I have screen time app limits set up on two different iPhones that I gave my kids. Randomly, I would say every five or six days, the limits seem to change themselves.
This apparent bug defeats, the purpose of having screen time limit at all…
Pardon__Me,
As all of your settings are correct you can update your device to iOS 16.1Update your iPhone and see if it continues. If it does Contact Apple Support or use this Get Support link as there are no other troubleshooting steps you can do on your end.
Best regards.
Hello Pardon__Me,
Welcome to Apple Support Communities. We understand Screen Time limits for apps on your children devices aren't working quite as you expected. We'd like to gather some details to better understand what isn't working, so we can develop a plan to help resolve the issue.
We'll start with those details to help narrow down the underlying cause and formulate the best plan to troubleshoot. We look forward to hearing back from you.
Take care.
Hi,
1 - What app limits aren't specifically working on their devices?
the limits work when I set them. The problem is that a couple of days latter they change randomly
2 - Are they able to request more time?
3 - Or are they able to access apps they shouldn't?
again, when the limits are set, everything is ok and yes, they are able to request more time as usual and are only able to access allowed apps
4 - Which device models do both you and your children have?
iPhone SE (15.7.1) and iPhone SE 2020 (16.0.1)
5 - Do you have any other Screen Time restrictions for their devices that are working?
yes, some other restrictions are working and don’t appear to change randomly
6 - When you mention the limits are changing themselves, are they change to a different restriction amount or completely turning off?
both. For instance, I want to have restrictions on all Games and all social except messages. When I set it, all good but sometimes i check their usage of the phone and only games are selected…
7 - Has Screen Time ever worked as you set it up as?
yes.
Screen time limits change themselves
