How do I change or reset my app PIN?

Your Reflection PIN — the one used for App Pin Lock and private entries — is managed in Settings → Advanced Security.

There's no "change PIN" option. For security, you reset the old PIN and then create a new one:

  1. Open Settings → Advanced Security
  2. Under Advanced Privacy, tap Reset Pin Code at the bottom of the page
  3. Tap Continue to confirm — resetting your PIN signs you out of the app
  4. Log back in as usual (email and password, or Apple/Google)
  5. Return to Settings → Advanced Security and tap Create Private Pin
  6. Enter your new 4-digit PIN, then enter it a second time to confirm

Forgot your PIN and can't get past the lock screen?

You can still get back in on your own:

  1. On the PIN lock screen, tap Log out
  2. Log back in as usual
  3. We'll ask "Did you forget your PIN Code?" — tap Reset PIN Code
  4. That takes you to Advanced Security, where you can tap Reset Pin Code to clear it and set a new one (or leave the lock off)

Do this in one sitting. If you dismiss that prompt and close the app, you'll need to start again from the Log out step.

Good to know

Resetting your PIN never deletes anything. Your entries — including private ones — stay exactly where they are. They simply become visible again until you set a new PIN.

Your PIN is 4 digits, and PIN features are part of Reflection Premium.

Your Reflection PIN is separate from both your account password and your device's passcode / Face ID / fingerprint. Resetting one has no effect on the others.

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