How to Disable "one more minute" screen time limit on iPhone?

This doesn’t quite get to the solution.

Having set all the App and Time restrictions, a teenage child is still willing to use the “one more minute” option over and over again which makes the screen restrictions a mere inconvenience to them.

Parents need a way to fully disable the device during restricted screen time. I would prefer that the “ one more minute” option was fully disabled.

Me too. This is a major problem for me. I’m on the verge of moving to Android because of this. I know other families that have had to switch because this feature is sorted in Android. Apple can you give us a date when this will be fixed. People have been asking for it for 4 years.

Me too, one more minute is RIDICULOUS! Apple please sort this out. All this effort to manage screen time and then kids can just use one more minute over and over again, and they do. It’s such a massive oversight. I’m going to have to switch to Android if this doesn’t get sorted out, and I know so many parents who are thinking about doing the same.

I have the same issue as everyone else … Why is this feature even there? If there’s some reason it is needed, then at least enable a “notify parent via text” option so I can be told every time my child uses the “one more time” button.

Try this way:

1 - Set Downtime from 0:00 to 23:59.

2 - Turn App limits off.

This way one cannot use any app without asking permission.

It works with my son’s iPad.

Agree 1000%! Not having the ability to fully disable screen time is one of the biggest oversights in Apple feature history.

unless I have missed it, I have not seen Apple make a statement on why they have decided not to remove the ‘one more minute’ option.

That actually doesn’t fix the issue either. I have app limits n everything and my son is literally standing in front of me one more minuting any app he wants to.

My 16-year-old son with ADHD will one more minutes himself till 4 AM. This needs to be fixed. I shouldn’t have to physically take his phone every night. I should be able to rely on the parental controls.

The only solution is to move to Android. Parental control on Android works much better and there is no one more minute option. By the way, it is not one minute. It is one minute per application and if they uninstall and reinstall it they get another minute. So there isn't really a time limit. Apple knows this and promotes it so all kids will prefere an iPhone so they don't have use limits. Terrible.

My daughter can spend hours looking at different webpages for "1 more minute" and playing each of her games for one minute. Please please Apple, disable the one more minute option! Otherwise we too will be forced to move to an android device.

To make it even harder, Apple has stopped the BARK kids app from being able to access the device without entering a password every few minutes. I'm getting desperate!

Thanks

OK so this is what we did - mileage may vary - good luck.

many of the choices/ticks/ are counter-intuitive (which means the UI is wrong)

Go into ScreenTime -> Select 'App Limits'-> delete whatever you had there, so it's blank.*

Go into ScreenTime -> Select Content and Privacy.. -> iTunes and app Store ..-> Make sure Don't Allow is selected for all.*

Go into ScreenTime -> Downtime -> Tick schedule-> To allow access from 4-6pm - you block the opposite -> which is From 6pm->4pm ( an "Allow" option here would be far more intuitive) -> set Days-> Tick Block at Downtime

• if there's a limit it can be extended
• if an app is deleted then re-installed, the o/s deletes the Screentime setting.

I’m completely disappointed with this Apple feature! Parental controls are rendered useless. Parents are growing more frustrated, as it tips the balance between the agreements made between individual parents and their children, on what is deemed a healthy amount of screen time. I am close to looking for alternatives to apple. One more minute is unethical!

I went through (rather quickly) ALL of the posts and nobody said anything about what I'm going to say:

Go to:

1) Settings

2) Screen Time

3) (child account)

4) Downtime

5) type in your code

6) Set a schedule and at the bottom, click "Block at Downtime"

This will ensure that your child cannot ask for more time

You can also go to:

1) Settings

2) Screen Time

3) (child account)

4) App Limits

5) Add Limit

6) Select ALL (or certain apps) you'd like to limit

7) Tap Next

8) Set the Time Limit

9) Make sure "Black at End of Limit" is selected

10) Click Add

This will ensure that your child cannot ask for more time.

Hopefully this helps.

If they are too old to have their phones taken away then they are old enough to make their own decisions.

The premise of this thread is that "one more minute can go on indefinitely". In my experience trying to limit my time on this godforsaken forum with Screen Time, "one more minute" only allows one go then you are out, since iOS17.

lindaf92 wrote:

This does not solve the issue. I will have to purchase an APP to get this locked down properly. Kids today are super tech savvy...Apple should know this and provide "options" to have this "one more minute" or not. I feel like I should get a refund on the App Store for the APP I need to purchase to get this accomplished. Are there any plans to have this fixed in next IOS releases? Big FAIL Apple!

Apple doesn't read here in this user-to-user forum for feedback or suggestions. You can, however, let them know your thoughts here:

Product Feedback - Apple

Note that, though they read all of the feedback, they don't respond so you're not going to get any answer as to whether or not they have plans to change this in the next update. However, the more people who give them feedback, the more likely the situation is to change.

No one here in this user-to-user forum can answer "why" Apple does or does not do anything. I recommend you let them know your thoughts directly:

Product Feedback - Apple

The more people who do, the more likely Apple is to consider making a change.