Profile and Device Management

Hi, To finish setting up an app to control my children’s’ screen time, I have to go to “Profile and Device Management” but can’t find it. Is that normal? If so, what should I do?

iPad, 13

Posted on Oct 11, 2020 12:14 PM

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LotusPilot

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Oct 11, 2020 2:58 PM in response to EatHome

The Profile & Device Management option will only appear in iPad Settings if an external configuration profile has been applied by a management platform (such as Apple Configurator) - or you have manually installed a preconfigured Profile from an external source.

User configured ScreenTime restrictions do not require a device profile to be installed.

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