is very important to remember this password. After that you will be able to configure the restrictions, here are the main ones:

• Deny the use of the Safari browser, camera, Siri, or Facetime;
• Prohibiting the installation / removal of programs;
• Prevent in-app purchases from making in-app purchases;
• Prohibition of visiting certain sites, you can specify a list of sites that are allowed to visit;
• Prevent changing your Apple ID account;
• Prohibition of increasing the volume above the specified level.

To change the restrictions, you will need to enter the password that you defined earlier. But what if you forgot it? Read about this in the final part of our article.

How to remove restrictions passcode on iPhone

Without knowing the password, you will not be able to remove the restrictions; you will have to reset the device to factory settings. We have a detailed article on this topic:. Be sure to back up your data before resetting, otherwise it may be lost.

If you still have questions, ask them in the comments, we will be happy to help you!