I have a 14yo who, with his friends, found a screen time hack that I can’t figure out how to disable.
They FaceTime a friend, allow the friend remote access, and then the friend can turn off screen time or adjust any settings. I appreciate the ingenuity, but wondering if there’s a way to stop the remote access.
They don't turn off screen time on your sons device, the other friend just shares their screen to your son so they can use their phone for apps/communications where that is all being done on the other phone.
With Screen Time on your son's phone, you can prevent communication with this person so that will not happen. Of course, they could also turn to another friend that you would have to block as well. It is also possible to not allow FaceTime at all so that will not happen.
A willful disregard to your clear instructions is not something that is ever going to be controlled by technology alone, and you may even need to take the phone away until they can respect your wishes. If basic phone use is important, there are still "dumb" phones for around $20 with no apps/internet access that I bet your son would not want to be even seen with.
They are telling you a tale, more likely the sweet thing knows your password.
Face time remote access to Screen Time?
Mind you, I seriously doubted PC viruses even existed, in 1984.
spodell wrote:
My older son showed me how he’s doing it and I did it on the 16yo’s phone and then watched the 16yo and his friend do it with each other.
Best not share details on a public forum.
Make a claim at https://security.apple.com
Mac Jim ID wrote:
They don't turn off screen time on your sons device, the other friend just shares their screen to your son so they can use their phone for apps/communications where that is all being done on the other phone.
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Ah yes, one of the participants has a device that is not parentally safeguarded. Good thinking.
I get that, and we’ve had talks about it. I’m not concerned about what he’s doing specifically (just watching YouTube after 10pm). I’ve seen it done with my older son and his friend, so I know it’s happening this way.
That doesn't sound even remotely right...
Based on Mac Jim ID's theory, they could just as easily have sat around the bad kid's phone on the bus (the usual method I believe) so its not really a hack at all.
My older son showed me how he’s doing it and I did it on the 16yo’s phone and then watched the 16yo and his friend do it with each other.
Screen Share Screen Time Hack Fix?
