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  1. Thor774

    Help: I need to find a way to block the Phone app at night

    I have a teenager and her iPhone is configured with Screen Time. Downtime is set to block many apps late at night when it's time to sleep. Lately, I have noticed that she has started to make and receive phone calls very late at night when the rest of the house is asleep. You can block every app...
    • Thor774
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    • block downtime iphone phone app screen time
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: iOS 16
  2. baking soda

    Why can't I whitelist Safari during Downtime?

    This is so stupid. I really am baffled at Apple's software decisions nowadays. To try and cut down my night time phone usage, I've enabled Downtime, so that I can restrict apps usage (mainly social media) and make sure I can wind down and get ready for sleep easier than before. Yeah, all great...
    • baking soda
    • Thread
    • downtime ios safari whitelist
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: iOS 16
  3. R

    Downtime not blocking some apps

    Okay, so I have Downtime set on out daughter's phone so nothing bar the essentials should be available after 7pm & before 7am. I have added the required apps to the access at all times list. Out of hours the restricted apps show the little hourglass beside them. All but Instagram. It is not in...
    • rexone
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    • bug downtime instagram
    • Replies: 33
    • Forum: iOS 12
  4. R

    General Bypass Downtime

    I'm just curious if I don't have something setup correctly. I setup a Downtime on a device but I was able to bypass it for 15 minutes or longer. If I desired to use this as a parental control, how could I stop the override?
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