🍭 🤴🏾 🤶🏾 How to reset Apple ID password if it is lost or forgotten? 👴🏽 🤖 🏆

With the latest updates to the iOS operating system, users of "apple" smartphones have a useful feature that helps to store logins and passwords for various sites and programs that are installed on the device. What to do if you have forgotten the password for your account?

This article focuses on various ways of resetting a forgotten Apple ID password if necessary. It will also consider a situation in which you do not have account information. This happens if the phone was purchased by hand, and the previous owner did not provide data.

Performing a reset without a password

This case is relevant in cases of resale or when you are incredibly lucky to find a gadget lost by someone. Let's analyze a fairly simple procedure on how to reset an iPhone without an Apple ID password to factory settings. The procedure is as follows:

Download the iTunes program from the official website (if for some reason it is not available on the phone). Install and then start.

Using a specialized cable, connect the phone to the computer.
At the same time, hold down and hold for ten seconds the "Home" keys (at the bottom of the screen) and the lock. If your model is higher than the sixth version, then instead of the "Home" button, the upper volume key is clamped.
After ten seconds, release the device lock key and leave the Home button pressed for another five seconds.
You can stop the lock clip when the company logo disappears from the screen. And "Home" needs to be kept clamped until the program detects the phone in recovery mode.
Next, instructions will appear on the screen, following which you will understand how to perform the actions you need without a password.

What could go wrong

If you found the device on the street or bought it from hand, there is a high probability that it will not work to reset to factory settings without the participation of the owner. The company’s security, or rather, an extremely useful feature called “Find iPhone” is to blame.

What it is

A proprietary device search program from Apple is a rather useful thing that allows you to track the location of a device if it is lost outside the home. It works as follows:

If the phone is lost by the owner, then using the manufacturer’s website, it activates this function.
A message appears on the smartphone screen with information from the owner and the address where you can bring the loss. There, the owner himself can find out about the latest whereabouts of his iPhone.
When the search function is activated, an attempt to reset the Apple ID password via mail or iTunes will cause the gadget to be completely blocked and turn into a useless set of details. Therefore, you need to buy such devices very carefully.
Let's move on to the issue of how to reset the password, knowing the Apple ID.

Work with two-factor authentication

This is a pretty useful feature that you should definitely activate on all "apple" devices. Its advantage is that you can reset data from any trusted device. Here are a few ways to do this.

Recovery via mobile phones, tablets or players

Let's see how to reset your Apple ID password on iPhone. The algorithm for the implementation of the actions is presented below:

Check the version of the operating system installed on your device. If it is lower than the 10th release, carry out an update (if the device is not very old and can work stably on the new version of the axis).
After that, proceed to the program called "Settings".
At the very top of the list, click on the item with the name of your account. From there, go to the "Password and Security" subsection and select "Change Password."

After that, instructions will appear on the screen, following which you can easily figure out how to reset your Apple ID password.

For earlier versions

If your device has a second update of the tenth version of the operating system from Apple or earlier, then the algorithm will be slightly different:

Go to the Settings program.
Find the iCloud subsection. From it, go to the item with the name of your account.
Next, proceed to the familiar "Password and Security" and "Change Password".

Then follow the instructions that appear on the screen.

What can interfere

If you can’t reset your Apple ID password in this way, check one important detail. Make sure you are signed in to iCloud. To do this, follow the algorithm:

Launch the Settings program.
Activate the line labeled "Login to the device."
Next, select "No Apple ID or forgot it?" and follow the steps in the instructions that appear on the screen.

Mac Recovery

If you have a laptop or computer from Apple, you can also try to figure out how to reset your Apple ID password using this device. The algorithm of actions is presented below:

Launch the Apple menu, and then proceed to the system settings section.
Activate the iCloud section.
Here, select the item called "Account".
Next, go to the "Security" section, and from there to "Reset Password".
After that, instructions will also be displayed on the device’s screen, following which you can learn how to reset the Apple ID password.

Possible difficulties

As in the previous version, problems can arise with the iCloud service. If you are not logged in, then you will not be able to reset the data. Therefore, follow these steps:

Launch the Apple menu.
Open the system settings section and select iCloud.
Next, activate the line "Forgot your Apple ID or password?" and do everything according to the instructions displayed on the screen of the gadget.

What to do if all of the above devices are missing

The following method for resetting the Apple ID password is suitable for those who have lost any of the "apple" devices. But you will need a third-party device from the same manufacturer. The recovery algorithm is as follows:

Once you have your Apple smartphone, player, or tablet, go to the Settings program.
In the list of functions, select the line "Find iPhone".

After that, enter the details of your Apple ID in an empty field. If the data of the current owner is indicated there, then delete them and enter your own.
Next, click on the line that says "Forgot your Apple ID or password?"
Then simply follow the instructions that will appear on the device’s screen.

Questions

Now let’s figure out a way when you need to answer the security questions that you selected during the first settings of your account. To complete the procedure, follow the following algorithm:

Make sure that your phone is connected to the Internet using any of the available methods (LTE, WI-FI or 3G).
Launch the "Settings" program and scroll through the list until you find the line "App Store, iTunes Store" or "iCloud".

Next, follow the subsection "Forgot your Apple ID or password?"
Enter the email address to which the current account is linked.
In the list of reset options that appears, select "Answer security questions." Press the key.
After that, on the new page, confirm the data of your date of birth.
Then, follow the procedure for entering answers to two of the three security questions that you specified when you first set up your account.
When you have successfully completed this operation, write down the new Apple ID password in the specified field, then confirm it and press the data change key.

Now let's move on to resetting the Apple ID password on the site.

2-step verification

For this method, you will need a computer and the Internet at hand. The algorithm for the implementation of the actions is presented below:

In the browser, open the official website of the manufacturer of your smartphone.

There, go to the Apple ID account page.
Select the subsection "Forgot your Apple ID or password?" If you are asked to verify your phone number, return to the two-factor authentication paragraph .
Next, enter your Apple ID.
After that, go to the password reset item. Press the continue key.
In the new window, enter the recovery key that you received when configuring this function.
After that, you will be asked to select a trusted device to which you will receive an SMS with a short code to confirm the operation.
When you enter it, on the site page you will be asked to specify a new password.
Record and press the reset key.

As soon as you complete this operation, the site will ask you to re-authorize with the new data. It is also worth checking the need to update information in the smartphone settings.

Next, we'll figure out how to reset your Apple ID password using email.

Computer and mailbox

Never bind a single password to multiple services. In this case, there is the option that if you lose this information, you will lose access to many accounts. The following is an algorithm of how to proceed in order to reset the Apple ID password through a registered email address:

Launch a site in your Internet browser to create a new Apple ID. You will be presented with options for creating a new account or managing an old one.
Under the second option there will be a link to reset the password with the corresponding inscription. Activate it.
After moving to a new section, you will be asked to choose one of several ways to reset passwords. You need to use the first one - authentication by email address.
Press the "Next" key to continue the operation.
After that, a letter will be sent to the previously indicated email address, in which a link will be provided.
Activate it to go to the page for creating a new password for your Apple ID account.
After completing the data change, confirm all actions performed. Now you know how to reset your Apple ID password via email.

Contacting a service center

It is worth noting immediately that the implementation of this action is not desirable. The problem is that Cupertinians take the issue of user data security seriously enough. However, after the release of version 12 of the operating system, the policy has changed a lot. This affected calls and SMS. As a result, in order to reset the password in this way, you have to sweat a lot, proving that you are the user of the device. Here are just a small part of the documentation that must be provided to the operator in order to carry out the necessary procedure:

A check from the store about buying a device.
The address where the purchase was made.
The exact date of the transaction (most often indicated on the check).
Passport data of the current owner.

Never inform the operator that the device was purchased by hand. Otherwise, you will be denied the operation. Better try to contact the former owner of the smartphone or create a check on one of the appropriate services on the Internet.

If your password reset request has been accepted, you should not try to find out its status every day. The company will regard this as suspicious activity. For this reason, you will be added to the blacklist.

Why you should not try to pick up the password

As mentioned above, Apple is extremely serious about the security of its users' Apple ID accounts. On many sites (including the official one) you can find a list of actions that fall under the category of so-called suspicious activity. On your part, it could be:

The excessive interest already mentioned in the recovery process.
Repeated attempts to guess the password from your own Apple ID account.
Frequently repeated SMS requests with a password reset code.
Exceeded the number of attempts to receive an email with a link to recovery.
Multiple failure while trying to answer security questions.

How to reset Apple ID password if it is lost or forgotten?