Screen Time- Approve All Day

When approving a screen time request for additional time, how long does “Approve All Day” last? Does it approve it until the scheduled “downtime” or until midnight?

iPhone XR

Posted on Apr 16, 2020 5:26 PM

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Posted on Apr 23, 2020 8:39 AM

The question is not confusing. “Approve all day” is not explicitly specified in Apple’s support pages.


PatriotHR, I have noticed that Screen Time extensions are not blocked by downtime. They are extensions and take priority over downtime until the app limit reset of midnight. If I approve “all day”, the app access is extended until 11:59:59 pm.


It is annoying to constantly approve in increments of 1 hour but that is the only alternative besides assigning app specific limits or adjusting downtime. A nice feature would be the addition of “approve until downtime”.



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Apr 23, 2020 8:39 AM in response to PatriotHR

The question is not confusing. “Approve all day” is not explicitly specified in Apple’s support pages.


PatriotHR, I have noticed that Screen Time extensions are not blocked by downtime. They are extensions and take priority over downtime until the app limit reset of midnight. If I approve “all day”, the app access is extended until 11:59:59 pm.


It is annoying to constantly approve in increments of 1 hour but that is the only alternative besides assigning app specific limits or adjusting downtime. A nice feature would be the addition of “approve until downtime”.



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