Sometimes we don’t want others to see our notes on our phones, so we need to put a “lock” on our notes, which is a password. Let’s take a look at how to set a password for your notes on your iPhone.
Create a password for the Notes application
How do I create a password for my Notes application in Settings
1. Enable Settings
2. Click your account
3. Create your password
4. Enter a password prompt
5. Enable Touch ID or Face ID * if prompted
6. Click Finish
There is another way to create a password, which is created directly from a Notes application. You can perform the following steps to do so.
How do I create a password for Notes from a Notes application
1. Open your notes
2. Click on the… button
3. Click Lock
4. Create your password
5. Create a password prompt
6. Enable Touch ID or Face ID* if prompted
7. Click Finish
Important note: If you enable Face ID or Touch ID, Apple adds the encryption key used to encrypt your notes to your iCloud keystring. This allows you to also unlock your locked notes with a password. For security reasons, you might want to skip adding a face ID or a touch ID to a pad password.
Apply a lock to “memo”
How do I lock memos in the Memos application
1. Open the note that you want to lock
2. The point…
3. Click Lock
Unlocking notes is just as easy.
How do I unlock a memo in the Memo app
1. Click on the locked note
2. Click to view notes
3. Enter your password, or if you have password enabled, use Touch ID or Face ID
If you decide you no longer need to lock the note, you can also remove it.
How do I remove a lock from a locked note
1. Click on the locked note
2. Click to view notes
3. Enter your password, or if you have password enabled, use Touch ID or Face ID
4. The point…
5. Tap remove
Every time you add or remove a lock from your notes, you add or remove it for every device on the same Apple ID. This means that if you lock your notes on your iPhone, it will also lock them on your iPad.
Of course, if you suspect someone might have guessed it, you might want to change your Notes password. This is a quick process, and it’s good practice to change passwords regularly.
How do I change and reset passwords
How do I change your Notes password
1. Enable Settings
2. Click on notes
3. Tap the password
4. Click your account if prompted
5. Enter your old password
6. Enter your new password
7. Enter a password prompt
8. Click Finish
How do I reset your Notes password
1. Enable Settings
2. Click on notes
3. Click your account
4. Click Reset password
5. Enter your Apple ID password
6. Click Reset password to confirm
7. Enter your new password
8. Enter a password prompt
9. Click Finish
That’s it for Mac Tips: Password Protect Your Notes on your iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. For more Mac knowledge, check out Mac.orsoon.com!