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My iPhone goes into downtime by itself

I get a notification randomly says something like 945 minutes remaining until downtime and then 5 minutes later my phone goes into downtime when I asked my parents they say that they didn't put my phone into downtime and I tried restarting it many many times and is not working so can someone please tell me what is going on with this stupid glitch. Thanks



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iPhone 13, iOS 16

Posted on Apr 27, 2023 5:47 PM

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Posted on Oct 3, 2023 3:02 PM

I am having the same issue. My son's downtime is set for 9pm to 7am and yet he keeps getting the notice mid-day that he can't call a friend due to downtime. This is really frustrating as the only thing that seems to stop the issue is turning off screen time entirely.

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Jul 6, 2023 6:00 PM in response to elyk233

I think he means that downtime is INTENTIONALLY set up, however it will randomly tell you that you have x minutes of screentime left, and then 5 minutes later it will turn off (it is similar to the notification you get 5 minutes before downtime starts, however this will usually be random and not during downtime hours). The same thing happens to me. Is turning downtime on/off again the only fix? What do I do if it keeps happening?


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I use an iPhone 8 and this has happened multiple times.

Jan 15, 2024 7:57 PM in response to MayMaySchmer

That just happened to me. I literally turned on my phone and it was in downtime. This is not the first time it happened and it’s preventing me from doing things that I need to do. It’s pretty annoying because I ask my parents and they say that they didn’t do anything and it’s just so infuriating and frustrating like there’s not even a 5 minute notice it just shuts off. Please fix this, Apple.

Oct 18, 2023 8:34 AM in response to MayMaySchmer

I have this issue too, my device is supposed to go on Downtime at 10:00 Pm every day, but on Sunday at 15:55 pm I get the screen time notification saying 999 minutes remaining. And 5 minutes later it goes into downtime.

and I check on screen time it says downtime off until schedule but clearly it’s on.

can someone give me a possible fix for this **** issue that has been going on since 2022.

Oct 2, 2023 12:48 PM in response to myarstar

Same problem here. And until now I have no idea whatsoever if there is sort of a pattern behind the malfunction. Downtime is set from 11 pm to 7 am. First time this problem occurred for us seems to be 15 September 2023. But as this feed started much earlier (27 April 2023) it doesn't seem to be connected to a recent update, does it?

Any ideas about a solution?

My iPhone goes into downtime by itself

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