How to Lock Notes on iPhone in The Quickest Way

Notes app is one of the most popular apps for iPhone and iPad users. They always use it to note down something as they like, such as schedule, to-do list, password and more.

However, there is private information in it and they would like to lock them to prevent others viewing these notes.

Apple has added a feature that allows you to set a password to protect personal musings in the Notes app. So after iOS 9.3 was released, you can lock the note on your notes app to set up a note with the password or Touch ID. With a later iPhone, you can use Face ID.

The same password is used for every secured note, but you must manually select the notes that you wish to lock down. And you can remove the lock in anytime.

If you are using FoneLab for iOS to recover your notes with password, you will be asked to enter your encrypted notes' password and click OK to unlock.

So you can read below tutorials to do what you want to do.

Part 1. Can You Lock Notes on iPhone

Yes, you can absolutely lock individual notes on your iPhone to keep your private information secure. Apple's Notes app has a built-in feature that allows you to protect notes with your device's passcode, Face ID, Touch ID, or a unique password just for Notes.

Part 2. How to Set a Secure Note on iPhone Notes App

Secure the notes is not a complicated case for iPhone users, password, Face ID or Touch ID will be asked when someone wants to view the locked note in the iPhone Notes app. It protects your privacy from someone without your permission. Before completely securing a note, you will first need to add a lock.

Step 1Launch the Notes app on your device Home screen.

Step 2Choose the note which you want to lock and tap on it.

Step 3Tap the options icon in the top right corner.

Step 4Find Lock Note tab from the pop-up section.

Step 5Create a password and verify again if it is the first time you lock your notes. Otherwise, enter your existed password, Face ID or Touch ID to lock it. You can turn on or turn off the Use Touch ID/Face ID as you like.

Part 3. How to Lock All Notes on iPhone At Once

This Notes app on iPhone allows you to lock down all notes that have applied to them right from the main list of notes.

Step 1Run the Notes app.

Step 2Go to the main notes list view.

Step 3Tap the Lock Now button at the bottom of the Notes app interface.

Unlocking a note unlocks all other notes in the Notes app. If you force close the Notes app, or Lock your device, password-protected notes will be locked automatically.

Alternatively, you can use the Require Face ID feature to lock the Notes app on iPhone. Long-press the app icon at home screen, and choose Require Face ID.

Part 4. How to Change Notes Password for Locked Note on iPhone

For iOS 16 and later, you can use iPhone passcode or another password only for Notes to lock what you want. Maybe you have set a separate password and tired with the old one after a long time, or want to change a new one to secure your notes on iPhone, you can reset your password for your locked notes. Please follow below tutorial step by step.

Option 1. When you remember your old password

If you still have your old password, you can enter your old password and create a new one to change it easily.

Step 1Open the Settings app.

Step 2Scroll down to find the Notes app.

Step 3Tap Change Password.

Step 4Enter your old and new password to fill the form on the screen.

Option 2. When you forget your old password

What if you forget your Notes app password? You can follow below steps to reset your note password on iPhone settings.

Step 1Run the Settings.

Step 2Go to the Notes app.

Step 3Tap the Reset Password.

Step 4Enter your Apple ID password in the pop-up window.

Step 5Tap Reset Password again to confirm you are sure you want to reset your password.

Step 6Create the new password.

Step 7Tap Done in the top right corner.

Part 5. How to Remove iPhone Password Lock for Encrypted Notes

Sometimes you might want to remove the lock of your notes on iPhone, then you can check these notes easier. Below is the detailed steps to do it.

Step 1Enter the Notes app on your iPhone.

Step 2Choose the note you want to remove the lock.

Step 3Enter your password or Touch ID.

Step 4Tap the icon on the top right corner of the screen.

Step 5Tap Remove Lock.

Securing notes is a simple exercise on the surface, but it’s not always entirely straightforward. When you lost notes without backups, you can also recover deleted notes on iPhone. Hope above-mentioned tutorial for all of the details can help you to set up, remove or change the password of the lock on iPhone notes.

What if you use your iPhone passcode to lock your notes and forget it now? You will not be able to access your notes even on your device without the correct passcode. You can try FoneLab iOS Unlocker to unlock your device and re-access it. But your data will be removed after that.

You can sync notes from iCloud if you have enabled the iCloud sync feature for notes before. Below is how to use the tool to unlock iPhone passcode.

Step 1Download and install the software from the official site. Then run it on computer.

Step 2Choose Unlock iOS Screen from the main interface and plug your iPhone into the computer.

Step 3After detection, follow the on-screen instructions to enter iPhone recovery mode.

Step 4Click the Start Now button and the OK button when it pops up for confirmation.

Step 5Just wait until it completes.

Besides removing iPhone lock screen passcode, FoneLab iOS Unlocker can also remove Apple ID, activation lock, MDM, screen time, SIM locks, and more as you want. Because of its simple interface, you can finish the procedure within minutes. Why not download and try it for your device now!

Part 6. FAQs about How to Lock Notes on iPhone