How to disable “one more minute” on Screen Time?

Screen Time was a great initiative, but please Apple, with the next update can you allow parents the ability to disable the 'One more minute' option. Screen time is effectively useless without this function as children just repeatedly tap the 'One more minute' button and go over the allotted time by as much as they want to. As mentioned by other parents, many children do not have the self control to limit the time they are using their device which was why Screen Time was previously a good way of helping them regulate use on an electronic device.

Got this issue too, one of my kids is having the 'One more minute' option on her iPhone7 iOS13 which she can click over and over again for multiple apps at any time she likes....

Apple please fix this, we need a way to disable this 'One more minute' option, now screen time is useless........

Hello brunopetena,

Welcome to the Apple Support Communities. It sounds like you want to disable the 'One more minute' option for Screen Time. I'll be happy to point you to the right place.

As it turns out, this option cannot be disabled in Settings. You can always leave feedback here: Product Feedback - Apple

Have a great day.

Hello Apple, I have a child with ADHD. The one more limit feature needs to be removed. Too many kids CANNOT stop themselves from getting the one more minute on each app. Please!! I cannot leave my child alone to do distance learning because of this feature!

I can’t agree more. Screen time was working well until this was introduced. Now I’m back to manually monitoring everything. This feature needed much more parent testing and feedback before making this change. #ProductManagerFailure

intrepidyorkshire wrote:

It’s absolutely ridiculous that there is still no solution to this almost a year since some of these comments. What a ludicrous feature from Apple. GIVE parents the option to not allow ‘1 more minute’!

Have you let Apple know your thoughts?

Product Feedback - Apple

intrepidyorkshire wrote:

Maybe Apple should stop calling this Apple Support Communities? As when you see ‘Apple Support’ you assume it’s..... Apple Support.

Exactly what this forum is is explained in the Terms of Use to which we all agreed when we registered.

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Android is my entire family’s future now, I’ve had enough.

You should absolutely by the phone that best meets your needs. Personally, I'd recommend phones by Motorola if that's an option for you. They tend to have fantastic battery life and (at least they used to) have less bloatware than say, a Samsung. Also, less history of exploding

Actually, your child’s account can be set up as a child account indefinitely. I’m over 13 and am still subject to these parental controls. After 13, a child can have a regular iCloud account, and I think this is the default, but this can be changed when your kid’s account is created/set up. I don’t remember how this is done but I’m sure you can look it up. Kids soon to turn 13 that are under parental restrictions do not get released from these restrictions. I think the main thing that can be set up is Apple Pay, but I think it’s only with parental permission and such. I’m not sure about the “one more minute” thing, but I’m pretty sure it’s just one (I looked into it, here’s the link to another discussion about this issue)

Hey,

here’s the thing you can’t disable it but if you set up time limits for the apps to one minute then after that you have to block after limit once that’s on the “one more minute” option is no more now they have to enter in the screen time password that YOU set

Hey,

here’s the thing you can’t disable it but if you set up time limits for the apps to one minute then after that you have to block after limit once that’s on the “one more minute” option is no more now they have to enter in the screen time password that YOU set

Hey,

here’s the thing you can’t disable it but if you set up time limits for the apps to one minute then after that you have to block after limit once that’s on the “one more minute” option is no more now they have to enter in the screen time password that YOU set

Basically, during screen time lock down your setting them up to where after the “one more minute” option they will only have 1 more minute to save or exit their game after that one minute is up it will require them to enter in the password. You set up the acceptable time you want once they ask for “one more minute”

I figured it out!!!!add time limits to one minute on all categories and make sure you put lock on after downtime so the kid will only have one chance at the “one minute option” after the limit is up it will require the kid to enter in the password

I figured it out!!!!add time limits to one minute on all categories and make sure you put lock on after downtime so the kid will only have one chance at the “one minute option” so after the limit the kid will be require a password

I figured it out!!!!add time limits to one minute on all categories and make sure you put lock on after downtime so the kid will only have one chance at the “one minute option” so after the limit the kid will be require a password