Screen Time

Why is screen time restricted on school issued iPads? Shouldn’t parents be able to set screen time for their children?

Posted on Feb 20, 2022 5:00 PM

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Posted on Feb 22, 2022 8:14 AM

It is 100% controllable by MDM (what your school uses to manage the devices). That said, screen time can cause issues in schools and businesses because if the limit is hit, it can affect usability in class or at work. Thus most schools and businesses block it. There are solutions that some of the different management vendors offer that allow parents to have some of that control (Jamf and Mosyle both have options for this), but not every vendor offers, and not every IT department allows it if it is available.

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Feb 22, 2022 8:14 AM in response to Vannie_91

It is 100% controllable by MDM (what your school uses to manage the devices). That said, screen time can cause issues in schools and businesses because if the limit is hit, it can affect usability in class or at work. Thus most schools and businesses block it. There are solutions that some of the different management vendors offer that allow parents to have some of that control (Jamf and Mosyle both have options for this), but not every vendor offers, and not every IT department allows it if it is available.

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