If you lose your Apple ID password or iPad passcode, here are some methods you can use to recover them. The steps in this article work with all iPad models.
How to Recover a Forgotten Apple ID
If you haven’t downloaded an app in a while and have turned on Touch ID for App Store purchases, it can be easy to forget your Apple ID password. Apple has a website where you can manage your Apple ID account, and it helps with forgotten passwords. Here’s how to use it.
How to Recover a Forgotten iPad Passcode
No long-term trick exists to get past the passcode you need to unlock your iPad. You can use Touch ID or Face ID to bypass it for a time, but after the iPad reboots, you’ll have to enter the passcode.
Reset your password while signing in on a new device, like a new iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Mac.Use someone else’s iOS device.The website provides a third option that you can select: Can’t get to another iOS device? which walks you through additional steps on the website.
The only way to fix the problem of a forgotten passcode is to reset the iPad to factory default settings. This means erasing everything on the iPad. However, during the setup process, you can restore your iPad from a backup. The easiest way to deal with a forgotten passcode is to use iCloud to reset your iPad. Use the Find My iPad feature to reset your iPad remotely.
How to Deal With a Lost Passcode Using iTunes
If you synced your iPad to iTunes on your PC, whether to transfer music and movies to it or back the device up on your computer, you can restore it using the PC. However, you must have trusted that computer in the past, so if you never hooked up your iPad to your PC, this option won’t work.
Access Your iPad Using Recovery Mode
Even if you haven’t turned on Find My iPad, and you’ve never plugged your iPad into your PC, you can reset the iPad by going into recovery mode. However, you’ll need to plug it into a PC with iTunes afterward. If you don’t have iTunes, download it from Apple. If you don’t have a PC, use a friend’s computer.
