Restricted messages in iMessage in error

for some reason all of my contacts in iMessage are restricted... makes no sense.

please help me to ‘unrestrict’ all of my messages.

iPhone 8

Posted on Feb 6, 2020 10:07 AM

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Posted on Feb 9, 2020 9:25 AM

Hi NikkiPuddP, 


Thank you for posting in the Apple Support Communities. I understand you have some questions regarding the restrictions shown in the screenshot you’ve shared.


It looks like Screen Time has been enabled on your device. You’ll learn more about Screen Time, and managing your settings within the resource I’ve linked below.


It appears there are Communication Limits in place. 


"Communication Limits – Control who your children can communicate with — throughout the day and during downtime. These limits apply to Phone, FaceTime, Messages, and iCloud contacts. Communication to known emergency numbers identified by your carrier is always allowed. You need to have your iCloud contacts enabled to use this feature."


"Just go to Settings > Screen Time and tap See All Activity under the graph. From there, you can see your usage, set limits for your most used apps, and see how many times a device was picked up or received a notification.

If you turned on Share Across Devices, you can view overall usage across devices that are signed in with your Apple ID and password."


Cheers!

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Feb 9, 2020 9:25 AM in response to NikkiPuddP

Hi NikkiPuddP, 


Thank you for posting in the Apple Support Communities. I understand you have some questions regarding the restrictions shown in the screenshot you’ve shared.


It looks like Screen Time has been enabled on your device. You’ll learn more about Screen Time, and managing your settings within the resource I’ve linked below.


It appears there are Communication Limits in place. 


"Communication Limits – Control who your children can communicate with — throughout the day and during downtime. These limits apply to Phone, FaceTime, Messages, and iCloud contacts. Communication to known emergency numbers identified by your carrier is always allowed. You need to have your iCloud contacts enabled to use this feature."


"Just go to Settings > Screen Time and tap See All Activity under the graph. From there, you can see your usage, set limits for your most used apps, and see how many times a device was picked up or received a notification.

If you turned on Share Across Devices, you can view overall usage across devices that are signed in with your Apple ID and password."


Cheers!

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