How to reset your 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 store logins and passwords for various sites and programs that are installed on the device. What to do if you forgot your account password?

This article is about various ways to reset a forgotten Apple ID password if the need arises. It will also consider the situation in which you do not have account information. This happens if the phone was purchased with hands, and the previous owner did not provide data.

Performing a passwordless reset

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 in your phone). Perform installation and subsequent launch

Using a dedicated cable, connect your phone to your computer.
Simultaneously press and hold the "Home" key (at the bottom of the screen) and lock for ten seconds. If your model is higher than the sixth version, then instead of the "Home" button, the upper volume key is pressed.
After ten seconds, release the Device Lock key and keep the Home button pressed for another five seconds.
You can stop the lock clamp when the company logo disappears from the screen. And "Home" must be held down 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 a device on the street or bought it from your hands, there is a high probability that you will not be able to perform a factory reset without the participation of the owner. It's all the fault of proprietary security, or rather, an extremely useful feature called Find My iPhone.

What is this

Apple's proprietary device search program is a rather useful thing that allows you to track the location of the device in case it is lost outside the home. It works like this:

If the phone is lost by the owner, then he, using the manufacturer's website, activates this function.
A message appears on the smartphone screen withinformation from the owner and the address where you can bring the loss. In the same place, the owner himself can find out about the last location of his iPhone.
When the search function is activated, an attempt to reset the Apple ID password via mail or iTunes will result in the gadget being completely locked and turned into a useless set of details. Therefore, you need to be very careful when buying such devices from your hands.

Let's move on to solving the question of how to reset your password using your Apple ID.

Working with two-factor authentication

This is a rather useful feature that you should definitely activate on all "apple" devices. Its advantage is that you can perform a data reset from any trusted device. Let's take a look at a few ways to do this.

Restore via mobile phones, tablets or players

Let's consider how to reset Apple ID password on iPhone. The algorithm for performing actions is presented below:

Check the operating system version installed on your device. If it's below release 10, upgrade (if the device is not very old and can work stably on the new version of the axis).
After that, go to the program called "Settings".
At the very top of the list, click on the item with your account name. 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 the second update of the tenth version of the operating system from Apple or earlier, then the algorithm will be somewhat different:

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

Then follow the instructions that appear on the screen

What can get in the way

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

Start the Settings app.
Activate the line labeled "Device Login".
Next, select "Don't have an Apple ID or forgot it?" and follow the instructions in the on-screen instructions.

Restore via Mac

If you have an Apple laptop or computer, 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, then proceed to the system settings section.
Activate the iCloud partition.
Here select the item with the name"Account".
Next, go to the "Security" subsection, and from there to "Reset password".
After that, instructions will also be displayed on the device screen, following which you can learn how to reset your Apple ID password.

Possible difficulties

As in the previous version, problems may arise with the iCloud service. If you are not logged into it, then you will not be able to reset the data. So do the following:

Launch the Apple menu.
Open system settings 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 the devices listed above are missing

The method presented below on how to reset your 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 get a smartphone, player or tablet from Apple, go to the "Settings" program.
In the list of functions, select the line "Find My iPhone".

After that, enter your Apple ID details in the empty field. If the data of the current owner is indicated there, then delete it and enter your own.
Next, click on the line that says "Forgot your Apple ID or password?"
Thenjust follow the instructions that will be displayed on the screen of the device.

Questions

Now let's look at the way when you need to answer the security questions that you chose when you first set up your account. To perform the procedure, follow the following algorithm:

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

Now let's move on to how to reset your Apple ID password online.

Two-Step Verification

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

In the browseropen the official website of your smartphone manufacturer

There, go to your Apple ID account page.
Select the already familiar subsection "Forgot your Apple ID or password?". If you are asked to verify your phone number, please return to the paragraph about two-factor authentication.
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 setting up this feature.
After that, you will be asked to select a trusted device, which will receive an SMS with a short code to confirm the operation.
When you enter it, the site page will prompt you to enter 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 new data. It is also worth checking the need to update information in the smartphone settings.

Next, let's see how to reset your Apple ID password using email.

Computer and mailbox

Never link one password to multiple services. In this case, there is a possibility that if you lose this information, you will lose access to many accounts. The following is an algorithm for how to proceed in order to reset your Apple ID password through a registered email address:

Run atInternet browser site to create a new Apple ID. Before you on the page, you will be offered options to create a new account or manage an old one.
Under the second option there will be a link to reset the password with the corresponding inscription. Activate it.
After entering the new section, you will be prompted to choose one of several ways to reset your passwords. You need to use the first - email authentication.
Press the "Next" key to continue the operation.
After that, a letter will be sent to the previously specified e-mail 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 the actions performed. Now you know how to reset your Apple ID password via email.

Contact service center

It should be noted right away that this action is not desirable. The problem is that the Cupertino people take the issue of user data security quite seriously. However, after the release of version 12 of the operating system, the policy has changed a lot. This applies to calls and SMS. As a result, in order to reset the password in this way, you will have to sweat a lot, proving that you are the user of the device. Here is just a small part of the documentation that must be provided to the operator in order to carry out the necessary procedure:

Receipt from the store for the purchase of the device.
Address where I wasPurchase made.
The exact date of the transaction (most often indicated on the check).
Passport details of the current owner.

Never tell the operator that the device was purchased from 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 relevant services on the Internet.

If your password reset request has been accepted, don't try to find out the status every day. The company will consider this as suspicious activity. For this reason, you will be blacklisted.

Why you shouldn't try to guess your password

As mentioned above, Apple takes the security of its users' Apple ID accounts very seriously. On many sites (including the official one) you can find a list of activities that fall under the category of so-called suspicious activity. From your side it could be: