Prevent teen from turning off location

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Prevent teen from turning off location

There used to be an option in Restrictions to disallow a child from turning his/her location off. For safety reasons, I’d like to have the locations always on for my teen’s phone. It doesn’t seem to be an option in the current version of Screen Time.

My Google search results say it’s in Content & Restrictions, but I don’t see it (screenshot attached). The only option there is allowing/disallowing the person the share their location, which is not what I need. Any ideas?

iPhone 8, iOS 14

Posted on Feb 1, 2021 2:56 PM

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BettyB654 Author

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Feb 3, 2021 4:11 PM in response to Jeff_W.

Thanks, but that isn’t what I am looking for. Currently, he can turn his location off regardless of whether his location is shared with apps. It’s two separate settings.

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BettyB654 Author

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Feb 3, 2021 5:26 PM in response to judysings

I don’t have all of the options you mentioned, which is likely the cause of the issue.

Under Settings > Screen Time > Content & Privacy Restrictions > Location Services > Share My Location, is "Share My Location" enabled?

yes

Under Settings > Screen Time > Content & Privacy Restrictions > Location Services, do you have "Don't Allow Changes" selected?

****i don’t have this option****

Under Settings > Maps, is "Cellular Data" enabled?

yes

Under Settings > Screen Time > Content & Privacy Restrictions, is "Cellular Data Changes" set to "Don't Allow"?

yes

Did you make sure that the user of the device is not aware of the Screen Time passcode?

yes

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MoonJ.

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Feb 4, 2021 10:12 AM in response to BettyB654

BettyB654,

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Jeff_W.

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Feb 3, 2021 3:55 PM in response to BettyB654

Hi BettyB654,

We appreciate you reaching out to us about your Screen Time. Rest assured that we'll do our best to assist you or get you pointed in the right direction.

We understand that you are looking to prevent your child from disabling the "Share My Location" feature.

Have you had the chance to go under Settings > Screen Time > Content & Privacy Restrictions > Location Services, and make sure that "Don't Allow Changes" is selected?

Please keep us posted.

Take care!

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BettyB654 Author

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Feb 4, 2021 11:19 AM in response to MoonJ.

Thank you. I have the latest software (iOS 14.4) and that option still doesn’t show up in Screen Time. :(

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BettyB654 Author

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Feb 3, 2021 5:28 PM in response to judysings

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judysings

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Feb 3, 2021 4:54 PM in response to BettyB654

BettyB654,

Thank you for keeping us posted. We'd like to make sure that we're on the same page.

Under Settings > Screen Time > Content & Privacy Restrictions > Location Services > Share My Location, is "Share My Location" enabled?

Under Settings > Screen Time > Content & Privacy Restrictions > Location Services, do you have "Don't Allow Changes" selected?

Under Settings > Maps, is "Cellular Data" enabled?

Under Settings > Screen Time > Content & Privacy Restrictions, is "Cellular Data Changes" set to "Don't Allow"?

Did you make sure that the user of the device is not aware of the Screen Time passcode?

These configurations may help ensure that the user of the device is not able to make any changes on the device settings to get around the "Share My Location" feature.

If you answer yes on all questions and the user still managed to get around the "Share My Location" feature, we recommend that you reach out to us here so we can take a closer look into the issue: Get Support

Take care!

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Jeff_W.

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Feb 4, 2021 12:37 PM in response to BettyB654

BettyB654,

We're glad to hear that the device is up to date. Based on the details you've provided, the next best step is to reach out to us here so we can take a closer look into the issue: Get Support

Cheers!

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