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Disable Restriction Passcode - Parent Control on iPhone

How to open videos from the YouTube app on the iPhone with a restriction passcode? The parent control feature on your iPhone restricts your children from specific apps and features on an iPhone. What is the best method to remove the restriction passcode to gain full control of the iPhone?

If you forgot the 4-digital restriction passcode, you can simply choose the default iTunes or Find My iPhone of iCloud to restore to the factory settings. When you need to remove the restriction passcode without restore, you can also find the best way from the article.

How to Remove Restriction Passcode

Part 1: How to Remove Restriction Passcode without Restore

Whether you restore iPhone from iTunes backup, or iCloud backup, you might lose some unsaved files, Apeaksoft iOS Unlocker is an efficient way to turn off the restriction passcode without restore. It enables you to recover and remove the Screen Time restriction password. But you have to turn off the Find My iPhone feature to achieve the goal.

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Break the limits for the Screen Time settings within your iPhone.

Keep the original data within the iPhone when removing the restriction.

Remove forgotten Apple ID to activate the iPhone as a new one.

Compatible with the latest iOS 17 as well as the previous versions.

Step 1Launch the program on your computer and then choose the Wipe Passcode mode. Then you can connect your iOS device to a computer via the original USB cable. Click the Start button to continue.

Wipe Passcode

Step 2After that, you can confirm the information for the iPhone. Click the Start button to continue. Then it will start downloading the firmware package to remove the restriction passcode, which might take some time.

Download Firmware Package

Step 3Once you have downloaded the file, you can click the Unlock button to wipe your screen passcode. Then you are required to enter 0000 to confirm the unlocking process.

Confirm Unlock

Step 4After that, you can go to the Settings app, choose the Restrictions option from the General option. Then you can enter another 4-digit passcode for the Restrictions settings.

Part 2: How to Remove Restriction Passcode with iTunes/iCloud

1. How to Remove Restriction Passcode with iTunes

To remove the restriction passcode, you can simply restore an iPhone from factory settings via iTunes. When there is an iTunes backup, you can also restore the iPhone to a previous backup. Connect the iPhone to a computer via the USB cable with the following steps.

Step 1Connect the iPhone to a computer with a USB cable. You have to tap the Trust This Computer option on the iPhone. Select the iPhone in the Finder window or iTunes.

Step 2Select the restore backup, you can judge the date of each backup and pick the most relevant one without a passcode. Then click the Restore button to remove the restriction passcode.

Remove Restriction Passcode Itunes

2. How to Turn off Restriction Passcode without Computer

If you just need to remove the restriction passcode on your iPhone in a car, you can also take advantage of the Find My iPhone feature of iCloud. It is another way to factory reset to remove the contents and settings. Just learn more about the process as below.

Step 1Go to icloud.com/find with another device, you can sign in the Apple ID with a password for the iPhone. You should make sure the iPhone is connected to the Internet.

Step 2Locate the Find My iPhone icon and tap the All Devices at the top of the browser window. Choose the iPhone to remove the restriction passcode by tapping the Erase iPhone button.

Find My iPhone

FAQs about Remove Restriction Passcode

1. How to Disable Parent Controls on iPhone with Restriction?

When you are using iOS 12 or later versions, you can go to the Settings app and choose the Screen Time option. Then tap on the Content & Privacy Restrictions option from the Screen Time menu. Enter the passcode to turn off and disable restriction passcode.

2. What are the Alternative Methods to Set Restriction Passcode?

If the children can remove the restriction passcode with the default method, you can still reset the restriction passcode or find other apps to set restriction passcodes, such as the Circle with Disney, Bark, Boomerang, Mobicip, and more others. You can always choose a suitable one according to your requirement.

3. How to Retrieve the Lost Restriction Passcode?

Go to the Library option. Choose the App Store option from the Application Support on your MacBook and find a file as adoption.plist. Select the .plist file, hold the Control key, select open with Text edit. View and find a line of code like this: XXXX as the Restriction code.

Conclusion

If you need to remove the restriction passcode on an iPhone, you can find efficient ways from the article. When you turn off the passcode with iTunes or iCloud, you might lose the original data. Apaksoft iOS Unlocker is an efficient method to turn off the restriction passcode without restore.

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