iOS 27 parental control new features not showing up. Cannot update controlled child accounts, and the entire screen time is exactly the same as iOS 26.
iPhone 17 Pro, iOS 27
That usually means the family hasn’t been moved to the iOS 27 parental controls yet.
Apple says every device in the Family Sharing group has to be on version 27 or later before the redesigned Screen Time controls become available. Check Settings > Family > View Family Devices and see whether anything still needs updating.
Once everything is updated, go back to Settings > Family. The family organizer or parent/guardian should see Get Started to review and update the existing parental controls.
If even one device can’t be updated, Apple says the family can continue using the older iOS 26-style Screen Time controls instead.
Unfortunately not in my case. I just have my phone, a MacBook, and 2 appleTV linked to my account as organizer (all on iOS/macOS/tvOS 27). The Mac and the iPhone don’t show anything.
All members of our family now list devices that are all upgraded to 27 (iPhone, MacBook and iPad)
The parental controls still do not show up. Do I need to do some kind of refresh or sync?
Hi KTBaby,
Thank you for sharing your case. This is informative.
In the device list there is an Apple TV cannot upgrade from tvOS 26.6. Should this be removed too temporarily?
same here; very frustrating
I have updated all our devices to iOS27 but have one random old apple watch 7 (mr 15's) that can be updated. Does this mean we can't get the new screentime? Or is there a workaround?
Cheers
I'm thinking to give me kid an android phone...
Horrible rollout of the feature.
My MacBook (M2 Pro) is company-owned and can’t update to macOS 27, so I’m blocked from this feature.
From the EU, Apple software start to look like a bad joke
Tried everything with apple support. Even removed my apple vision pro on Beta build; did not work. After 1 hour, I'm still stuck, same old screen time.
Thank you so much!! I was pulling my hair out, having updated everything to no avail. But accessing it through my husbands phone finally worked. After 2 days of frustration. Thank you again!!!!
How can they roll out something this poorly… unbelievable…
Do you know what they did so we know what to ask for specifically when on the phone?
I know it won't help much, but without doing anything on my side, the new parental control suddenly activated today (after almost a month with all my devices on OS27).
No idea what triggered it.
This is incredibly unfortunate. Apple. Get with it.
iOS 27 parental controls new features not showing
