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How To Reset Forgotten Notes Password

Last updated on April 26, 2019 By Serhat Kurt 18 Comments

This article explains how you can reset your locked Notes password, if you ever forget your password. As we explained before, you can lock Notes with a password or (faceID or Touch ID) to keep your    personal information safe. Sometimes, doing so might necessary so that your information will not be seen by others. So, what can you do if you forget your password.

When you lock a note, it will say “This note is locked.” And in order to view the note, you need to enter its password.

This Note is Locked

If you forget your original password, you can easily reset it. Resetting will allow you to create a new password for notes. Here is how:

iPhone or iPad

Please ensure that your iOS device is running the latest version of iOS software.

1-On your iOS device, tap Settings

Settings

2-Tap Notes

Notes App

3-Tap Password

Notes > Password

4-You will see a Changed Password option. You can change your password if you know the original password. The other option is “Reset Password”. Tap Reset Password.

Reset Notes password5-You will have to enter your Apple ID password and tap OK.

Apple ID password

6-You will be asked to confirm. Tap again Reset password.

7-Now create a password and also enter a hint (if you think you may need it). This password will be used for all locked notes. Then tap Done.

reset your Notes password

Mac

1-Open the Notes app

2-Click Notes > Preferences

Notes Preferences

3-Click Reset Password

Mac Notes reset password

4-And now enter your iCloud Apple ID password and click OK.

enter your iCloud password

5– And now enter your new password and then tap Set Password.

New Notes password

If you are having issues, you may want to contact Apple. Apple offers live chat. Also you may want to make a Genius Bar reservation.

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Comments

  1. Lee says

    December 26, 2020 at 5:22 pm

    I tried the wrong password enough times and my Mac (running 10.13.6) asked me if I wanted to update all notes with my new password. After that and putting in the new password, it opened and Face ID worked on my phone after too!

    Reply
  2. Carmen says

    December 10, 2020 at 2:16 pm

    If the locked note was stored on your phone and not the iCloud and the old phone has been erased, once one tries to restore from the backup hoping to be able to use Touch ID, there is no way to use it because when the note was backed up it was backed up with the original password and the Touch ID does not work.
    Any suggestions are really appreciated. Thanks

    Reply
  3. Connie Matthews says

    August 31, 2020 at 2:00 am

    I too, have forgotten password for locked notes. The one I used that I noted was correct didn’t work.

    Reply
  4. Ron says

    July 23, 2020 at 5:28 pm

    That doesn’t work notes that already have a password are not affected

    Reply
    • Riya Pathak says

      December 11, 2020 at 4:52 am

      Same is happening with me.

      Reply
  5. Lisa says

    July 6, 2020 at 4:07 pm

    This is so frustrating – I have many locked notes that I cannot gain access to. I have changed/reset the password but that only works for NEW notes – not the old notes. My old phone had the thumb print but this is the iphone 11 and does not have that option. There should be a way to retrieve and reset! I wish I had known this before I traded in the old phone.

    Reply
    • GARY L TOLE says

      July 13, 2020 at 9:43 pm

      Im having the exact same issue. I have important notes that are locked and no way of retreiving them

      Reply
      • Keshauna Adams says

        July 18, 2020 at 8:44 am

        I will agree I have this issue
        The notes have my passwords for important documents

        Reply
    • Anonymous says

      September 24, 2020 at 5:23 pm

      Perhaps you could try and enable the Face ID feature in settings and then access your notes that way in lieu of typing in a password.

      Reply
  6. Nicole says

    March 21, 2020 at 2:33 pm

    Followed the steps, made a new password and doesn’t unlock my note, but I only have one note that has been locked, all the others are not locked, how do i get into the one note that is locked

    Reply
  7. Dianne says

    February 20, 2020 at 5:18 pm

    I have an iPad Air and when I follow these instructions, I am prompted to change my ICloud password instead. I don’t know my current iCloud password. Pls. Respond

    Reply
  8. Notes Help says

    August 14, 2019 at 2:51 am

    How do I get into my Notes that I can’t remember the password to.

    This helps resetting the password for Notes. for NEW notes, but I can’t get into my previous notes.

    Help

    Reply
    • Julia says

      October 26, 2019 at 6:10 pm

      I just upgraded to the iPhone 11 and I forgot my password to my notes. I was able to use my finger/thumb print to unlock the notes before, but I think I need to manually enter the password on the new phone before face id is activated. I don’t know if this will help you, but luckily I have an iPad with access to the locked notes and with the finger/thumb print recognition still active. So, I unlocked all my locked notes on my iPad with my finger/thumb print. Then, I removed the lock by tapping the rectangle with the arrow up icon at the top right of my iPad, and I tapped remove lock. Then, I was able to reset my password and re lock my notes with my new password that you better believe I will be sure to remember this time. Hopefully you still have an iPad or old iPhone that still has your stuff on it where the notes can be unlocked with your finger print or face id. Otherwise, apple really needs to make a password recovery option for notes.

      Reply
      • Gautham says

        August 12, 2020 at 12:59 pm

        Thank you very much. I was able to access my notes through my ipad and hence was able to replicate those notes with a new password

        Reply
      • Ramm says

        September 20, 2020 at 1:31 am

        Thank you for posting this, it worked!

        Reply
    • Adhyeta says

      April 8, 2020 at 2:45 pm

      i’m having the same problem, i can’t get back to my old notes

      Reply
    • Brianna says

      June 28, 2020 at 5:45 am

      All you have to do is turn on Use Touch ID and click on your locked note it’ll say use fingerprint or password then you use your finger it’ll open your old locked notes

      Reply
      • Rob says

        July 23, 2020 at 5:33 pm

        No that’s not true I changed my phone as well and I’m automatically prompted to enter the password

        Reply

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