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Apple Screen Time app limits not working

I’ve used screen time for my kids to limit time on certain apps. It worked well for years, but now I will set the limits and then they will suddenly disappear after a day or even less. Other settings also get erased including downtime and content restrictions. I have changed the passcode and the kids swear they have not tried to change any settings. This issue started about two months ago. I have updated iOS on all the devices. I have turned screen time off and set up settings again. I have tried setting the limits from my device as well as the individual devices. My kids will spend too much time on their phones without limitations in place and creates repeated bouts of anger for my wife. Please help!


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iPhone 14

Posted on Dec 19, 2022 6:41 PM

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Posted on Jun 8, 2023 6:25 AM

Apple - You HAVE to fix this!!! This is a safety issue for children. I am pretty close to swapping my whole family to Android because I can't worry that my kids are getting into stuff online that they shouldn't. I know they are accessing things they shouldn't and I have no way of keeping them safe online unless this gets fixed or I just take away their phones. DO BETTER!!!

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Jun 6, 2023 10:37 AM in response to Drmorin

I have similar issues. Our big one is that I add a few apps to Always Allowed, but they magically disappear, sometimes when I'm still on the screen. I've tried doing it from my phone, my iPad, my computer. Same issue. When I try to changes settings on my computer and go to select the Always Allowed apps, sometimes the whole right pane disappears and I have to select another left menu item and then go back to the Always Allowed section.


Screen time is sooooooo incredibly buggy I don't even understand how this got through any sort of QA/testing process.


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Apple Screen Time app limits not working

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