Pinfinder is a small application for Mac, Windows and Linux which attempts to to find the restrictions passcode for an iOS device (iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch) by brute force examination of its iTunes backup, without needing to jailbreak the device.
For full details on how to use it, see https://pinfinder.net/
NOTE: This program will not help you unlock a locked device - It can only help recover the restrictions
passcode as found in Settings -> General -> Restrictions. More information about Restrictions
can be found at Apple's web site.
If you are running on a platform other than Mac, Windows or Linux you will need to compile the program yourself:
- Download and install Go - Be sure to follow the instructions to setup a workspace and set a
GOPATHenvironment variable to suit - run
go get github.com/gwatts/pinfinder
If you just want to compile the program as quick as possible, install Go from the web site above, and run the following steps to build and install it to ~/pinfinder/bin/pinfinder
cd ~
mkdir ~/pinfinder
cd pinfinder
mkdir src bin pkg
export GOPATH=~/pinfinder
go get github.com/gwatts/pinfinder
bin/pinfinderInspired with thanks by information found here:
https://nbalkota.wordpress.com/2014/04/05/recover-your-forgotten-ios-7-restrictions-pin-code/
Last tested with iOS 8 through 11.2.1 on OS X 10.10, 10.11, 10.12 Windows XP and Windows 8 with iTunes 12.7