Game Center and Screen Time restrictions

Hi folks,


I've got kids, and am using Screen Time restrictions on their iPads. However, many games (most recently the Disney Melee Mania) claim that there are restrictions that prohibit the game from working in multiplayer. As you can see from the screenshot below, all multiplayer restrictions are off, but the games still complain that they are on. I've tried toggling the settings off/on, but it seems that the only way to get multiplayer to function in some of these settings is to wholesale turn off Screen Time restrictions completely.


That's really frustrating, especially since these devices are supposed to make things easier and more granular so us parental folks don't have to worry about the settings constantly.


Posted on Jan 10, 2022 5:42 PM

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Jan 10, 2022 7:12 PM in response to jeepish42

Hi jeepish42, thank you for posting in Apple Support Communities.


I can see that you have setup Multiplayer Games in Screentime and just for certainty I have provided the following link to help review your Screen Time settings again:

https://support.apple.com/en-au/guide/ipad/ipadb15cb886/ipados


In addition the following link also allows users to use Game Center to play with friends should this be useful.

https://support.apple.com/en-au/HT210401


If the issue still persists, can I suggest you contact Apple Support.


You can do this as follows:


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