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What is Apple ID? You can use it to change your profile, buy goods from iTunes, log in to iCloud, sync your devices together, and so on. It can be said that the whole Apple domain revolves around Apple ID. You may often forget your Apple ID password or log in to Apple ID temporarily, so you need to know some tips about how to use Apple ID, such as how to reset your Apple ID password. And you can now reset your Apple password from any device or even online. Let's see how it works.

How to perform an Apple ID password reset

The most direct way to do an Apple ID reset is through an appleid.apple.capplem login or the iforgot.apple.com website:

Step 1: click "forgot your Apple ID or password?" Access iforgot.apple.com directly or on the appleid.apple.c roomm

Step 2: enter your AppleID ➙ to continue

Step 3: select to use Apple ID to reset the password

Step 4: select get email ➙ to continue ➙ completion

Step 5: in the email you receive, click reset now

Step 6: enter and confirm your new password

Step 7: click to reset the password

Not sure what the email is related to the Apple ID process of forgetting passwords? You can do this:

Step 1: access iforgot.apple.com

Step 2: click the find link

Step 3: enter your first name, last name, and alternate email address, and then click continue

Step 4: if successful, you will be redirected to the page that displays Apple ID

In addition, if you have logged in to iCloud, you can also find Apple ID on iPhone (or iPad) and Mac. On iPhone:

Step 1: open the settings

Step 2: scroll down and click iTunes&App Store

Step 3: find your Apple ID at the top

On Mac:

Step 1: start the system preferences ➙ Apple ID

Step 2: view your Apple ID email under profile picture and name

How to answer Apple ID security questions

If you forget your Apple password, you can also choose to "answer security questions" during the process of resetting your Apple ID password without sending a backup email. After that, you need to do the following:

Step 1: verify that your birthday ➙ continues

Step 2: enter answers to the two security questions you selected when setting the appleid.apple.com login. Make sure they are word for word. Click continue.

Step 3: select and confirm your new password

Step 4: click to reset the password

If you don't remember the answers to security questions or just find them confusing (or obsolete), don't forget to change them later through appleid.apple.com. At the same time, if you cannot answer correctly, please reset Apple ID by email, as shown above.

How to use two-factor and two-step authentication

Typically, when you log in to an online service such as appleid.apple.com, you only need to enter an email (or user name) and password in one step. Today, most Web security experts no longer think this is safe. After all, most user name and password combinations are fairly common, so it's easy for hackers to find (or even buy) them.

To truly securely log in to appleid.apple.com, you need to use two-factor authentication (2FA), which sends unique and time-sensitive code to the registered device (iPhone or Mac).

If you have previously opened 2FA, the Apple ID password reset process looks a little different:

Step 1: after iforgot.apple.com enters your Apple ID, you need to enter the number associated with your account ➙ to continue

Step 2: you will receive a notification on a trusted device asking if you are allowed to reset your password. Click allow.

Step 3: enter your password ➙ to complete

Step 4: enter the new Apple ID password twice twice next step. Click finish.

Before Apple introduced the two-factor authentication system, it had another method, called two-step authentication, which used a permanent, rather than temporary, 14-character recovery key as an additional step in resetting the password. If you lose your recovery key, you cannot reset your account at all. There is no doubt that the system is not very secure, and Apple soon switched to the current 2FA.

How to change the Apple ID password on Mac

A major feature of the Apple ecosystem is that you usually have several ways of doing things, and you can choose the most convenient one. For example, if you forget your Apple ID password, you can reset it online or from Mac (if you log in to iCloud there).

The method to reset the password from Mac is as follows:

Step 1: enter the system preferences to set ➙ Apple ID

Step 2: on the left panel, click the password and Security tab

Step 3: select change password.

Step 4: enter your Mac password and select allow

Step 5: enter the new Apple ID password twice

Step 6: click change

How to change the Apple ID password on iPhone

Similar to Mac, you can also perform the process of Apple ID forgetting your password on iPhone, which is much easier than through a website. How to do this:

Step 1: open the settings

Step 2: click your name to open Apple ID preferences

Step 3: click password and Security

Step 4: select "change password"

Step 5: enter the password of iPhone ➙ to complete

Step 6: enter the new Apple ID password twice

Step 7: select a change

How to remember and keep your password secure

As you can see, it's not interesting for you to say, "I forgot my Apple ID password." Figuring out how to reset your Apple ID password is easy, but it can be difficult, especially if you still have the old two-step authentication system or don't remember the answers to security questions.

The central problem with forgetting passwords is that there is no proper system. Even if you successfully change your password today, you may forget it later. Why not use a simple way to manage all passwords in all applications and services in one place?

Secrets is an intuitive password organizer for all devices. It automatically creates strong and unique passwords (through browser plug-ins) and saves them in a PGP-encrypted security vault. More importantly, Secret can also store your credit card information and other personal notes, so you can access them at any time without compromising security. Today, most network security experts agree that using the password manager is the safest way to browse the web.

As you can see, there are many ways to reset your Apple password, whether online, via Mac, or over iPhone. However, it is more important to make sure that you never forget or lose Apple ID again. To generate and save all passwords in the same location, use Secrets and use 2FA to further protect yourself.

These are the "most noteworthy tips for using Apple ID passwords" shared by MacZ editor for you! I hope it will be helpful to you. For more tips on using Mac, please follow MacZ for more tips.

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