How to Password Protect Notes on iPhone

Amazingly, you can secure your personal information such as credit cards, passwords, or other records on your Notes app with your iPhone. In addition, you can also scan documents and store them in your notes. You can protect your notes with a master password or Touch ID/Face ID. In this tutorial, we’ve explored how to password protect notes on iPhone.

Another way to secure your notes on iPhone is by using a third-party application. Using a password manager app will be a better alternative to safeguard your sensitive information.

Try the Passlog – Password Manager app from the App Store to keep your passwords, credit cards, and notes safe on your iPhone.

How to password protect notes on iPhone with the Notes app

Though you can enable password protection on Notes, you can’t have unique passwords for different notes. You can only have a master password for all your notes. In addition, you can also set Touch ID/Face ID, which will allow quick access to your locked note.

However, setting a password will not lock your note. You’d need to take the next step of locking the notes that you’d want to be protected. Another factor to consider is that all locked notes are unlocked or locked simultaneously. Meaning if you open one note, it unlocks all of them and vice versa.

Steps on how to set a password for Notes on iPhone from the Settings app:

steps on how to password protect notes on iPhone from the Settings app

Launch your iPhone’s Settings app.
Scroll down and tap on Notes.
Tap on Password.
Next, create a password for all your locked note.
Then verify your password by re-entering it. Also, add a Hint for your password. (If you ever forgot your password, you can’t ever access your locked notes)
After that, tap on Done.
Also, if you want, turn on Face ID/Touch ID to quickly unlock your notes.

Steps on how to lock a note on iPhone:

There are two methods on how to lock notes on iPhone. We’ve discussed both ways down below.

Method 1:

Steps on how to lock your notes on iPhone 01

Open the Notes app.
Touch and hold on to the note that you’d want to lock.
On the popup menu that appears, tap on Lock Note.
Then enter your master password and tap OK.
Next, select your note to access it.
Then tap on the open lock symbol located at the top-right corner of the screen.
Your note is now locked.

Method 2:

Steps on how to lock your notes on iPhone 02

On the Notes app, open the note that you’d want to lock.
Then tap on the More (three dots) icon located at the top-right corner of the screen.
Next, tap on the Lock button.
Then enter your master password and tap OK.
After that, tap on the open lock symbol located at the screen’s upper-right corner.
Your note is now locked.

Steps on how to unlock a locked note on iPhone:

Launch the Notes app and select a locked note.
Then either tap on “View Note” or the closed lock symbol located at the top of your screen.
Next, enter your master password and tap OK to unlock your locked note.

Steps on how to unlock notes with Face ID or Touch ID:

Steps on how to open locked notes on iPhone without a password

Select the Locked note that you’d want to unlock.
Then tap on “View Note.”
Next, same as your password, you can unlock your note with Face ID/Touch ID.

Steps on how to change Notes app password:

Steps on how to change your password on the Notes app on iPhone

Open your iPhone’s Settings app.
Tap on Notes and then Password.
Next, tap on “Change Password…”
After that, enter your old password, new password, and then verify your new password. You can even offer a hint to remember your new password.
Finally, tap Done to set your new password.

Steps on how to remove lock from Notes on iPhone:

Steps on how to remove lock from Notes app on iPhone

Open your Notes app.
Then tap and hold on to the locked note.
On the popup menu that appears, tap on Remove Lock.
Then enter the master password and tap OK. Or use Face ID/Touch ID.
The lock from that note will now be removed.

Step-by-step process on how to reset Notes password on iPhone:

Steps on how to reset password for notes on iPhone

Start the Settings app on iPhone.
Then select Notes and then Password.
Next, tap on Reset Password.
After that, enter a new password and verify it. Then tap Done.

How to password protect notes on iPhone using a third-party app

If you’re not confident with keeping your sensitive information on your Notes app, you could try using a third-party app. A password manager app like the Passlog is the best example to save passwords on iPhone. It offers state-of-the-art RSA encryption to safeguard your passwords, secure notes, credit card, and contact information.

Are you wondering the most secure way on how to password protect notes on iPhone? Download the Passlog – Password Manager app for free from the App Store.

Steps on how to password protect notes on iPhone with the Passlog app:

Steps on how to password protect notes on iPhone using the Passlog app 01

Launch the Passlog – Password Manager app.
Then enter the master password to open the app.
Next, tap on Secure Notes to access your notes. You could also access your credit card info or login information.

Steps on how to create notes on iPhone with the Passlog app:

Steps on how to password protect notes on iPhone using the Passlog app 02

Open the Passlog app.
Input your master password to access the app.
Next, tap on the Plus + button located at the bottom of the screen.
Then tap on Secure Notes to create a note. (Or tap on Logins, Credit Cards, or Identity to save your other sensitive info)
After that, tap on Save.

Wrap Up

Having a way to keep some of your sensitive and more personal data secure is a handy thing to have on your iPhone. Here in this complete tutorial guide, we’ve explained the best ways on how to password protect notes on iPhone.

If you want an app to secure your passwords, credit cards, notes, or other information, you could try the Passlog app. Read this guide on how to see all passwords on iPhone for more information.