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Changing the Password on Notes

How to reset the password for old notes that you no longer remember the password for?

iPhone 11, iOS 16

Posted on Apr 18, 2023 11:07 AM

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Apr 18, 2023 3:48 PM in response to Cici777

Cici777 wrote:

How to reset the password for old notes that you no longer remember the password for?


The password is the data decryption key. If the password—the data decryption key—is not available, and if the password hint was either not specified or was not enough to allow the password to be remembered, then the contents of the note cannot be decrypted and cannot be viewed, and the encryption cannot be changed.


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Changing the Password on Notes

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