how can I enable Memoji when screen time is enabled?

Hey kostasfromwellesley,

To clarify, your children cannot access the Memoji feature under their current Screen Time restrictions, is that correct?

If so, do you have any restrictions toggled on for Messages or FaceTime? As the Memoji feature is used in those two apps, restrictions placed there may limit their use.

You can see more info about Restrictions below:

• Use parental controls on your child's iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch

If you have further questions, feel free to reply to this post.

Take care.

These instructions don’t work. There is no setting for Memoji restrictions. Apple just uses the standard response instead of actually finding a solution. My guess is there is no fix for this. It’s a programming bug.

@Apple

I am having this issue as well. I obtained two of the new iPhone 12 models for my kids. I use parental controls, but have nothing blocking their FaceTime or messages or camera and yet am unable to use the Memoji features directly as well as the Memoji stickers and most all of the other things on the iMessage’s “app bar”. I need to continue to use the restrictions but would really appreciate a fix allowing them to use the Memoji feature (and other app bar features) as the upgrade for their phones was largely in part due to the Memoji being accessible to them.

Same issue here

Didn’t know what to Google

Glad someone made a post about it

iPhone SE 1st Gen

Same here. We purchase iPhone 11 for memojis and camera features, but with screen time they cannot use them. How can I fix this?

Well my kid has screen time and he is always saying he can’t send memoji’s when screen time is enabled he clicks on the icon and nothing happens

For me it works like this: if my daughter is outside of her general screen time then Memojis don’t work even though both FaceTime and Messages are Always Allowed. But it works when she inside her general screen time. This seems like a bug to me.

im a kid

but me too!

i cant use memoji

after

my mon put screen time

Same issue on iPhone 12 Pro Max, iOS 14.4.