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<p class="MsoNormal">Christopher, I agree, and I apologize for the late night rant. It was the end of a frustrating day. I probably found some way to corrupt my passcode, but I sure do not know how. Just lucky I guess.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks to Sean McMahon for pointing out that my quick Google search and foggy brain had missed the Apple disability hot phone. I had an interesting but unproductive discussion with the nice person at that number. One thing she did not
tell me is that I could recover, using my old passcode if I did it within 72 hours. Too bad, because I was probably within that time then. But not now. I have read the long list of ways to reset the iPhone, and they just make me tired. This phone is old, so
I\u2019m just gonna buy a new one and let the salesman figure out how to make it work.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks for your thoughts.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">John<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> NFBCS <nfbcs-bounces@nfbnet.org>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Christopher Chaltain via NFBCS<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, September 19, 2026 6:22 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> NFB in Computer Science Mailing List <nfbcs@nfbnet.org><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Christopher Chaltain <chaltain@outlook.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [NFBCS] iPhone auto-corrupting passcode?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I can\u2019t say it\u2019s impossible, but <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I would be shocked if the iPhone changed your passcode due to a bug in the system.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I\u2019m not saying this is what you did, but I\u2019ve been known to misspell my password in both the password field and the verify password fields.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">\u2014<br>
Christopher (AKA CJ) Chaltain<br>
chaltain at Outlook<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Sep 18, 2026, at 10:52<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">\u202f</span>PM, John Gardner via NFBCS <<a href="mailto:nfbcs@nfbnet.org">nfbcs@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello all, please tell me how/whether it is possible accidentally to change the final digit of my iPhone passcode. Because it has somehow been changed. Maybe I did it, but it is interesting that I discovered it when I tried to enter the
code after a recent update. Apple or me? Since Apple doesn\u2019t have a disability phone number (Microsoft does, shame on Apple) and has not answered my emergency e-mail, I am learning that multiple unsuccessful attempts to put in the passcode locks you out for
a geometrically-increasing length of time.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I welcome suggestions or just sympathy. Apparently a \u201cforgotten\u201d passcode can be fixed only by a total [phone reset.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks Apple!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">John Gardner</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">President, ViewPlus Technologies, Inc</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">Phone: 541-754-4002 x200</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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