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Blocked my dd iphone

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Imustbemad00 · 02/12/2019 22:58

I know iabu.
My DD misbehaved. I wanted to confiscate her phone, but need to call her and she needs the alarm so I changed the pin this morning.
I can’t remember it, it was something simple. No more than 2 digits used. She’s going to be furious. I’ve tried several and the phone is now disabled for an hour.
What do I do?????
I did something similar to her old phone with her screen time password. I’m literally dreading telling her. She’s 14 and hates me messing with her phone for this exact reason

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churchandstate · 03/12/2019 07:01

People need to chill out here. OP, you’ve cocked up, but it’s not the end of the world. Apologise to your DD, but it was a mistake and we all make them.

Ilovenutellaaaaa · 03/12/2019 07:06

everymac.com/systems/apple/iphone/iphone-troubleshooting-repair-faq/iphone-how-to-unlock-open-forgot-code-passcode-password-login.html

How to unlock iPhone if you forgot the passcode

Scapegoatforlife · 03/12/2019 07:33

@churchandstate - shes made it twice now !

MsAnnnov · 03/12/2019 08:34

IPhones have a setting that allows you to factory wipe the device if the wrong code is entered 10 times, if she has her phone backed up and this setting turned on, then no problem. If she's not got it backed up then she'll lose everything but will at least be able to set it up again.

If neither of these are an option, don't enter any more codes as you'll just extend the waiting time until it's eventually over a week long. Your only option is to connect the phone to a PC and reset it via ITunes with her account details which will require removing the software from the phone and essentially reinstalling the OS and she'll lose everything (pictures, messages, app data, the whole lot). I really hope she's enabled the erase setting and has it backed up especially if you've done this before, she has every right to be furious with you despite whatever she did to have it confiscated in the first place, you've really screwed up and in future just confiscated the phone and don't mess with it.

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Imustbemad00 · 03/12/2019 08:40

Ok I remembered the pin very pretty last night. Took it to bed with me and thought I’d try one last time, and I got it!! Disaster averted.
Just to clarify, when I say I’m scared, I don’t mean for my safety
I meant scared to tell her as she would of been so pissed off and I knew it was my fault and I have form for it and I’d of pretty much proved her right beciase that’s exactly why she didn’t want me to do it.
As pp said, I’d of just kept hold of it for the week and tried to sort it without her knowing. she’s never backed it up, but I was hoping it’s be backed up to iCloud or something.

I got a new iPhone 11 a month or 2 ago. I set up screen time on it between 4pm and 7pm to encourage me to use the phone less after work when the children are up. I forgot my own code.... so now my brand new phone shuts off at 4pm every day luckily I can still get into stuff but it’s a hassle every day. I think I may have typed a random pin in on purpose without paying attention to stop me being able to use my phone. I’m an idiot.

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amusedbush · 03/12/2019 08:48

I’m an idiot.

Or at the very least you need to stop fannying around with technology

Sparklfairy · 03/12/2019 08:59

If it's any consolation OP I set up fingerprint recognition on my new phone, and promptly burned the finger so badly that my fingerprint was no longer!

Butchyrestingface · 03/12/2019 09:00

I forgot my own code.... so now my brand new phone shuts off at 4pm every day

So that’s THREE times you’ve done this now?

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Imustbemad00 · 03/12/2019 09:11

So that’s THREE times you’ve done this now?

Yes

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Imustbemad00 · 03/12/2019 09:12

We’ll both times I’ve managed to remember my daughters ones. But no such luck with mine

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Winterwoollies · 03/12/2019 09:12

Are you known for having memory issues? I think you need to stop trying to do this. It isn’t working.

At the very least wrote the codes down discretely in the back of a notebook somewhere. Or maybe somewhere you’re unlikely to forget.

Cherrysoup · 03/12/2019 09:18

Get her to sync her phone when you give it back so you don't have this issue next time.

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Imustbemad00 · 03/12/2019 09:30

Believe it or not my memory is actually usually very good. Apart from when it’s to do with phone codes clearly. I think it’s because I’m changing it spur of the moment and then not entering it regularly or at all so it’s not cementing in my mind. When I do it I pick an ‘easy code’ thinking it’ll be fine. For example 131313.
I won’t be doing it again.

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BIWI · 03/12/2019 09:33

Surely, if it's a later iphone with a 6 digit pin then it's also got fingerprint recognition, so she could have used that instead?

Derbee · 03/12/2019 12:58

FFS if you have an iPhone 11 why are you using a pin? Haven’t you set up FaceID?

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Imustbemad00 · 03/12/2019 14:12

Daughter had switched phone off so needed pin instead of finger print.

Yes I have face Id on mine but that doesn’t work for screen time. It’s a seperate passcode.
(I hate Face ID by the way)

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Isithometimeyet0987 · 03/12/2019 14:47

Seriously op you need to stop changing people pins, if you can’t remember them and have form for changing and forgetting them DO NOT change them. At 14 I had school stuff on my phone, lots of pictures, all my music I had bought off apple myself with babysitting money so I would have been furious if my mum changed a pin a forgot it risking all that stuff being lost espically the music I’d paid for myself.

z0fl0ra · 03/12/2019 15:44

Had DD got Touch ID that she can use to unlock it? (I guess not or you would have deleted it to stop her gaining access but trying to be hopeful for you)

z0fl0ra · 03/12/2019 15:46

Sorry ignore me didn’t read the thread glad you got it sorted OP

Confusedbeetle · 03/12/2019 15:48

Why has a 14 year old got an iphone?

PettyContractor · 03/12/2019 16:26

This might be a good time to check if the phone is being backed up regularly.

NearlyGranny · 03/12/2019 16:34

Told you it was in there! All's well and all that. Whew! Hope DD's behaviour improves, too. You're too good to her. 😉

QueenArseClangers · 03/12/2019 16:38

LOL @Confusedbeetle

Aramox · 03/12/2019 17:26

Op with your screentime pin there is some software you can buy online to recover it. My kid changed mine 😡

Topseyt · 05/12/2019 03:09

Good that you have managed to solve the problem with your DD's phone.

Now stop faffing about and changing passcodes to other random passcodes which you then can't remember. Especially as you know you have form for this.

Many of us can't remember multiple pins and passwords. I would be terrified to change a known one like you did because of the very real danger of a fuck up.

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