Forgot your Apple ID password: how to recover, procedure, instructions and expert advice

October 6, 2018
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Oksana Yatskevich

Apple phones and tablets are managed by Apple ID accounts. Without them, you won’t be able to use all the functionality of iOS even if you want to. Unfortunately, data from any account can be lost or forgotten. Most often, problems arise when selecting a password to log into your profile. This situation can lead to blocking of Apple ID, which will ultimately cause a lot of trouble. Recovering a locked Apple device is not always easy. Therefore, we will next try to figure out what to do if a person has forgotten his Apple ID password. What options for resolving the situation exist in practice? And what difficulties do owners of Apple products most often encounter?

Don't have a password? There is an exit!

How to find out the password for Apple ID? In general, there are no legal ways to obtain such information. You can try to hack someone else's account at your own peril and risk. Only such a technique, firstly, is illegal, and secondly, often ends in failure.

Forgotten Apple ID password is quite common. Fortunately, you can restore access to your account in no time. The main thing is that all manipulations are carried out by the real owner of the account. Otherwise, you can simply forget about implementing the task.

Fix 8: Reset and Restore Like New

This is our latest and most radical decision. You can reset your phone to factory settings. This will mean you'll lose all your data (although you may find that this isn't an issue if you use iCloud to sync photos, your music syncs via iTunes Match, you sync all your documents and data via the cloud, and all apps. that you own can be easily downloaded again from the App Store.)

Go to settings.
General.
Reboot.
Select "Reset all settings."

This will reset your iPhone to factory settings.

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Recovery options

Has a person forgotten their Apple ID password? Don't panic. The thing is that Apple not only took care of ensuring the security of its customers’ data, but also created a variety of tools for restoring access to Apple ID.

At the moment, you can change your Apple ID account password if you have forgotten it:

through a call center;
by sending a request to restore your profile to Apple technical support;
through the recovery form (via e-mail or security questions).

It is best to do all manipulations (except for calls) on a computer. Next, we will try to consider all of the listed techniques in more detail.

Fix 2: Update your software

This is a bug that often occurs after major software updates, but Apple is often quick to resolve issues like this, so the next thing to check is that you're running the latest version of iOS.

Go to settings.
General.
Software update.
Your iPhone will check for updates and if there are any available, you will see them here. Click "Download and Install". You will need to connect to WiFi.

Recovery form - mail to help

What to do if you forgot your Apple ID password? You just need to restore it! Or rather, use the special Apple ID password reset form. For example, you can achieve the desired result by working with email.

Has the user forgotten their Apple ID password? Then he is recommended to act like this:

Open the site appleid.apple.com/#!&page=signin in any Internet browser.
Click the mouse cursor on the inscription “Forgot your password”.
Provide your email address. We are talking about the one that is tied to the Apple ID.
Click on the “Continue” button.
Set o and confirm the procedure.
Select "By email".
Open the mailbox associated with Apple ID and find there a letter from Apple technical support.
Follow the “Reset Password” hyperlink.
Specify a new password for authorization in the Apple ID system, and then repeat it.
Click the “Save” button.

It is done! The problem that sounds like “I don’t remember my Apple ID password” has been resolved. Now you can log in to the iOS system using the new data. Fast, simple and very convenient!

Fix 1: Turn it off and on again

No guide would be complete without the firm advice to “turn it off and on again.” This is often a "fix it" solution, so it's best to start there.

How you turn off (or restart) your iPhone (or iPad) will depend on what model you have.

If your iPhone uses Face ID, you won't have a Home button. In this case, you need to press and hold one of the volume buttons at the same time as the side button. Eventually the power off slider will appear. Just drag it from left to right and wait for your iPhone to turn off. To turn it back on, press the side button again.
If your iPhone has a Home button, you can turn it off by pressing the side button until the power off slider appears. Drag it from left to right to close it. Then restart by pressing the side button.
On older iPhones, the button you press and hold is at the top of the phone.

Once your iPhone starts up again, you may need to enter your iCloud password once, but hopefully this will resolve the issue.

What if this doesn't fix it? Read more…

Control questions

But this is only one of several possible scenarios. As already noted, restoring access to your Apple account can be done in different ways. The main thing is to know how to act in a given case.

If you forgot your Apple ID password, you can resort to recovering authorization data using security questions. This is another common technique.

To apply it, you must:

Repeat the first 5 steps from the previous instructions.
Select the “Using Security Questions” option.
Confirm the operation.
Provide answers to the questions asked by the recovery form.
Click on the “Continue” button.

If the user was able to provide correct answers, a password recovery form will appear on the screen. All you have to do is come up with a new password and repeat it in the field provided for this.

Support service in touch - online mode

What to do if you forgot your Apple ID password? Typically, users try their best to regain access to their account. Otherwise, working with an Apple device will be extremely problematic.

You can restore your Apple ID login information through support. For example, by accessing Apple's online assistant. We are talking about a site dedicated to working with Apple devices. Using it, you can either open a password recovery form or contact the company’s technical support by phone.

Working with the site usually comes down to the following manipulations:

Go to: https://getsupport.apple.com.
Select the Apple ID block.
Click on the “Forgot your password?” button.
Decide on a data recovery method. For example, when you click on the “Recover” sign, the user will be transferred to the data recovery form. You can click on the “Order a call back” button. Let's dwell on this proposal.
Indicate your last name and type your first name in the window that appears.
Select the country in which the applicant client resides.
Write your phone number and e-mail.
Confirm that you have sent a call back request.

Now what? After some time, Apple support workers in Russia will call you back at the specified contacts. You will have to explain the situation to them, prove that the Apple ID account belongs to the applicant, and also leave information for feedback. Technical support workers will help you reset your Apple ID profile and then send you a data recovery form.

How to reset your Apple ID password if you've forgotten your login

Very often, password reset is complicated by the fact that the user does not remember his Apple ID login. This happens due to the fact that users use many mailboxes that are constantly changing.

There are several ways to find out your Apple ID login:

First of all, check all mailboxes available to you for letters from Apple. If there are any, most likely this email is your login.
Ask people you've chatted with via iMessage to check your correspondence. Very often the messenger is configured in such a way that the sender's email is indicated instead of the phone number. If the assumption is confirmed and an e-mail is indicated in the correspondence, this will be your login.
You can open the login recovery page iforgot.apple.com/appleid. Here you need to enter your first and last name used when registering your Apple ID. In the third line, enter all the emails you know one by one and click “Continue” each time. If all three points match, the system will notify you about it.
Finding a valid Apple ID
Contact Apple Russian support at 8‑800‑333‑51‑73 . Explain the situation to the employee and provide all the information that you remember from your forgotten login. If your arguments are convincing, the employee will help you.
You can send a support request through a special contact form: getsupport.apple.com. Click on the last item in the menu Other Apple ID topics and select The topic is not listed. After this, a form will appear where you need to make a request. Describe the problem in detail, all the information you know and indicate your contact information. Next, select a feedback method (immediately or later) and remember your request number.
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Call the Call Center

Forgot your Apple ID password? What to do? You can try to restore it by calling the Apple support call center. This is not the best solution, but sometimes it helps fix the situation.

Typically the user needs:

Pick up any phone and call the number. This hotline operates in Russia.
Talk to the call center employee and explain the situation.
Communicate your intentions to change your password or reset your Apple ID account.
Answer the questions asked. It is advisable at this moment to have the iPhone box and receipt for the purchase of the smartphone on hand. These components will help you unlock and reset your Apple ID.
Provide information for feedback. For example, an email address.
Wait for a letter from Apple technical support, and then follow the instructions received by mail.

In reality, everything is simpler than it seems. And with proper preparation, you will be able to recover your password in the shortest possible time. True, you will have to prove to the support service that the applicant is the owner of the Apple device.

Reset all settings

This process resets all the settings you have changed on your iPhone to default. This includes Wi-Fi passwords, Bluetooth devices, location settings, VPN settings, keyboard settings and more. However, it will not delete any personal data. However, it is recommended to make a backup before proceeding.

Open the Settings app and tap General. After that, click on Reset.
Then click Reset all settings, enter your device password and confirm.

Mail and support

If you forgot your Apple ID password, you can recover it at any time. Let's say by contacting the company's support service by email. In practice, this technique is used if the account is blocked or needs to be reset for one reason or another.

The instructions for restoring your Apple ID will have approximately the following interpretation:

Write a letter to technical support. It will have to describe the situation and ask you to reset your password.
Upload photographs confirming ownership of the phone into the message. It is recommended to include in one clear photo: a smartphone, a purchase receipt and a box with a sticker from the device.
Send your request to: [email protected] or [email protected] .
Wait for a response from technical support workers.

This method is very long and extremely unreliable. In other words, using it to change your Apple ID password is problematic.

Trusted device

Has the user forgotten their Apple ID password? The last trick will help you regain access to your account without significant difficulties. Only those who have enabled two-factor verification of their Apple ID account will be able to use it. Let us assume that this condition holds.

If a person suddenly forgot his Apple ID password, experts advise:

Open the “Apple ID” page and click on the inscription “Forgot your password?”.
Indicate your login in the form that appears.
Confirm that the request for processing has been sent.
Enter a special key, and then specify a trusted device. A combination will be sent to it to enter the password recovery form.
Type the confirmation code in the line that appears. It will be sent, as already mentioned, to a trusted device.

Now what? All that remains is to provide new data for authorization in Apple ID.

Fix 3: Check your apps and update

It is also possible that the problem is related to the application. One of your apps might be trying to update, but it requires you to sign in to iCloud to do so.

In this case, open the App Store.
Click the icon in the top right corner. This will take you to your account information where you will find details about your apps.
You will see how many applications need to be updated. It's wise to update them in case it's an outdated app that's causing a recurring login issue. Click Update All.

If you don't want to install updates for all your apps, try uninstalling some of them. You can swipe from right to left on any app in the list that appears to remove it.