If you want to protect your child from unwanted actions or content, you can set a passcode for iPhone restrictions. Where to find it and what it actually is is written in this article.

What are “Restrictions” in iOS

The restriction function is also called parental control. You can protect your child from features, applications, and content that are inappropriate. The following parameters are available for configuration:

• deny access to specified applications;
• set age restrictions;
• website filtering;
• privacy settings;
• control access to settings;

When an application is blocked, its icon becomes gray and inaccessible.

How to setup

The function can be configured through the system parameters. The names of the items are intuitive, which will greatly simplify use.

1. Go to “Settings” → “General” → “Restrictions”.
   
2. Click “Enable restrictions” → create an access code.
3. In the “Allow” sub-item, select the applications you want to keep access to.
   
4. By turning off the toggle switch opposite the corresponding item, you can:
   
5. In the “Websites” sub-item you can configure content filtering:
   • display of all sites;
   • adult content limit;
   • access only to specified resources.
6. In “Privacy”, specify applications that should be blocked from accessing the location, etc.
   
7. In "Allow changes" configure access to:

After exiting the settings, the function will already take effect.

How to find out the password

But what to do if you forgot your access code? You can find out the restrictions password through a special computer program.

Note! A factory reset will also remove the feature password. But then all user data will be lost.

For this you will need:

• installed iTunes;
• iPhone;
• Pinfinder program.

The principle of operation is to decrypt the backup, which must be created through iTunes.

Now we will extract data from the copy.

conclusions

If you forgot your password parental controls(restrictions) - no problem. Using a special program, you can “pull” the access code from the backup copy, but you will need a computer for this.

If you are one of those who do not remember the iPhone code, then once you find out without a password, you can easily cope with this task. To do this, you need to be able to connect to a computer or laptop with iTunes installed.

Even if you have already entered the password incorrectly and the iPhone is locked, you can still synchronize it through iTunes. Before changing the code to enter the device menu, connect it to USB port using the included cable (detachable from charger). Be sure to synchronize your data so that you have the opportunity to restore it if it is lost if restored incorrectly.

To use a locked iPhone, you need to enter DFU mode. To do this, reboot the device as follows:

Simultaneously hold down the lock button for a few seconds and Home key on the front panel;

When you see the apple-shaped logo on the screen, release the lock by holding the round center button;

Wait for the message about the need to synchronize with iTunes;

When your phone is found by the computer, you will see that it is in recovery mode;

Confirm your consent to this procedure.

To unlock your iPhone if , you need to wait a few minutes until synchronization is complete. The iPhone will return to DFU mode, but there will no longer be a security code on it.

The procedure for unlocking an iPhone without a password is simple, but quite lengthy. Often, users can’t stand it and disconnect the device from their laptop or computer. This should not be done, as if restored incorrectly, all your data may be completely lost. In addition, software malfunctions in the operation of the device may occur in the future.

If you have forgotten your password and don’t know what to do with it, use the suggested method, since it is impossible to unlock your iPhone without iTunes.

Other ways to unlock your iPhone if you forgot your password

So that you can navigate ineffective ways to restore an iPhone without a password, pay attention to the following.

Various websites report that the operating room iOS systems There are bugs that allow you to bypass password protection if you do emergency call. However, Apple has improved this gap, so hacking an iPhone without a password will not work in this way.

There is a method when it is recommended to delete a file with a security code from an iPhone through the IExplorer browser, however, this option is unlikely to lead to the desired result.

Some inept users claim that you can change the password on an iPhone if it is locked using the Find My iPhone application. However, this method is doomed to failure.

If you come across instructions that claim that you can unlock the password on an iPhone without iTunes, then you should not waste time using them, as they will be useless.

Apple is constantly working to improve the security of its devices. Moreover, almost every year some kind of new technology in this domain. It is enough to give an example such as the presence of fingerprint scanners in some models. In general, the developer approached the issue of protecting mobile devices more than responsibly. But in this material we will talk about passwords.

Almost every Apple device can be protected with a password. It is quite easy to set a password to unlock the gadget. But, in addition to this, it is also possible to set a password for restrictions. The latter is used, for example, to protect software from accidental deletion.

This article will talk about all available methods Resetting password restrictions in Apple gadgets. Sometimes the owner of an iPhone cannot remember this password, and it urgently needs to be restored. Find out how to do this further.

Let's imagine the following situation, which could hypothetically happen to anyone. The user decided to sell his old iPhone to buy more new model. Before this, of course, he tried to reset his settings to return them to factory mode, but the device required him to enter a password. And it just happened to be the restriction password. Of course, once upon a time, the user remembered this password, but over time he forgot it. In this situation, he began to study instructions online on how to solve this problem. It turns out that you can use one of these methods to recover your password:

• Using the iTunes utility (all information from the gadget will be deleted).
• Changing the password manually (all settings and data will remain in the same places).

In the example above, it is advisable to use the first method, that is, restore via iTunes. After all, a new buyer of a gadget will want to receive it empty in order to customize it to suit his needs.

But sometimes you need to leave all the information that was in the device’s memory unchanged. In such situations, the user first looks for a standard password on the network. Then he tries to remember his own password, once set but forgotten. But in the end this does not give any results, and you have to read professional instructions. These guidelines will be presented below.

To begin with, let us note that to restore forgotten password will not work. You can only try to reset it by setting a new one. This task can be accomplished both on a jailbroken device and without a jailbreak. The operation is available for iPhones running older operating systems (for example, iOS 5.1), as well as for more recent ones. iOS versions 7.

Restrictions password reset method without jail

We will cover in detail how to carry out the task on a device without jailbreak with OS version 7. The entire procedure is done while preserving the original data.

For this we need:

• iPhone without jailbreak on firmware version 7.
• Laptop or PC with iTunes utility and iBackupBot application.
• Regular USB cable.

The procedure itself involves the following:

• Connecting the device to a laptop or PC. For this purpose you need to use a USB cable.
• Launch the iTunes utility.
• Before starting iTunes, to avoid confusion, it is better to delete all backup versions).
• Creating a new backup. To do this, you need to right-click on the device name. Then select the section to create a new copy.
• Let's start using the iBackupBot application to create a new password. To do this, click on the program shortcut on the desktop and it will launch.
• The copy created before the start of the operation will be immediately visible. It is the only one in the system, so it will be difficult to confuse anything.
• In backup you need to find the file: com.apple.springboard.plist. For this purpose, use the search available in the iBackupBot program.
• Save the found file to your PC.
• Double-click on this file. In the pop-up window asking you to register, select “Cancel” and start making changes.
• Scroll the page to the very bottom. Find space to enter a new restrictions password. It is allowed to write it between closing tags. Or at the very end - ahead of the closing tags.
• After inserting the code, which we did in step 10, you need to save the modified file. To do this, you need to click on the floppy disk icon in the left corner at the very top. And for Windows users - Ctrl + S.
• Once the modified com.apple.springboard.plist file has been successfully saved, you can close the iBackupBot application. On the contrary, launch the iTunes utility.
• In the utility, restore the iPhone you were working on. This is done when help backup, which we edited earlier. You need to click on the name of the gadget. Then go to the backups section, to the general tab. And then click on the restore from copy button. All that remains is to select the only file with a copy and confirm the action by clicking on the appropriate button.

This is what the code you need to insert looks like:

SBParentalControlsPIN
0000

The set of zeros in the second line of code is the newly created password. If the operation is successful, it will act as a restriction password and can be used as needed.

Once the iPhone recovery operation is complete, the system will automatically reboot. After this, you can see if the lost restrictions password has been reset. To do this, you need to enter the main settings, and then the restrictions section. In the last one you need to enter New Password(0000). And if everything went well, a menu of restrictions will open in front of you.

If nothing happens at all, it means that at some stage a mistake was made. In this case, read the above instructions again and repeat all the steps again.

How to change a lost password with jail

If the user cannot remember the restrictions password, and his iPhone 4, iPhone 5 or 6 is jailbroken, it is very easy to recover the password. This method does not require a PC or laptop, nor iTunes utility. All you need is:

• Mobile device with jailbreak.
• File manager iFile.

The big advantage of this method is that you do not need to prepare any system backups and restores in advance. You just need to do the following:

• Launch manager.
• In the gadget, follow this path: /var/mobile/Library/Preferences.
• Find file: com.apple.springboard.plist.
• Click on the name of this file and select the text editing function.
• Click on the “Change” button.
• Paste the code specified in the previous method. He will change Old Password on the new one - in the form of four zeros. The main thing is not to make mistakes and be extremely careful.
• Click on the save button, and then click on the “Finish” button.

Now you can go to the restrictions settings section and test the newly created password. How this is done was described in the description of the first method.

Both methods of resetting the restriction password can be used not only on iPhones, but also on other devices with the iOS operating system. And always after carrying out the procedures, all information on the device will be saved, no information will be lost.

After going to the restrictions settings, you can disable the recently created password or replace it with another one. Just now write it down in a safe place so you don’t forget it later.

When it comes to creating maximum data security, Apple traditionally takes a leading position. She was the first to develop and implement “fingerprint” entry, remote locking through the “Find” function and much more.

To prevent strangers or young children from accessing private data on the iPhone, a special function called “restrictions” is often used. As a result, access to certain applications selected by the owner will be blocked on the iPhone, and they will also not be able to be deleted until the 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 restrictions password very often. It is because of this that he is forgotten most quickly. Moreover, many people cannot even always remember whether they introduced it at all. Since Apple's eco-system involves a large number of multi-level protection measures, it is not easy to remember them all.

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

Ways to remove such a password

If the user has not specified anything else, then the standard “factory” password consists of four zeros. Therefore, start the unlocking process with this combination. If this combination does not work, then you definitely entered a different access code. And now you either need to remember it by 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 everything 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 lead to the removal of the password. However, this will erase the settings and all existing user data. And the subsequent attempt to restore (from the last copy) often fails to remove the restrictions. Since this password was already activated in the backup version used. 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 encountered similar problems, “crutches” have been developed to eliminate them. Today there are several completely legal ways to lift the restrictions. Yes, they don’t always help and not everyone, but it’s definitely worth a try.

One of these methods has been circulating on the Internet for a long time, and is to use the program “iBackupBot”. Using this cracking utility, you can try to remove your password. Since it allows you to enter corresponding adjustments to the “backup” registers of data from a smartphone.

This option is more suitable for advanced owners, since here you have to intervene program code, and not everyone’s proposed algorithm of actions leads to the desired effect. Therefore, we warn you right away - if you are not confident in your capabilities, it is better not to take it. Since this involves the risk of losing personal data and erasing smartphone settings.

In any case, before resetting, you should update 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, after such manipulations, many people had their smartphones completely blocked. And as a result, you still have to reset the iPhone “to zero,” and errors regularly occur when you try to restore it.

Therefore, the question has arisen of finding alternative ways to cope with the unfortunate password.

Method without hacking

There is another one, much simpler and the right way, which will save you from having to perform the troublesome reset procedure. This method will simply allow you to see this same password, so that you can then safely enter it in the smartphone settings. Want to know how to do this? It's simple.

So, to implement this procedure, we again need, in addition to the iPhone, 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.

The algorithm for executing it is as follows. First you need to download from git repository special application with an eloquent name - Pinfinder (if you have iOS 10 installed on your smartphone - You need to download a version no lower than 1.5.0.).

From the list of available software options, select the system type that suits your computer and go ahead! There are no restrictions when downloading, since this utility is distributed free of charge.
Now connect your iPhone with a cable to this trusted PC (or Mac) and create a current backup copy. This must be done, because... It is based on the “backup” data that the utility “calculates” the restrictive password.

This procedure is carried out, as always, with using iTunes. Only when choosing the location where exactly to create a copy, click on “This computer”, and then on the “make copies” button. Wait for it to finish.
By the way, if this PC (or Mac) already has fairly “fresh” backup copies 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 you are using a backup version from the times when there was no password, the method may not work.

After that, simply launch the bootable “blank” of this utility. Once installation is complete, click on the application icon. The system will automatically begin analyzing data from the iPhone backup. Among other items, the password itself should be displayed there.

Here, for example, is what it all looks like 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 highlight the required code.
If you plan to perform this procedure on a Windows device, then everything will look like this:
Next, all you have to do is simply enter the code obtained in this way into the corresponding iPhone menu (the path to it is shown below). After this, you can immediately deactivate the restriction mode (or set another “cipher” that you will definitely not forget). Thus, this method allows you not to immediately reset the restrictions, but simply look at the access code, and then, as expected, enter it into the menu for unlocking (or for later changing the password).

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 menu sections that you have closed in this way. That is why “linking” and viewing data is carried out using registries from a “backup”.

Once again, we emphasize that before starting the procedure of resetting (or forcing the 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 are constantly closing all possible loopholes and vulnerabilities in the system, which, in fact, are used by hacking utilities. As a result, methods that were successful in the past may turn out to be, at a minimum, ineffective. Or they may 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 backup copies should be carried out regularly - before any intervention in the smartphone system, right up to the next firmware updates. Just make this a rule!

Password for iPhone limitations and the iPad is easy to forget - once you install it, you may not even remember its existence for a long time, exactly until the function you set the restriction on is no longer needed. In this guide, we will tell you what to do if you have forgotten your restrictions password on your iPhone or iPad.

If you forgot your iPhone or iPad restrictions password, then several key functions devices automatically become unavailable. The main thing is that all the functions for which you have set these same restrictions will refuse to work without a password. The secondary thing is that it will be impossible to reset the gadget’s settings, which, for example, is necessary before selling the device.

The procedure for resetting the restriction password on iPhone and iPad cannot be called very simple - it requires connecting the device to the computer and using special program. However, everything looks complicated only at first glance, and if you correctly follow all the steps in the instructions below, then you will not have any problems with resetting the restrictions password.

Step 1. Download free program iBackupBot

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

Step 3: Create a new one backup copy of your device by going to the gadget tab and clicking the “Back up now” button

Step 5. Select in iBackupBot your device whose restrictions password you want to reset

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

SBParentalControlsPIN 0000