[NFBCS] iPhone auto-corrupting passcode?

[John Gardner]

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.
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’m just gonna buy a new one and let the salesman figure out how to make it work.
Thanks for your thoughts.
John

From: NFBCS <nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Christopher Chaltain via NFBCS
Sent: Saturday, September 19, 2026 6:22 AM
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Cc: Christopher Chaltain <chaltain at outlook.com>
Subject: Re: [NFBCS] iPhone auto-corrupting passcode?

I can’t say it’s impossible, but
I would be shocked if the iPhone changed your passcode due to a bug in the system.

I’m not saying this is what you did, but I’ve been known to misspell my password in both the password field and the verify password fields.

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Christopher (AKA CJ) Chaltain
chaltain at Outlook


On Sep 18, 2026, at 10:52 PM, John Gardner via NFBCS <nfbcs at nfbnet.org<mailto:nfbcs at nfbnet.org>> wrote:

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’t 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.
I welcome suggestions or just sympathy. Apparently a “forgotten” passcode can be fixed only by a total [phone reset.
Thanks Apple!

John Gardner
President, ViewPlus Technologies, Inc
Phone: 541-754-4002 x200
Email: John.Gardner at ViewPlus.com<mailto:John.Gardner at ViewPlus.com>
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