Screen Time not working on Tiktok, Snapchat, Instagram?

Screen Time not working on Tiktok, Snapchat, Instagram. I've been trying to block these apps for months. I've tried everything from factory resetting the phone to getting a new phone and still those app will continue to work after the downtime and app limit. Ive seen other questions about the issue and it seem that Apple doesn't have a fix nor are they trying to fix a common issue. So what other option for controlling those apps on ios devices?

Posted on Feb 23, 2022 8:24 PM

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I'm running into the same issue. I have App Store downloads disallowed, but the App Store is still showing up on my daughter's phone. I also have it disabled on my two son's phones and the App Store (correctly) was removed from their devices. It's a bug!


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Posted on Jan 1, 2023 7:49 PM

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Jun 18, 2023 11:33 AM in response to DeadlySin29

I am having this issue with my child’s phone as well. I have checked all the parental controls, have limits set up and selected the block after time limit option. All of that is showing correctly. However, on my daughter’s phone while in TikTok and Snapchat, instead of seeing “Ask for more time” at the bottom when she hits her limit, it reads “ignore for full day” or something like that. The limits worked in the beginning; however now they are not. I’m guessing her phone ran an update and this is a glitch. This is a major problem that needs to be fixed!

Sep 29, 2023 4:04 AM in response to DeadlySin29

We have the same issue as these posts running as far back as 2019. In my eyes this seems 100% intentional, as is the horrible interface and logic of Apple's parental controls software (compared with Google's family time which I used for years). This company knows how to make things simple and easy. That's its credo. But it can't manage to make a straightforward, usable and consistent app for limiting use and addiction to iphones? with gazillion complaints and questions online for years? I find it hard to believe this is just a shoddy, unreliable product vs an intentional, cold and brutal, corporate decision.

So, after trying several workarounds and still my 13 y.o daughter is logging 6 straight hours of tik tok (limited to 1 hr in Family Time), with a clear decline in her joy and general wellbeing, we've found our work around: android.

Screen Time not working on Tiktok, Snapchat, Instagram?

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