Screen time limits even though there are none set up

I used to have screen time when I was younger, but my father removed it when I turned 18. Recently I got a message saying I had minus 12 million minutes, and now none of my apps will open, and the screen time password my dad usually uses doesn’t work. It also says I have no limits. Any advice on how to use my apps?


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iPhone 11 Pro, iOS 18

Posted on Aug 29, 2025 8:46 PM

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Posted on Aug 30, 2025 8:27 AM

That’s a bug or data corruption somewhere. If the forced-restart suggested by Jzapko13 above doesn't clear this, I’d back up, factory reset, and restore the backup.







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Aug 30, 2025 5:25 AM in response to 1Fordc

Hi...

Did you try restarting your phone since than?

If not try it...


Btw one time i was cheking my screen time it showed up in all devices my old iPhone when it was 2 weeks before i changed to my new phone and i haved it like for an month after changing the phones and than it dissapeared...


Maybe try also waiting one month to fully wake up from the change in screen time settings


But my general thought about screen time is that screen time on apple devices is laggy and slow

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