Sreen Time doesn't work properly with Fortnite

I tried every thing i can to limit the usage of Fortnite on my son iPad using Screen Time, but it looks like it doesn't work properly with Fortnite. Screen Time is a excellent software and the main reason I decided to get my son an iPad so i can have full control of it through my iPhone. However it has been a huge disappointment since i soon realized that my son was spending all day playing Fortnite without any limitation of time.


I have invested quite a bit of time trying to resolve this issue and I have realized that many other parents are complaining about the same issue.


I haven't found any official answers from Apple and quite honesty I can't believe Apple can find a solution to this basic problem.


After more then one year that parents are complaining about this issue, I start developing the idea that maybe Apple doesn't have any interest in protecting our children since there are some other economical interests to protect.



A worried father,

Alessandro

iPhone XS Max, iOS 12

Posted on Apr 30, 2019 5:50 PM

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Posted on May 12, 2019 5:16 AM

Make sure that your son doesn't have the permissions to delete and reinstall Fortnite since reinstalling Fortnite would cause the Fortnite app to never get greyed out (even if the app limit is exceeded). If your son installs Fortnite again, you would need to turn off screen time, turn screen time back on, and redo all of the content restrictions/app limits.

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May 12, 2019 5:16 AM in response to AlessandroArnulfo

Make sure that your son doesn't have the permissions to delete and reinstall Fortnite since reinstalling Fortnite would cause the Fortnite app to never get greyed out (even if the app limit is exceeded). If your son installs Fortnite again, you would need to turn off screen time, turn screen time back on, and redo all of the content restrictions/app limits.

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