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Background app refresh grayed out and useless. Worked before.

How do you fix background app refresh when it is suddenly grayed out?

Posted on Nov 3, 2018 10:14 PM

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Do you have restrictions enabled? If so you may have restricted background app refresh.


Go to Settings —> Screen Time —> Content & Privacy Restrictions (enter screen time password) —> Background App Activities —> Allow. If everything in Content & Privacy Restrictions is grayed out that means you have no restrictions enabled.

Posted on Nov 4, 2018 2:27 PM

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Nov 4, 2018 2:27 PM in response to yorkiepoo

Do you have restrictions enabled? If so you may have restricted background app refresh.


Go to Settings —> Screen Time —> Content & Privacy Restrictions (enter screen time password) —> Background App Activities —> Allow. If everything in Content & Privacy Restrictions is grayed out that means you have no restrictions enabled.

Background app refresh grayed out and useless. Worked before.

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