Temporarily use old password to unlock iPhone: new features in iOS 17

Recently, the iOS 17 operating system has been launched, which has attracted the attention of iPhone users. According to PHP editor Strawberry, iOS 17 has made some surprising improvements in new features. Among them, the most eye-catching one is that if you forget the new iPhone lock screen password, you can temporarily use the old password to unlock the phone. The introduction of this feature undoubtedly provides a convenient way to unlock for users who have forgotten their new password. Below, we will introduce how to use this new feature in detail.

In iOS 17, iPadOS 17 and later, Password Reset lets you access your phone even if you forget your new device password.

After you change the iPhone lock screen password, if you accidentally forget the new password, you can use the old password to unlock your device within 72 hours. However, it is important to note that when you access your iPhone or iPad through an old password, be sure to change the device password again immediately. This ensures the security of your device.

#In other words, this method is only suitable for situations where you have just changed the iPhone lock screen password but accidentally forgotten it. If it is other circumstances, you still need to erase the device data and the device password at the same time.

Using Password Reset

1. Try entering your device password five times on your device's lock screen , until the "[Device] Unavailable" screen displays and the device prompts you to try again later.

2. Tap "Forgot your password?" in the bottom corner of the screen

3. Tap "Enter previous password".

4. Enter your old device password and follow the on-screen instructions to set it up New device password.

If you want the old password to expire immediately:

If you make sure you have remembered the new password, you want to To let the old password expire immediately, you can go to iPhone Settings - Face ID & Passcode, enter the device passcode, and then tap "Expire old password now".

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