iCloud says "Password is wrong", but I think it's correct. How should I proceed?
ICloud says “Password is wrong”, but I think it’s correct
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Not a solution just a verification. Since you can not see the password, that you pasted or typed I sugest to verify what is in the password field.
For that Open iCloud in Chrome In the log in paste your password- But DO NOT try to log in.
Now to make it visible do following: Right click on the password field and select "Inspect Element"
That will open a new window that looks like this
Move the cursor on the password field: there will be a highlighted line in the bottom window as you can see:
Right click on the highlighted line and select Edit Attribute
Now it will highlight the word "type", now you write "show" instead "type"
Magic, now it will show what is in you password field.
If you log out of the iCloud account (using the big Delete Account button at the bottom of Settings > iCloud), it will only delete the things that came from that iCloud account. Things like contacts, mail, calendars, reminders, etc.
It won't delete music, apps, or iMessages. Those are each managed separately in their respective settings screens.
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Best Answer
Head over to https://iforgot.apple.com/ and follow the procedure there, including contacting Apple Support if everything else fails.
When an account gets locked - even the correct password won’t work so talking to someone that can help you in a locked account situation is the best strategy since they will also be sure you’ve used the correct troubleshooting steps like checking system date, restarting the device, trying another network based on what their dashboard shows for your account.