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If your gadget starts giving you a message that you have entered the wrong Apple iD or password, then we have prepared several useful chapters to solve this problem.

So, what should you do if your iPhone asks for your Apple iD password?

In the case of first registration, many people very often encounter problems when creating account, namely during its registration. Users make the most mistakes when creating and filling out a user account.

In this chapter, we will take a closer look at which phrases are the best and most secure for your account, and which passwords it is not advisable to set in iTunes and iPhone.

Regardless of whether you use an iPhone or iPad, you can register an account with an Apple ID in several ways. These methods are not original and have long been established; either you register from your gadget or from a personal computer.

Let's assume that you decide to register through a computer, you already have iTunes installed and you are trying to go to the “Provide Apple ID Details” tab, the system writes that you are entering the password incorrectly, but you really want these characters because it is easy for you to remember , and indeed you have used them all your life, in all kinds of messengers in social networks and email.

A similar situation can happen when registering from any gadget. The device will highlight incorrectly entered fields in red and will not allow you to proceed further than this window.

The thing is that the developers have set some restrictions on input to significantly increase the security of your account, in other words, the entered data must meet pre-established password requirements.

What are these requirements you ask!? We will be happy to answer this simple question and solve your minor problems in a short time.

  • The first rule that the manufacturers set looks like this: the data must be longer than eight characters or be equal to it
  • In addition to letters, there must be numbers from 1 to 9, and at least one number.
  • You must indicate small letters, i.e. not capital letters
  • You should also use capital letters in your password.
  • When you create a password, do not repeat characters

Those. it should look something like this: Pg6jK2f8

You can enter absolutely any password, but you definitely need to write it down! The password can be anything, it is not necessary to use capital and small letters as in the example, one capital letter and one number are enough, the rest can be made all capital letters, or vice versa. You can also use password generators.

I would also like to write a few very useful tips, which will significantly increase the security of your account.

  • Never use passwords for your Email, messengers and accounts on social networks.
  • It is advisable to start the password with a capital letter, this will make it more difficult to guess.

Capital letters

I often read about such cases on forums. When the user is asked to fill in capital letters in the field during registration, he is stupefied, or the person remembers school and copybooks and does not understand how to enter this letter.

In fact, everything is simple here. To enter a capital letter means to write a capital letter, that is, a capital letter. Some understand a capital letter to be a small one.

In order for you to be able to write a capital letter, you need to press the up arrow on the left side of the touch keyboard and then your phone will print capital letters, in the same way you can switch to lowercase input.

Real examples of problems and answers from readers

Question:

I can't log in App Store, just yesterday everything was fine, the phone started working, but today it says that the password was entered incorrectly, although I didn’t change the password and it is absolutely the same as it was, what should I do?

Answers:

1 Find out from the person who has access to your phone, this may be the owner of the phone, if you were given a phone as a gift, maybe he changed the password. If this is the case, then restore it to him the mail will come new password 2 Clear the history in the safari program, also clear the cache, I had a similar situation on my iPad, after these steps the problem went away, re-entered the password and everything was done 3 Previously, it was possible to install only from numbers, later manufacturers complicated this operation and now the password should consist of both numbers and letters, perhaps this is the reason, try creating new data 4 Alternatively, you may enter data incorrectly due to the keyboard layout, let’s say the password was set on a computer keyboard and on some layout, but you enter through the phone layout, try to launch one of text editors, for example, a notepad and write in it, then copy and paste into the password field, maybe it will help, this happened 5 You may have run out of money on your capital card 6 Don’t bother, just create new account or look for a friend with mail and restore your data, they will come to him by mail.

Hello! The appearance of various incomprehensible signs, with even more incomprehensible warnings, on the iPhone and iPad is always unpleasant. And when in this window, on top of everything else, someone else’s data is indicated... it’s a total disaster! This is exactly how my friend felt when his newly purchased iPhone received an information warning like this: “Login to the iTunes Store. Enter your Apple ID password for [email protected]».

It would seem that, in general, this is a common situation. But there are several here important nuances. Firstly, the iPhone seems to be new (just purchased). Secondly, your Apple ID and iCloud are safely specified in the settings. Thirdly (and most importantly!), this Apple ID account for which you are asked to enter a password is unknown to anyone.

And now what i can do? Where can I get it? And why does the iTunes Store so intrusively (when you click on the “Cancel” button, after some time the warning appears again) asks for this password? There are several options, now I’ll tell you in more detail, let’s go!

Option 1: Take it back to the store

The surest way. Remember! When a window pops up on a “new” iPhone asking you to enter data from someone else’s Apple ID, this is not normal. If the previous owner’s account was entered on it, then this iPhone was activated earlier. So contact the place where you purchased the device with the question “what kind of nonsense?” and the demand to replace/give back the money is quite the correct action in this situation.

But this case did not suit us. Why? It's simple! It turns out that when purchasing, my friend asked me to upload “toys and programs” there - especially since they offered it all for free! Why not take advantage? And that’s why we move on to the second solution to the problem...

Option 2. Fix it yourself

He asked for something, but no one gave him the password for this Apple ID (with which games were downloaded). And here is the most important thing:

If you downloaded it to your iPhone or iPad app(game) using a “foreign” account, then to operate this program (for example, to update) you will need the password from this “foreign” account.

In this case, one of the applications (downloaded in the store) required updating - so the sign “Login to the iTunes Store” appeared with enviable frequency. If you don’t know the password, then the best solution would be to simply uninstall this program and then the iTunes window will disappear. True, since specific name is not indicated, you may have to delete absolutely everything. And in some, especially severe cases -...

But it’s much better than clicking the “Cancel” button every few minutes (or hours) trying to close an annoying window.

Important warning! If you suddenly decide to download applications in this way (using someone else’s account - this is very common on the Internet), then NEVER (even for 1, 2, 3 seconds!) enter it in Settings - iCloud (you can get permanent blocking). Only your account should be there. Always.

The paragraph above is simply a cry from the heart. It hurts :)

Returning to the topic of the article, I would like to note that on iPhone and iPad you should always use only your academic record. Then all sorts of windows asking you to log into the iTunes Store with someone else’s Apple ID data will not appear. And if they do, it will only be with your account. This means that entering the correct password will not be difficult.

Are you familiar with the situation when your iPhone asks for a password for your Apple ID, but you have completely forgotten it? Or maybe you bought a used iPad that was locked to a seller's Apple ID that you forgot or deliberately didn't sign out of your account and now you can't activate your device? Today we will tell you how to reset your Apple ID password.

Apple ID password requirements

  • Must consist of 8 or more characters.
  • Must contain uppercase and lowercase letters.
  • Must contain at least one digit.

Remembering such a password is not easy, and it is not surprising that many people often forget it.

It's impossible without an Apple ID password.

  • Buy or download for free and , iPad and iPod touch(iOS) in the App Store.
  • Buy or, movies and TV shows from the iTunes Store and Apple Music.
  • Buy or download free games for Mac (OS X) from the Mac App Store.
  • Buy or download for free e-books and magazines in the iBook Store.
  • Enter . Apple ID password and iCloud password are the same thing.
  • Disable on iPhone, iPad, and Mac.

There are 2 ways to reset your Apple ID password:

  1. By .
  2. Replying to .

This can be done on any smartphone, tablet or computer with any operating system(Android, Windows 10, Linux), as well as on iPhone and iPad with iOS and Mac computer with OS X.

How to Reset Apple ID Password via Email on iPhone and iPad

Make sure that the “Reset Apple ID password” letter came from Apple, that is, from the address [email protected]. If such a message came from another address not associated with the apple.com domain, under no circumstances should you click on the links in the message or enter your Apple ID - this is a phishing attack and they are trying to steal your account, for example.

The original "Reset Apple ID Password" from Apple has the following content:

“Hello, your First and Last Name!

You recently requested to reset your Apple ID password. To continue, please follow the link below.

If you did not submit this request, another user may have entered your email address in error and your account is still protected. If you believe that unauthorized persons have gained access to your account, immediately change your password on the account page Apple records ID https://appleid.apple.com.

Sincerely,
Apple Support"

If of this message not in Inbox either in backup or main mailbox, check your Spam folder and Spam filter settings in your email service. It is recommended to disable the latter while resetting the password (possibly, but not in all postal services). To make sure your message doesn't get caught by the spam filter, add your address [email protected] to contacts.

How to reset your Apple ID password by answering security questions on iPhone and iPad

The same thing can be done on a computer, although it’s a little more complicated.

How to reset your Apple ID password on your Mac

For instructions on how to reset your Apple ID password in OS X:


Save time, do the same thing, but faster and easier:


How to reset your Apple ID password on an Android smartphone, tablet, or Windows or Linux computer

The procedure is the same as on a Mac computer:


Exceptional case

Maybe you:

  • You do not have access to your main e-mail or it is blocked.
  • Don't remember your date of birth.
  • Don't remember the answers to the security questions.
  • Your Apple ID doesn't have a recovery email connected or is not verified in your Apple ID settings. Therefore, you will not be able to reset the security questions.

In this case using standard methods You won't be able to reset your Apple ID password, the last one remains - contact Apple support.

Provide a receipt for the purchase of an official iPhone, iPad or Mac computer, which used your Apple ID, and you will be provided with your account ID and password.

As you can see, you can reset your Apple ID password yourself in 99.9% of cases. If you have any difficulties, questions or additions, write in the comments, we will certainly help you.

Request iPhone password or iPad always interfered with device users when installing an application from the App Store. Owners of these gadgets have long dreamed of eliminating the need to enter it every time when downloading a free game or application.

The problem was partially solved when devices began to be equipped with a fingerprint scanner. But what should owners of outdated models of Apple gadgets do? With the advent of iOS 8.3, getting rid of entering a password became possible. Now you can forget about the inconveniences when working with the iTunes Store, App Store, iBooks Store.

What is the password request for?

Requiring a password when downloading any application from the App Store is necessary to make purchases and confirm your data. Why do you need a password when downloading? free applications? For many this is absurd, but if the device is used by children who download gigabytes objectionable content- This is where it will come in handy. The password will not allow you to download a game with a violent plot, and it will simply clog up the memory of your iPhone/iPad. But if you are the only user of your gadget, which is already password-protected when locked, entering the App Store password becomes just an annoying factor.

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How to disable password prompt

First make sure you have the latest one installed iOS version. Go to the "Settings" menu and select "iTunes Store, App Store". In the menu that opens, select “Password Settings”. Here you can find the "FREE DOWNLOADS" tab, where you just need to change the switch position. When downloading free content from the App Store, you will no longer be prompted for a password. This eliminates all the inconvenience: now the password only needs to be entered when making purchases.

Please note that if the password has been forgotten, and it is for this reason that you want to disable it for downloads, nothing will work. When disabling the password request, you must enter it. When forgotten password you need to reset it, install a new one using E-mail or answering security questions through the recovery form.

In the "Password Settings" menu there is also useful feature, responsible for the frequency of entering the password for built-in and other purchases. There are two options: request always or after 15 minutes. So, if a password was entered when making a purchase, you have 15 minutes to make additional ones without having to enter it again.

Password request for iPad Air 2, iPhone 6, iPad mini 3 and older models

Starting with models iPad Air 2, iPad mini 3, iPhone 6, manufacturers began to equip devices with a fingerprint sensor. Just put your finger on the button - the device recognizes the fingerprint of its rightful owner. Touch ID eliminates the need to enter a password. But some people don't use it. To access the passcode settings menu, Touch ID must be turned off. Once this is done, the menu opens and password protection is set.

About an unpleasant bug in iOS. Although the feature discovered by the specialist is not an actual vulnerability, he is confident that this problem can cause a lot of harm to users.

In his blog, the researcher explains that the UIAlertController API allows application developers to create dialog boxes, which are like two peas in a pod similar to real, system password requests from iCloud, iTunes or GameCenter. It will be almost impossible to notice such a phishing attack, as evidenced by the images below. Phishing password requests are on the right in both cases. It must be admitted that it is hardly possible to recognize a fake.

“iOS asks users for their iTunes password for a variety of reasons: when recently installed iOS is being updated, or if the application gets stuck during installation. As a result, users have been taught to simply enter their Apple ID password if the system asks for it. Moreover, pop-ups do not only appear on the lock screen or home screen, but also in random third party applications when they need access to iCloud, Game Center or in-app purchases,” Krause writes.

According to the specialist, attackers do not even need to know the victim’s email address, because the request, among other things, may look like the illustration below.

The researcher claims that attackers are not yet aware of the problem, since no cases of its exploitation have yet been noticed. It is for this reason that Krause decided not to publish source, which was used to create such plausible fakes.

The specialist also talked about how to distinguish a fake password request window from a real one. When users see a request like this, they should click on Home button. If not only the application, but also the dialog window closes, then you are facing a phishing attack - the real system request should remain on the screen even after pressing Home, since another process is responsible for it. Krause also recommends using two-factor authentication and generally does not advise entering credentials in such pop-up windows; to do this, it is better to go to settings and fill out the required fields there.