iOS · iPhone & iPad
Reset a Forgotten Screen Time Passcode on iPhone
Source-checked About 10 minutes
Answer
Use Change Screen Time Passcode > Forgot Passcode and the Apple Account used for recovery, or have the Family Sharing organizer reset a child's code.
Open the reset flow
Go to Settings > Screen Time > Change Screen Time Passcode and choose Change again.
Use Screen Time recovery
Tap Forgot Passcode and enter the Apple Account and password used when the Screen Time code was created.
Reset a child's code correctly
The Family Sharing organizer changes a child's Screen Time passcode from the organizer's own device.
Avoid erasing as a shortcut
Restoring from a backup does not reliably remove the passcode; contact Apple if recovery ownership details do not work.
Video walkthrough
If it does not work
- If “Reset a Forgotten Screen Time Passcode on iPhone” remains unresolved, identify which numbered step first produces a different result and preserve that screen or message. Recheck the account, permission, storage, connection, or device prerequisite described above, then follow only the matching Apple Support recovery path; do not combine unrelated resets, bypasses, or third-party repair tools.
Sources and verification
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