lock child's phone in family sharing

Thanks in advance for any answers

Is there a feature in Family Sharing or Find My Iphone where a parent can lock a child's phone remotely without them being able to enter their passcode to unlock it?

Thank you again!

Posted on Mar 17, 2020 10:26 AM

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Posted on Mar 18, 2020 7:18 AM

Hi there, rocketfuelonly.


I see that you'd like to be able to lock your child's iPhone so that they can't even enter a passcode. I'm glad to help with this.


Use parental controls on your child's iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch -- You can't prevent a device from being unlocked, but this article provides information on what you can do.


Use Screen Time on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch -- You can set restrictions on your child's device using Screen Time.


Take care.

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Mar 18, 2020 7:18 AM in response to rocketfuelonly

Hi there, rocketfuelonly.


I see that you'd like to be able to lock your child's iPhone so that they can't even enter a passcode. I'm glad to help with this.


Use parental controls on your child's iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch -- You can't prevent a device from being unlocked, but this article provides information on what you can do.


Use Screen Time on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch -- You can set restrictions on your child's device using Screen Time.


Take care.

Mar 20, 2020 8:51 AM in response to rocketfuelonly

rocketfuelonly wrote:

I think a feature where the person paying the bill could disable a child's phone remotely from their phone would be great.

As Apple is not your carrier, they don't know who pays the bill for your phone service. You may want to contact your carrier and see what parental control features they offer. They won't be able to lock out the phone but they can often give you more control over making and receiving calls.

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