How to change your iPad password with ease
Whether you keep forgetting your code or found an old iPad that you want to start using again, changing the password is easier than you think.
If you know the password to your iPad but want to change it
If you already know your password but want to change it, that’s simple to do once you know the steps.
- Log into your iPad with the current password
- Go to the “Settings” app which looks like grey gears
- Scroll down until you find “Passcode”. This can be called “Touch ID & Passcode” on newer devices
- Enter in your current passcode and scroll down to “Change Passcode”. You will enter in your current passcode again (they’re very secure).
- You can now enter in your new code. Your code can be 6-digit numbers, a custom alphanumeric code, a custom numeric code or the standard 4-digit numeric code.
- Enter in your new password twice and you have successfully changed your passcode.
If you don’t know the passcode and forgotten it
The only way to fix this is to restore your iPad to factory settings. Make sure you’ve backed it up before you’ve done this, otherwise you will lose all of your data.
However, if you’re definitely unable to remember the code, say goodbye to your data on the iPad.
There are two ways to reset your iPad. One is via iTunes and the other is via your iCloud account online.
Method one: via iTunes
- Plug in your iPad and load up iTunes.
- Open the device in iTunes by clicking on the little icon underneath the sound bar.
- Once you have opened the device, click on “Restore iPad”.
- iTunes will warn you that you will lose all of your data by doing this. Click on the “restore” button anyway.
- Your iPad will start up as a brand-new device, which you can access from iTunes
Method two: via iCloud account online
You are able to remotely erase the data on your iPad thanks to iCloud.com. This method is usually used if the device has been stolen or is lost but can also be used to erase data off your iPad.
- Go to iCloud.com and log into your iCloud account. This is the same as your Apple ID.
- Click on “Find my iPhone”, which is located at the top of the screen. Click “All devices” and select your iPad’s name.
- Click on “Erase iPad”.
- You will be warned that your data will be lost, and you will be unable to track your device anymore. Click on “erase”.
- Your device is now restored to factory settings.
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