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app limit - screentime - family - not working - WhatsApp? Lock Screen?

Ok, I’m losing my mind.


There is a 6 minute limit on my daughter’s WhatsApp. It doesn’t work.

I’ve checked every setting I can think of. She goes over the limit every day.

Can someone take a look at these images and tell me why the limit won’t work.

To be fair, I cannot block the app, she needs it to do something. But I want to block her use of the app beyond that one thing.

So, the phone is blocked during school hours, but the app (WhatsApp) is always allowed and I put a limit on it (allowing her to do the one thing).


You can look at the times she’s using it. She only uses it during school hours, 7-3. So, how is the phone letting her use the app beyond the limit?


Shes not really allowed to change many of the settings on her phone, so she’s not getting past it that way.


What do I do?


(I’m not interested in debating the ethics of screen blocking, or why her limit is 6 minutes. I’ll just ignore those posts, but I will work with anyone willing to try to help me figure this out.)


(Also, although her phone allows full access to her contacts, having her contacts limited during down time isn’t blocking anything - in case that information helps — or you were thinking of telling me to try that).


Okay, now I’m gonna go ask ChatGPT.


TIA

iPhone 15, iOS 18

Posted on Dec 6, 2024 7:06 PM

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app limit - screentime - family - not working - WhatsApp? Lock Screen?

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