Owners of such fashionable and popular gadgets as iPhone or iPad sooner or later find themselves in the very situation when the account password flies out of their heads completely. And everything would be fine: the devices work, you can use them, but it is not possible to install applications or enable / disable some functions. So what if you can't sign in/sign out of iCloud? Forgot your password or lost it? There are several ways to restore it.
Why is it so difficult?
It is rather difficult for owners of smartphones running any other operating system (not iOs) to understand what is the difficulty in recovering a password. And she is. First, Apple's security system is very serious. Just like that, no one will allow you to recover the password. Secondly, there are several ways that require proceedings if you have already forgotten your password.iCloud. What to do in this case? Read below. Naturally, all options are only suitable for the true owners of Apple devices, and not for those who bought a stolen smartphone.
Via email client
If it so happened that when trying to download an application in the App Store, it suddenly turned out that the owner forgot the iCloud password (aka from AppleID), then you can change it quickly and without any problems. You just need to make sure that authentication is done automatically in the standard mail application. If it is possible to enter the mail, send messages from it and carry out other manipulations, then you can proceed to recovery. To do this, you need to log out of your accounts in the device settings in the "iTunes Store, App Store" tab. But you don’t need to touch the mail client, otherwise you won’t be able to restore it through it. After resetting the account, you need to try to enter it again in the settings by selecting the "Forgot your password?" item, and then the "Send to mail" sub-item. Attention! If the user forgot the iCloud password, then you can not reset the device to factory settings! This will turn it into a useless "brick".
Letter from Apple
When the item about recovery through the mail client was selected, then a notification from the company should first come to it. The letter from Apple says that someone is trying to change the password on the account. Naturally, if this is done at the initiative of the owner, then you just need to click on the "Perform password reset now" link. After that, you only need to set a new password by repeating it in a special field.
Using your account
When a new password is set, you need to restart the device and then enter the settings. After that, re-activate the account for all items: App Store, iTunes Store, Mail, "Photos" and others. All those where an iCloud account is used. Forgot password? This is no longer a problem if the owner actually purchased the device legally.
Used Apple gadget
It is much more difficult for those who bought a tablet or smartphone from the first buyer with their hands. Especially if he hasn't logged out of his account. Apple gadgets now automatically turn on the Find My iPad/iPhone feature from the time of purchase. And you can't turn it off without access to iCloud. Forgot your password or didn't even know it? There are two ways: contact the first owner to turn it off, or use the mail client again. But in a slightly different way.
Create new mail
If a new user has his own email, then it must be added to the list in the settings. And then order password recovery to this address in the same way as described above. Sometimes it doesn't work. And immediately the question arises: "Forgot the password on the iPhone, iCloud is not working, what should I do?"
What to do?
First, disable all services that you can disable yourself. Those that do not require authentication in iCloud (forgot the password from it or did not knowinitially, it doesn't matter). Then it is advisable to enter the official website of the company, create a new account (AppleID). You can reset the old one in the AppStore without an iCloud password. And then enter the application with new data. Everything: applications, photos and other joys of the gadget can be used.
What's wrong?
Unfortunately, there is a drawback in the above method. iCloud is not reset so not all features are available. So, for example, you can't sync photos, videos, notes, and contacts, turn off Find My iPad/iPhone, sign in to a cloud service, or create backups.
Call the company
You can reset your old iCloud password by calling the company. However, even here there are difficulties. First, you will have to prove that the device was actually purchased by the user. For example, by providing a check for payment. Secondly, you will have to talk for a long time with the company's employees. They are quite meticulous about the safety of the company's products.
Precautions
In no case should you reset the device to factory settings if you do not have a valid account password on hand. This leads to the fact that instead of a full-fledged smartphone or tablet, just a piece of plastic will be on hand. And, of course, you should not be led by scammers who offer to remove all passwords for a certain amount of money. Most likely, they will not succeed, and the device will suffer.
