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Downtime

My child has his own Apple ID. He is also Family Sharing with friends. I have his lock password and set up a screen time passcode and setup Downtime. I do not Family Share with him. I feel like he is getting around Downtime. Is he able to do that through the Family Sharing, i.e., can he access movies, games, etc thru the Family Sharing “after hours”?

Posted on Feb 12, 2021 4:27 AM

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Posted on Feb 12, 2021 5:02 AM

yes. owner of a group can do anything.

formally speaking, owner of a group is a parent. in your situation you're not :-)


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You can set up Screen Time for a child in your family group through Family Sharing. This includes downtime, allowances for app use, the contacts your child communicates with, content ratings, and more. Screen Time also lets you and your child see how they’re using their devices and use that information to structure their device use. To use Screen Time, your child must be using an eligible device. See the Screen Time section in the Apple Support article System Requirements for iCloud.

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Feb 12, 2021 5:02 AM in response to ToughDad

yes. owner of a group can do anything.

formally speaking, owner of a group is a parent. in your situation you're not :-)


details here, citing:

You can set up Screen Time for a child in your family group through Family Sharing. This includes downtime, allowances for app use, the contacts your child communicates with, content ratings, and more. Screen Time also lets you and your child see how they’re using their devices and use that information to structure their device use. To use Screen Time, your child must be using an eligible device. See the Screen Time section in the Apple Support article System Requirements for iCloud.

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