Why can't my son edit Contacts on his iPhone?

My sons iPhone has screen time on it and I set allow contact editing to on and manage contacts to off. He still can’t edit contacts. When he clicks edit, it asks for the screen time password. Allow changes to account and contacts (under content and privacy restrictions) is off. Why is this happening?

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iPhone 15, iOS 18

Posted on Oct 21, 2024 6:22 PM

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Nov 7, 2024 5:55 AM in response to 271apple

I turned Screen Time completely off for my son and he still can’t edit his contacts. I’m going to try a full Restore of his phone tonight.

271apple Author

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Oct 21, 2024 6:25 PM in response to 271apple

Here is a screenshot of communication limits and content and privacy restrictions.

Nov 6, 2024 10:59 PM in response to 271apple

I currently have the same problem. Did you resolve the issue?

271apple Author

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Nov 7, 2024 5:02 AM in response to Dynamitespike

No luck, sorry! I have been trying for a while and I can’t find anything to help me. I contacted apple support and they said to reset the screen time settings, but I do not really want to do that.

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Why can't my son edit Contacts on his iPhone?