What is Screen Time passcode in iOS 12?

But after setting up my iPhone as "new" I would have had to spend hours restoring it to how I wanted it in the first place, hoping to gosh Apple doesn't send another Big Brother restriction my way with another update. About the "unlimited time" have you read the thread on this issue? I've already spent HOURS dinking around with this update (and the one before) and Apple's only solution is for ME to set up my phone as new. So the unlimited time my be with the Apple Community who calmly explain why as a consumer, it is my responsibility to figure out each and every update the Engineering Staff comes up with. And don't even get me started on iPhoto on my MAC. Even Genius Bar people felt sorry for me for putting 15 years of memories on that app. (with every back-up many get duplicated). Have a great day.

Setting up your new Android would take just as long as setting up your iPhone, actually longer and more expensive, as you would have to buy all of the apps you use over again from the Google Play Store, not to mention finding apps in the Play Store that were not spyware.

If YOU had read this thread (I have, BTW) you would know that there are trivially easy ways to find out the restrictions/screen time passcode. In fact, the Solved post at the very top of every page tells you how. And I've even posted a couple. But I'm sure you don't care because you are getting an Android phone, which, of course, will be completely intuitive to use and will never have any problems, so you will not have to spend time in any support forums or contact Android support (which doesn't exist, BTW).

I could solve your iPhoto problems in 5 minutes, but I won't because you are getting an Android.

Thank you but I used that one already. I currently have a list of over 80 four digit pass codes I've tried over the past 6 months including but not limited to 0000, 1234, 5678, the year of my birth, the year of my children's birth, the last four my social, part of my zip code, etc., etc., each time having to wait one day to try the next. In the meantime, I am unable to use Airdrop and other functions. Complete waste of time.

This is the best idea for a fix yet. Why hasn't anyone else thought about it? Thank you. I can't wait to toss my iPhone into the Sacramento River from the Benicia Bridge. And, as far as I'm concerned, the Apple space ship in Cupertino can blast off of the face of the earth and never return.

I have the same problem and I have never set a parental control because I don’t have children. I have used every passcode I have ever used and it still won’t work. I dont understand how apple screwed this so badly.

This is insane of Apple to do! I hope they’re reading all of our posts. What a waste of time trying to figure out a passcode that may have been set God knows when. I don’t even remember setting one specifically for this. And all passwords I’ve ever used in my life...all don’t work. Apple - you NEED to fix this! I do not want to have to reset my phone. And both of my sons have to set it back to new?? Since they don’t meticulous back it up like I do. This is absurd. I’m this close to leaving iPhones completely.

In this modern world one needs to change and remember so many passwords... and when Apple decided to include “screen time” as part of its new OS, and protects with a password from who-knows-where. With only recourse to erase and start your device as new - IT SUCK!

I NEVER agreed to install screen time on my device and to use an old password from a different application entirely.

Very arrogant from Apple to assume they know what’s good for me

There’s no fixing the issue really. It’s ridic. I neither had restrictions passcode active nor guided access. It’s a bug and I’m surprised at the ignorance displayed here by know it alls. So after an update I’m supposed to go all over the internet to figure out how to unlock a ridiculous feature?

First, this is totally unacceptable. Apple should LET the USER choose to activate it or not. Not automatically turned on with no ability to enter or exist.

Second, I've never set up any restrictions and Youtube is now blocked. Again UNACCEPTABLE

Third, this is a showstopping bug that should stopped OS 12 from being released.

Now we have to wait for the ,2 update to fix this.

xavier

Sorry, but if passcode is set, then you have to enter the passcode to turn off Screen Time. If you don't remember the passcode or if you didn't set it in the first place, then this method will not work.