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Communication Limits in Screen Time not restricting contacts

I have been trying to set up my son's phone so that only approved contacts can contact him but for some reason it's not working no matter what settings I have selected, anyone can call or text regardless of them being in his (or my) contact list.


I have read a few threads saying there was a loophole around this if the contacts were not synced to the iCloud but his contacts are synced to our iCloud which is family shared. I thought maybe it was because he was using my old phone and everyone texting him was someone who had once been a contact previously in that phone, but I have since factory reset it multiple times and have had people text who have never been a contact and it is still not blocking them from being able to text or call.


I have selected to manage his contacts, and it was approved, and under that list it shows the approved contacts. I have also disabled contact editing so he cannot edit his contact list. "During Screen Time" is set to contacts only and "During Downtime" is set to contacts only. Not sure why it's not working but it's suuuuuuuuuuuper frustrating.

iPhone 8 Plus, iOS 14

Posted on Dec 30, 2020 6:35 PM

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Jan 1, 2021 12:43 PM in response to hayne102

Hi there hayne102,


Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities. It sounds like you’ve set up Communication Limits for your child’s iPhone but some of them don’t appear to be working. We’ll be happy to help.


Let’s make sure all of the settings are as they need to be to accomplish this. Follow this guide: Set up Screen Time for yourself on iPhone. If everything appears to be correct, you can use the following link to reach out for further assistance: Contact Apple Support.


Best regards.

Communication Limits in Screen Time not restricting contacts

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