How to change the pin of the sim on your iphone or ipad

Whether you have decided to change operator and have received a new SIM card with a PIN (personal identification number) that is impossible for you to remember, or if you think the time has come to change that number series that you have been using for so many years in order To maintain your security and that of your data, today I will show you how to change the PIN of your SIM card on any iOS device, be it the iPhone, or an iPad with mobile connectivity.

Changing the PIN is that easy and fast

First of all, a clarification: we must not confuse the PIN number with the access code of your device. Although you can configure the same number in both cases, while the first unlocks the use of your SIM card, that is, of your voice and data plan with your operator, the second unlocks the full use of your iPhone or iPad. With that said, let's go there.

First of all, open the Settings app on your iOS device.

Go down and select the Telephone option.

Within the following menu, select the SIM PIN option at the bottom of the screen.

To change the number in question, you must have activated the option "SIM PIN" located at the top. If not, press the corresponding slider and enter the PIN that appears on your card when you received it, or the numerical sequence with which you replaced the original PIN.

Now press the Change PIN option .

Enter the current PIN number.

Then enter the new PIN number (four digits) with which you want to replace the old one.

Ready! It's that easy to change the PIN on your iPhone or iPad. The process is exactly the same on both devices. In this way, every time your iPhone recurs, you must enter this number in order to use the services of your operator.