Hi
I have a strange issue with screen time. I have set it up for my daughter to block all apps after 30min and it does block everything besides youtube! Anyone has the same problem? Already triple checked if youtube is somewhere in allow list but its not...
iPhone Xs, iOS 12
i was having the same issue. Snap, insta, YouTube and safari still available during downtime. And the time limit I set for social media apps was not working either. Tried a bunch of things, but what worked for now is to: Turn off screen time, go to “Settings”, “General”, at the very bottom of the screen select “Reset” and choose “Reset all Settings”. (This doesn’t lose any data.) Once phone has Reset go back and redo the screentime limits. When I did this at least snap, insta and YouTube were blocked during downtime like they should be. Safari still available. Not perfect but better than it was.
****Excessive Internet use has not been recognised as a disorder by the World Health Organization or the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5);however, the related diagnosis of gaming disorder has been included in the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11).
Here’s the thing: As a parent, I rely on Apple’s representation that the Screen Time function works when I give a device to my child. The fact that it so reliably fails and Apple has not provided a fix in well over a year shows that they have no interest in solving the problem. I went through a whole tech support case last year trying to fix this, and while it seemed like it worked at some point it’s back to broken again. YouTube not blocked when clearly in downtime. This feels like a class-action issue.
I agree. This is a HUGE Apple fail. Screen time simply will not work on my daughter's phone for Tik Tock or Snapchat. Everything else works, and yes I've tried almost every trick in the thread. It works briefly, occasionally, then is back to magically not working.
Apple, not only is this frustrating for parents but it also is a symptom of the bigger problem: Your quality control sucks lately, at least with software. Get it together if you want to keep your customers.
Agreed! Apple fix this issue! It’s a huge problem for parents!!!! I too am having the problem of YouTube, Netflix, and Safari remaining available after the downtime setting parameters have started. Fix this!!!
This (being listed in the Always Allowed group of Apps) is not the case for us. I'm not sure what the issue is, because it seems it sometimes is correctly restricted/limited and other times lets them watch for hours beyond the limit and quiet hours setting.
I wish it were that simple. I do occasionally find YouTube on that list somehow (ST is password protected, so not sure about that). But even when I take it off there, YouTube will keep working after ST limits kick in. Makes no sense.
I have the same issue. I added a 1 minute limit and also blocked all youtube urls such as https://m.youtube.com, https://www.youtube.com, ... yet my kid can visit youtube all he wants until he hits the time limit I have set for Safari.
Only two it won't block is YouTube and Instagram...exactly the two that are taking up hours and hours of time I am trying to control. Thanks Apple...
The only app that won't get blocked on my son's after using it for the time limit is Instagram. It is so annoying because that is the one app that I really need to limit on his phone.
Aww, darn. This did not do the trick for me. I have 9+ for apps but ai will try again ro see if something different will happen. Thanks flr sharing. But lucky you!
Another one if where you limit Facebook Messenger to let’s say 15 minutes but when they start calling using Messenger they can do so for hours, the Messenger is only blocked once they stop calling.
Yes, those same two apps here...
What did you do?
Same problem here. This is a big issue for our family.
I have a similar issue, but it's not YouTube but rather Roblox.
Screen time not blocking youtube
