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ranga190
User level: Level 1 (4 points)

Lost my iPhone and iCloud password rest is taking so much time

I lost my cell phone in China on my way back to my country. So I forgot my iCloud password, and it will just take too long to reset it. first 24 hours and 2 days past the 24-hour mark. banking apps personal info, contacts, and that old iCloud account. How do I get this back quickly? I bought a new iPhone, and still I can't recover my iCloud.

Posted on Oct 29, 2026 10:46 AM

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sberman
User level: Level 10 (280,982 points)

Oct 29, 2026 1:36 PM in response to ranga190

ranga190 wrote:
So I forgot my iCloud password, and it will just take too long to reset it.

Apple introduces these delays as part of its security process. There is no way to bypass the delays.

Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256385431