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

I caught my step daughter asking me for more time for Snapchat. I refused and after 5 minute, I caught her restarting her phone and then getting a one minute on snap chat. There are glitches, that iPhone have to work on

Why does Apple not want to allow us to turn the “one more minute” request off?? It has to be for their benefit and to allow kids to still use the apps so app developers don’t get upset with them. I’m not sure, but they have got to allow us parents to restrict apps completely! Thinking of moving to an android solely because of this flaw! If I had known it was like this I never would have purchased iPhones. Apple you have dropped the ball on this issue!

This answer completely misses the point. THERE NEEDS TO BE A LIMIT OR OPTION TO DISABLE ONE MORE MINUTE WHEN ON DOWNTIME. Not having such makes half of the options in screen time totally worthless. Children WILL AND DO press that button for as long as they can get away with. You do parents absolutely no favors by allowing this to continue endlessly. FIX THIS DESIGN FLAW.

Yes, Google Family Link application is available on AppStore. You can manage screentime and downtime for your child’s android device from that app.

You also have to install the Family Link app on the android device.

We found a solution to this. I bought my daughters iPad off her and she no longer has an iPad. She is a changed girl and no longer addicted to her iPad. She also enjoyed having some money to spend. Give it a go, kids don’t need an iPad.

This is really annoying. I’m tasked with setting up an iPad for a cognitively disabled adult that is getting themselves into serious trouble online.

We would really like to block social media altogether in apps and browser - screen time gives a convenient filter for this, but no option to block altogether.

I can think of other ways to get this done, but my restrictions might need to be more strict than I’d really like

Has anyone else had a recent issue where when you child hits one more minute, as long as they don’t reboot their phone, it turns the limits off? It happens to my daughter at least

once a week. And best part after it does, when I go into the screen time settings, the content restrictions, app limits and downtime are all turned off/wiped. I was even able to replicate it. Apple support’s only suggestion was to reboot the phone. Like she’s going to say “ hey mom, my phone is letting me watch YouTube for 6 hours, can you fix it?” Insane.

I second getting rid of "one more minute" entirely or at least provide an option to disable it.

Kids will use the screen record function + "one more minute" and fast scroll pages of Instagram or Twitter for viewing at their own pace afterwards, wasting MUCH more time than just "one more minute". Ridiculous.

I completely agree and I am now considering to move to android for this reason. I know the parental control is much better on android phones. Unfortunately the posts above suggest that I am not alone with this issue and Apple has not done anything to change this since it was posted a year ago. Hopefully someone who works for Apple and has teens will realise the issue soon too!

This! We’ve had that issue for the past couple of months. Tapping “one more minute” on several apps disabled the time limit and all other restrictions. At the beginning it seemed like updating both devices helped but today it’s back again. It’s terribly annoying and I wish it was fixed. Otherwise what’s the point of parental controls?

Same issue here. I have tried logging out, turning screen time off and then back on, restarting before and after updating settings and NOTHING will make downtime hold. My child can “one more minute” on certain apps and downtime/screentime limits will completely reset. It presents a safety issue because it also turns off all safety and content restrictions! It’s really awful. I currently have ZERO ability to control my child’s screen time without physically taking away his device, which can result in massive meltdowns and physical aggression here.

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Just seen the me too has reached over 1000 if apple does not listen to us then what kind of company are we supporting by buying there expensive products. Its very simple Apple have a option to disable any app without any minimum time i.e the one min option

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!

For those the keep bringing up the “Block at downtime” option, what if I don’t want my child to ask for more time? Sort of an “out of sight out of mind” thing that tends to work better for my kids. The image shown below says they can still ask for more time….I don’t want them to.

This still allows a continual 1min extension to child where they “as for 1 more minute” and who approves it? No one and then they are still up till unreasonable hour on phone. I generally take phone off my kids at bed time as this is the only way I ensure they have that device free time. I think this feature is rediculous