Friday, August 23, 2013

Tip: iPhone Self Protection

As you may know, in order to protect an iPhone, you need to use parental restrictions and have someone create a code for you. See here for details. It does not matter what solution you use, this step is always required, otherwise, you can simply install more apps that have unfiltered internet. (The only exception is VCF/Livigent for iPhones).

But what do you do if you are concerned that your friend might forget the password?

Here's a possible solution:

Click this link to generate a list of 40 random passwords. As your friend or spouse to choose of these password. Now if you ever get stuck, you can refer to this sheet and try each password one at a time. It will be time consuming but eventually you'll be able to figure it out.

Repeat these steps to restrict your iPhone again.

If you want to generate a longer list of random passwords, click here. Make sure to choose the Numeric digits (0-9) option, and that each string Each string should be 4 characters long.

Obviously, this is should only be only for adults who need self-protection, it is not suitable for children. See here for more info.

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