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Q: "I set up Screen Time on my child's iPhone, but now I'm going to remove it and I've forgotten the restriction password. How do I turn off parental controls on iPhone without password?"
Apple introduces "Screen Time" as a very useful feature. Parents can set parental controls and their passcode on iPhone to restrict certain content/functions/services on the device and control the amount of time their children use the phone. However, if you forget the passcode, how to remove or disable the parental controls on your iPhone without it? This article will provide you with guidelines.
Parental controls on the iPhone, also known as screen time restrictions. It allow parents to limit the use of their child's device, including app access, web browsing content, phone usage time, and more. Usually, these settings are protected by a screen time passcode, and users can only change the restrictions by entering the correct passcode. Thus, parents can prevent their children from making arbitrary changes to the content of the restrictions with a password.
The answer is "YES", you can disable or remove parental controls on your iPhone without a passcode. Although Apple's security measures are very strict, there are several ways to bypass or reset the screen time passcode. We'll go over each of these options next.
If you need to remove parental control without passcode and don't want to lose data, you can consider using a third-party iOS passcode unlocking tool. Here we recommend a practical and powerful software - iSunshare iPhone Passcode Genius.
This software can easily solve most of the security lock problems on iPhone, including screen lock, screen time limit and MDM management. It can also detect some user accounts on iPhone and the passwords they use, such as email, WiFi or Apple ID. for devices running iOS 12 and below, the tool can directly find out its screen time password.
Step 1: Download and install iPhone Passcode Genius on your computer, then connect your iPhone to the computer. Click "Trust" and then enter your screen unlock passcode.
Step 2: Launch the tool and select "Remove Screen Time Passcode" on the user screen.
Click "Start" to begin the removal process.
Note: Before performing this step, you should disable the Find My iPhone feature on your iPhone. Go to "Settings" > "Find My" > "Find My iPhone" and enter your Apple ID password to turn it off.
Step 3: When you see the message "Successfully removed time password", click the "Done" button.
One of the ways to remove Parental Controls on iPhone without password is to reset the device, which will erase all its customized settings and personal data, including screen time. If you have important files on your device, make sure to back up this data before proceeding.
Note: If parental controls are not disabled on your iPhone, you will not be able to reset it directly on your device. In this case, the reset process can be done through iTunes.
Step 1: Turn off the "Find My" feature on your iPhone and connect it to your computer.
Step 2: Run iTunes on your computer, then click the "Phone" icon, enter its "Settings" control panel, and click "Restore iPhone" in the right column.
Step 3: Click "Restore iPhone" again to make sure you are clear that this operation will erase all media and data on your iPhone, and then iTunes will start to perform the factory settings restoration.
As a parent, what if you forget the parental control passcode on your child's iPhone? iOS system provides an option to enter your Apple ID when setting up screen time. Users will be able to easily reset the screen time passcode with this bundled Apple ID in case they forget the passcode.
Step 1: Make sure your iPhone is running iOS 13.4 or later, open its "Settings" App and navigate to "Screen Time".
Step 2: Click and select "Change Screen Time Passcode". When prompted for a passcode, click "Forgot Passcode?".
If your device has no forgot screen time passcode option, please turn to other solutions.
Step 3: Enter the Apple ID and passcode you used to set the screen time, then you can reset the passcode.
Parental Controls allows you to control what and when your child uses the screen on their iPhone or iPad. However, if you forget its passcode, it will be a little bit troublesome to remove the screen time limit.
In this regard, this article summarized three solutions, among which iPhone Passcode Genius is the easiest one, which removes the parental control passcode without deleting your device data. Hope this guide can help you.
