Gifted my iPad to my son but he forgot his Apple password. How do you (painlessly) reset your Apple ID password?

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So the backstory is I gave my iPad Mini to my son a few months ago. He put it aside and forgot about it. Fast forward to this week and he is trying to actually use the mini for some online training for work. Unfortunately, while he has an Apple ID, he forgot his password. BTW, this is the only Apple device he owns. After visiting iforgot.apple.com to reset his password via the web, he gets the message "You will be able to reset your password in 13 days." Can anyone please explain why he has to wait two weeks to reset a password? Is there any other method to use to bypass this dilemma? He needs to access/use the iPad now. Would creating another Apple ID solve the problem?

Thanks ...
 
i hope you kept the receipt and take it to an apple store. no, another AID will not help unlock the original AID.
 
So the backstory is I gave my iPad Mini to my son a few months ago. He put it aside and forgot about it. Fast forward to this week and he is trying to actually use the mini for some online training for work. Unfortunately, while he has an Apple ID, he forgot his password. BTW, this is the only Apple device he owns. After visiting iforgot.apple.com to reset his password via the web, he gets the message "You will be able to reset your password in 13 days." Can anyone please explain why he has to wait two weeks to reset a password? Is there any other method to use to bypass this dilemma? He needs to access/use the iPad now. Would creating another Apple ID solve the problem?

Thanks ...

You could create another ID if the iPad isn’t signed in. And as far as 13 days I’d call apple directly and just ask. They have pretty good customer service.
 
As long as Find My iPad wasn't activated on the iPad, you can create a new Apple ID and reactivate the iPad. If Find My iPad was activated, then you will need to have the original Apple ID to use it, otherwise it is a door stop or parts machine for everything but the logic board.
 
The iPad had been wiped and a factory reset had been done prior to this happening. Does this help?
 
The iPad had been wiped and a factory reset had been done prior to this happening. Does this help?
No, it all depends on what was done during the setup your son did. Try and set it up again and see if it allows you to use your Apple ID to activate the device.
 
No, it all depends on what was done during the setup your son did. Try and set it up again and see if it allows you to use your Apple ID to activate the device.
Thank you for your reply. We have figured it out. Unfortunately, this version of iPad Mini does not support the app that he wants to install because Apple stopped supporting iOS upgrades to it. Oh well. Thanks again! Locking this up ...
 
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