Do you take notes using the โNotesโ app on your iOS or Mac devices? This is a neat way to organize your ideas. One of the handy features of the โNotes' app is that you can lock any notes with a password. However, it is possible to forget the password anytime.
If thatโs the case for you, don't be worried. Because you can easily reset your password. And, right now, we will share how to reset the password of โNotes' app on iPad, iPhone, and Mac. So, let's go.
Method for iPhone and iPad:
โข Navigate to the โSettingsโ menu of your phone and tap on โNotesโ from there
โข Tap on the โPasswordโ button
โข Next, you have to tap on the โReset Passwordโ button
โข Now, you will see a pop up where you need to enter the password for your Apple ID and click on โOKโ
โข At that point, you will see a warning will pop up. However, tap on โReset Passwordโ once again
โข In doing so, you will be taken to the โSet Passwordโ section. Complete the โPasswordโ, โVerifyโ, and โHintโ fields and tap โDoneโ
โข That is all.
Method for Mac:
โข Navigate to the menu bar and click on the โNotesโ button and then click on โPreferencesโ
โข Now, click on the โReset Passwordโ button from the right bottom corner of the popup window
โข A new pop up window will appear with a warning. To skip, click on โOKโ
โข Now, you have to enter the password for your Apple ID and click โOKโ
โข Next, click on the โReset Passwordโ button again
โข At that moment, you will have to enter the new password and a hint on the popup window and click on the โSet Passwordโ button
An alternative method for Mac:
This method will work if you already have locked notes but forgot the password. So, here we go.
โข Go and create a new note and try to lock that
โข You will be asked for the password to lock the note. As you donโt know the password you can enter anything and click on โOKโ
โข You have to try 3 times and after 3 wrong attempts you will be shown the โHintโ of your password
โข Also, the โReset Passwordโ button will appear on that window. Now, click on the โReset Passwordโ button
โข After that, you have to enter your password for your Apple ID and reset the password as we have described on the previous section
We hope that was easy. If you have followed the instructions above, you can easily reset the password of the โNotesโ app from this moment. And if you do reset the password, we highly recommend to include a โHintโ, so that you can remember your password more easily.