How to Reset your Apple ID password by email

Forgotten password

Apple maintains a dedicated website, iforgot.apple.com, to help with forgotten Apple ID passwords. Go there in your web browser, enter the email address linked to your Apple ID, and then click Continue.

Choose to reset it

Choose “I need to reset my password” and click Continue. Next you’ll be asked how you want to reset your password. If your Apple ID is linked to a working email address, choose Get An Email, then click Continue.

Pick a new password

In your inbox, find the email with the subject “How to reset your Apple ID password.” Click Reset Now in that email to go to the Apple ID website. Enter your new password twice in the corresponding fields, then click Reset Password.