Restrictions passcode lost.

I have lost the restrictions passcode and not able to disable it. Can't use many apps i.e. Camera, App Store etc. pls help. Thanks.

You will have to restore your software to factory settings to get it off; you will lose your data unforunately.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1414
The best you can do if you have access to the device is sync your contacts to iCloud; and your pictures to your computer manually.

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Hi, I lost my restriction passcode for ipad

AAfter not using it for some time when I wanted to log in could not. I updated the ipad software but the nothing solved.
how ow can I solve?

Important: If you lose or forget your Restrictions passcode, you'll need to perform a factory restore to remove it.
The above comes from here:
iOS: Understanding Restrictions (parental controls)

How do I reset an iPad 2 to factory defaults when I can't recall the Restriction passcode?

I have tried all of the suggested reset methods and still cannot reset to factory defaults. Somehow I setup a restrictions passcode that I can't find or remember so I seem to bee stuck.
Does anyone have a solution?

The only option is to wipe the device clean and restore it to factory settings.
Follow the instructions in iOS: How to back up your data and set up your device as a new device http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4137http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4137 to restore the device to factory settings.
Once you have setup the device as a new one, you can then sync it back with your iTunes account and all your music, apps, contacts and any other content sync'ed with iTunes will be loaded on the device. Any content that is stored only on the device and not sync'ed with iTunes, like app logins or data, will be lost during this process. Be forewarned that this is a long process and can take a couple of hours or more to complete. This can be painful, but it is necessarily so to prevent users from working around the security settings. After the restore is complete, you can setup a new Restrictions passcode. Make a note of the passcode to avoid this situation in future.
 Cheers, Tom

Restriction passcode that was never set, IOS 7.0.6 Latest update

Well this is certainly frustrating. I recently updated IOS to 7.0.6 on my iphone 4g. First I noticed my screen was locked to vertical.
When I went to change this I came along my restrictions, and noticed a restriction passcode was set. I never had this locked, I have tried every set of numbers I usually set to ...sadly with no results and longer wait time.
I searched the forums and got discouraged. Reset to factory settings or to latest back-up. Latest back-up would be great, if you didn't back it up when passcode restriction was on, which then means you have to do a factory reset.
From now on I am going to configure my new iphone device with calendars, contacts, & notes with a more reliable source, like my laptop or computer. Completely tired of these issues of having my information for ransom, with the possibility of it being lost for good.
To solve my problem, my idea is to look around the forums on how to transer all my contacts, notes, and calendars to a different platform other than iphone.
Any help on this would be great.
I have a MacBook Pro, ipad air, and the last MacPro tower. I thought I was ingenious when I set all my contacts, notes, and calendars across all devices under same Apple ID. (mail, account, and other stuff was under device apple id, I just kept the same ID as phone for 3 mentioned above).
It was a good idea in theory, but there is something buggy with the contacts, and now this restrictions passcodes. I will remember in the future for any ipad, or iphone to have it synched with an account that is reliable, especially for these apps.
I'm due for a new iphone, wondering if that will quick fix the first problem, not sure if my solution above is even a reasonable solution. So any help would be great.

Pardriver wrote:
The screen cracked and I replaced it.
iPhones are not user servicable.
Take the device to a competent repair person.

HT4137 Please I don't remember the restriction passcode on my ipad 2 running ios 7.1. Please any help to reset it because I don't want to loose my documents?????

Please I don't remember the restriction passcode on my ipad 2 running ios 7.1. Please any help to reset it because I don't want to loose my documents?????

The only option is to wipe the device clean and restore it to factory settings. Hope you have a backup.
Follow the instructions in iOS: How to back up your data and set up your device as a new device http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4137 to restore the device to factory settings.
Once you have setup the device as a new one, you can then sync it back with your iTunes account and all your music, apps, contacts and any other content sync'ed with iTunes will be loaded on the device. Any content that is stored only on the device and not sync'ed with iTunes, like app logins or data, will be lost during this process. Be forewarned that this is a long process and can take a couple of hours or more to complete. This can be painful, but it is necessarily so to prevent users from working around the security settings. After the restore is complete, you can setup a new Restrictions passcode. Make a note of the passcode to avoid this situation in future.
 Cheers, Tom

How to recover restriction passcode that i forgot?

attempted 22 tries to turn off my restriction passcode,never succeed.

The recommended solution is that you have to reset the device as new because if you restore from a backup, the backup will also have the forgotten Passcode in it and yo will just be restoring that Passcode to the iPad. However, if you have a backup that does not contain the Passcode, you can restore from that backup and that should solve the problem.
If you are a little more daring, I found this in my Pages app. I copied this months ago and forgot all about it. You can read it and see if you want to give it a try. Everything inside of the + signs is what I copied from another discussion and they are not my instructions.
+1. Download iPhone Backup Extractor http://supercrazyawesome.com/ (This is for OSX, if you are using Windows there are other Backup Extractor programs although my iPhone syncs with a Mac so you will have to tweak these directions to work with the Windows program, here is one of the Windows programs I found: http://www.iphonebackupextractor.com/)
2. Extract the Zip file you downloaded, move the App to your Applications folder, then run the App
3. Click on Read Backups, in the window that pops up click on the backup file of the device you need the lost pin for, then click Choose
4. You will have a list of all the Apps on the phone. Scroll to the bottom of the list and click on iOS Files, then click on Extract. Choose a folder where you want the files to be extracted to.
5. After it finishes extracting go to the folder where you extracted the files and follow this directory path: iOS Files --> Library --> Preferences
6. In that folder find the file "com.apple.springboard.plist" and open it. (Read note below if on Windows)
7. In Property List Editor look for the key titled "SBParentalControlsPin"
8. Look to the right of that entry and you will see the 4 digit PIN. You can now remove/modify parental controls
(NOTE: If you are on Windows and do not have a program that will read PLIST files then open the file with Notepad instead. It will mostly look like garbled junk and words running together but towards the end of the file look for 4 successive digits, if there is more than one place with 4 successive digits then try them all, one of them will be your pin).+

Forgot restrictions passcode. How do I reset it?

Howl I reset restrictions passcode when I forgot original one?

The only option is to wipe the device clean and restore it to factory settings. Hope you have a backup.
Follow the instructions in iOS: How to back up your data and set up your device as a new device http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4137 to restore the device to factory settings.
Once you have setup the device as a new one, you can then sync it back with your iTunes account and all your music, apps, contacts and any other content sync'ed with iTunes will be loaded on the device. Any content that is stored only on the device and not sync'ed with iTunes, like app logins or data, will be lost during this process. Be forewarned that this is a long process and can take a couple of hours or more to complete. This can be painful, but it is necessarily so to prevent users from working around the security settings. After the restore is complete, you can setup a new Restrictions passcode. Make a note of the passcode to avoid this situation in future.
 Cheers, Tom

I forgot my restrictions passcode for my ipad. under settings i went to "erase all content and settings" but it needs the passcode. how do i restart my ipad so it can go back to normal? i dont care about losing everything on it

i forgot my restrictions passcode for my ipad. under settings i went to "erase all content and settings" but it needs the passcode. how do i restart my ipad so it can go back to normal? i dont care about losing everything on it

Try and force the iPad Recovery Mode
1. Disconnect the USB cable from the device, but leave the other end of the cable connected to your computer's USB port.
2. Turn off the device: Press and hold the Sleep/Wake button for a few seconds until the red slider appears, then slide the slider. Wait for the device to turn off.
3.While pressing and holding the Home button, reconnect the USB cable to the device. The device should turn on.
4. Continue holding the Home button until you see the "Connect to iTunes" screen. When this screen appears, release the Home button. iTunes should alert you that it has detected a device in recovery mode. Click OK, and then click Restore to restore the device.
Note: Data will be lost. You may have to repeat the above many times.

Getting rid of a restrictions passcode I never set in the first place

Like many others, I was made aware today of a restrictions passcode that magically appeared on my iPad. Like others, I expect to be told that they don't magically make themselves up but yes, this one did. I've used the same four digits for all four-digit codes, PINs and the like all my life since my first bicycle chain. If there are four numbers, those are the same four I use. They're what I have for my regular passcode... So when I try to use them to no avail when trying to gain access to Restrictions, I know something is up and too many users are complaining about this magical passcode for it to be in our minds.
I've tried erasing and restoring the iPad, which SHOULD NOT be the only option in first place but I guess my last backup came after the appearance of this passcode, because it's back!
Of course, I could just ignore it and move along with my life except that I work with my iPad and certain e-mails with attachments are showing as empty. My iPhone, which, incidentally is also plagued by a phantom passcode, can open them just fine. I'm told this can be easily resolved by changing a setting in Restrictions. Fantastic.
Short of completely erasing my iPad and starting anew (UH, NO), there has got to be something I can do because this is completely unacceptable and ridiculous.

The only option is to wipe the device clean and restore it to factory settings. Hope you have a backup.
Follow the instructions in iOS: How to back up your data and set up your device as a new device http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4137 to restore the device to factory settings.
Once you have setup the device as a new one, you can then sync it back with your iTunes account and all your music, apps, contacts and any other content sync'ed with iTunes will be loaded on the device. Any content that is stored only on the device and not sync'ed with iTunes, like app logins or data, will be lost during this process. Be forewarned that this is a long process and can take a couple of hours or more to complete. This can be painful, but it is necessarily so to prevent users from working around the security settings. After the restore is complete, you can setup a new Restrictions passcode. Make a note of the passcode to avoid this situation in future.
 Cheers, Tom

HT1212 How can i reset my iphone 4s if i forgot my restriction passcode and apple id password and security question answer

Hello guys..
How can i reset my iphone 4s IF i forgot my restriction passcode, and apple id password AND security question answer?..
AND I also forgot the email that i used to create the apple id.. Thats why i cant reset my password using the "email authentication"...
PLEASE HELP.. Thanks... I cant use my iphone properly.. im stock with my OLD Apple id..

Its simple - if you honestly cannot remember a single piece of security information associated with the account, or even the name of the AppleID itself, the only possability of help is to call Apple and ask them if there is anything they can do. There is nothing anyone here or elsewhere can possible do to help you.
Apple offers several means of ensuring you can recover an account or AppleID, but if you cannot remember a single one of those security features, then only Apple can, if at all possible, help you and only then if you pick up a telephone and talk to them.
The strong odds are that even Apple will not help you. I know that with the two step verification option, if you cannot at least remember two of the three security features used with that system, they will tell you the account is simply lost to your for good. They can only be help responsible for helping you recover information up to a point - at some point, it all comes down to you remebering at least some of your own information.

I have a restriction passcode that I have no idea what the passcode could be. I know that I need to reset the phone to factory settings but how do go about doing this without losing all of my contacts and other info, etc? (mainly contacts)

     At some point, I don't even remember doing this it must have been so long ago, I set a restrictions passcode on my phone. This has become a problem now because I have so many apps that I do not ever use that take up so much space I can no longer take pictures or put more music on the device. I have read that I need to restore to factory settings but that once I do that I cannot restore to a backup because restrictions passcodes are saved in backups. Is there any way for me to restore my phone to factory settings and then get all of my contacts and perhaps as much other data back as I can? I have tried every passcode I can think of for the restrictions passcode (24 times! to the point that ever time I try and fail I cannot try again for an hour. To say the least, this is quite frustrating as is limits what i can do with my phone on a daily basis, whether it be music or taking pictures and videos etc. Can someone please help me solve this problem without losing minimal data? I have already backed the phone up to my computer as well as iCloud. Even the woman at the apple store told me I had to restore it to factory but was too busy to get further into it and I didn't have a genius bar appointment. If all else fails I can make an appointment and go in there. I just thought I may as well ask on here first to see if there was a way I could do it myself. Thanks for reading and hope you can help me!
-Mike

You can't. Restoring new means everything is erased. If you have a backup made before creating a restriction code, then you can restore that backup, but none later.
Placing your device into recovery (DFU-Device Firmware Upgrade) mode:
Follow these steps to place your iOS device into recovery mode. If your iOS device is already in recovery mode, you can proceed immediately to step 6.
   1. Disconnect the USB cable from the iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, but leave the
       other end of the cable connected to your computer's USB port.
   2. Turn off the device: Press and hold the Sleep/Wake button for a few seconds
       until the red slider appears, then slide the slider. Wait for the device to turn off.
              * If you cannot turn off the device using the slider, press and hold the
                Sleep/Wake and Home buttons at the same time. When the device turns off,
                release the Sleep/Wake and Home buttons.
3. While pressing and holding the Home button, reconnect the USB cable to the
       device. The device should turn on. Note: If you see the battery charge warning,
       let the device charge for at least ten minutes to ensure that the battery has some
       charge, and then start with step 2 again.
4. Continue holding the Home button until you see the "Connect to iTunes" screen.
       When this screen appears you can release the Home button:
5. If necessary, open iTunes. You should see the following "recovery mode" alert:
6. Use iTunes to restore the device.
If you don't see the "Connect to iTunes" screen, try these steps again. If you see the "Connect to iTunes" screen but the device does not appear in iTunes, see this article and its related links.
Additional Information:
If you have a problem getting into recovery mode then try: RecBoot: Easy Way to Put iPhone into Recovery Mode.
Note: When using recovery mode, you can only restore the device. All user content on the device will be erased, but if you had previously synced with iTunes on this computer, you can restore from a previous backup. See this article for more information.

My 6 is not allowing me access to icloud nor to any of my email addresses. I've tried to reset it but it is asking me for my 'restrictions' passcode and I never set one up. What should I do?

My 6+ iphone is not allowing me to access icloud nor any of my email accounts. I've tried to reset it but it asks for my 'restrictions' passcode which I
did not set up. I can't reset it via itunes either because it says I have to turn 'find my iphone' off but it is off. What should I do please?

Hi nadzpad,
I'm sorry to hear you are having issues with your iPhone 6 Plus. I also apologize, I'm a bit unclear on exactly what you are seeing or describing. If you are being asked for a Restrictions password, you may find the following article helpful:
About Restrictions (parental controls) on iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support
If you are getting a message that you must turn off Find My iPhone before restoring from iTunes, then these articles may be more useful:
iCloud: Remove your device from Find My iPhone
Find My iPhone Activation Lock - Apple Support
Regards,
- Brenden

My iPad is disabled and won't connect to iTunes on any computer; I went to my iCloud and removed the iPad so it will erase all data when the iPad is connected to the internet (the original problem was a restrictions passcode we forgot)

Here is the order of what I did to my iPad:
1. A restrictions passcode was put on and we couldn't remember it. Despite numerous attempts at righting this, I couldn't. The iPad would not sync with any iTunes on any computer, Mac or PC.
2. I put a, 'use passcode after one minute' passcode on it and deliberately put in 10 wrong passcodes so it would disable the iPad. Now it still will not connect to any iTunes.
3. I connected to my iCloud account and removed the iPad from the cloud; it says it will erase all iPad data when it connects to the internet. I am fine with that, I need to know what to do now, though. iPad says, 'Connect to iTunes,' but it won't. Please help this amateur of all amateurs!!

See iPhone DFU mode explained, and how to enter DFU mode.

HT1212 I have forgotten my restrictions passcode on my iphone. How can I override/ get past this problem & get safari back? Any help much appreciated!!

Hi there!
I've forgotten the restrictions passcode that I set up. I've failed on 5 attempts. What can I do to get rid of it and access safari again?! I've restored original settings (which happily updated my software), but then restored the last phone back up which I made & so, of course, still have restrictions set as on. Any help would be greatly appreciated!!! Thanks.

To remove the Restrictions passcode you will need to Restore the Device as New...
You will not be able to perform a backup as this would include the Restrictions passcode... which is what you have to remove...
https://discussions.apple.com/message/16804924#16804924

HT1414 How many times can you attempt the restrictions passcode?

I forgot the restriction code, I already tryed 9 times and the TIME you have to wait after the fifth try is increased like crazzy.

That is a security measure. If the device is being tampered with, the longer the "tamperer" has to wait, the more likely they are to become discouraged and give up.
I think that you get 10 attempts, but I can't swear to that having never been in that position. In any event, you will probably have to restore to factory settings if you want to be able to use the iPad again. You cannot restore from a backup - unless that backup does not have the restrictions passcode in it. If it does not have the passcode in it, then restoring from that backup will eliminate the passcode.
If you have to restore, you have to use iTunes on a computer, since you cannot get into the settings.

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