iphone wrong passcode

[miraishak]

if i have a passcode lock set on my iphone, and i accidentally enter it wrong, i know that there are 6 attempts permitted before the phone asks you to wait one minute and try again.

my question is: are they an overall of 6 attempts in all the life of the phone, or are there 6 attempts per time (meaning that once i enter the right one, the wrong attempts that were before it won't count.)

thanks,

 

[Givmeabrek]

Once you enter the correct password all errors are reset. Any accumulating error counting would limit the usefulness of the device and be pointless.

 

[deannnnn]

6 attempts per time. If it were 6 attempts per life of the phone 50% of the iPhones out there would be permanently bricked.