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iPhone not showing up in Screen Time on my Mac
Hi all, I have 2 older Macs running Big Sur and Catalina. I have an iPad and iPhone running iOS 15.2. I have screen time sharing enabled for all devices. On the iPad and iPhone I can see all 4 devices in screen time but on both Macs I cannot see the iPhone in the list. Only the other 3. I've... -
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Make a backup using Apple's Temporary iCloud Storage - with Screen Time Active?
I have a new iphone 13. The user is younger than 18 and I have Screen Time active. How do I get the temporary iCloud storage Apple is offering when readying an old phone to back up to iCloud? I don't see the Transfer or Reset Option at the bottom of the General Settings Page. I tried to turn off... -
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Screen Time sharing across devices is a mess
So, I have a problem with Screen Time on my devices - iPhone 13 running iOS 15.1 and iPad Air 4 with iPadOS 15.1. The feature is extremely inconsistent across my devices. For example, I used my phone for 1,5 hour, but Screen Time on my iPad shows only 55 minutes. The other way around is even... -
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DNS Filter for macOS
Does macOS have some internal way to do DNS filtering? Like whitelisting only specific websites. I know there are apps like AdGuard. There is also ScreenTime. But will ScreenTime limit only connections by apps and from the browser, or is it really a global filter for the whole system (so it... -
Using Screen Time to regulate kids online-learning is useless
Hi, Screen Time would appear to have a lot of potential but every time I've tried to use it to regulate kids usage I run into limitations that render it useless. My kids are online-learning and all I want is to be able to restrict them to the apps/sites they need during the school day. After...- occamsrazor
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Help
I need help, since ios 14.6 my screentime password doesnt get prompted. When a limit is up I can just press „ignore“ the without the password prompt showing up. I didnt alter any of the settings. Does anyone know how I can enable the password again?- Bruhbutton1
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- ios 14.6 screen time
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- Forum: iOS 14
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Screen Time Password not working
Hello Ive updated to Ios 14.6 when it first came out and have had a Problem with Screen Time since. When reaching the set time limit of an app the prompt “ignore for today” or 15 more minutes” can be selected without having to enter the screen time password. I have not disabled the password...- Bruhbutton1
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- ios 14.6 screen time
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- Forum: iOS 14
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Screen Time Blank when Share Across Device Is On
Hello everyone. There's something I can't figure out... With share across devices is on, I can only see a blank page when I try to check my screen time report. Either on my Mac and iPhone. This problem has been continued for so long. I DDGed and got nothing useful. I've even contacted Apple... -
Screen Time failed to block applications?
We have configured our child's Screen Time to block an app after one hour of daily use. However in multiple occurrences, the app didn't get blocked and it kept running despite the allocated time had ran out. I've tried: Removing the app in question from the time limit and re-adding it back...- adib
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- Forum: macOS Catalina (10.15)
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iPhone 8/Plus Screen Time and Contacts
My daughter has a iPhone 8 running 14.4. This phone has Screen Time (ST) enabled and restrictions are on. I have two issues relating to Screen Time and contacts. 1. On her phone she is able to ADD a new contact without prompting for the ST passcode. 2. On my Mac (Big Sur) and my phone (14.5)... -
iPhone Does screen time work in Cydia?
You know it's not possible for a kid to break the security of screen time in iOS. Does this is the same in Cydia? Especially the versions of cydia which correspond to iOS versions before iOS 14.- besaltiyedisekiz
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Screen time glitches with Roblox
We use Screen Time to help my son shut off Roblox (he really likes the 5 minute warning and that he can ask for an additional minute). While it works fine on his ipad, on our macbook air its very glitchy. In both Catalina and Big Sur it causes the Roblox window to rapidly flash, and the only way...- julswu
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- Forum: macOS Big Sur (11)
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Screen Time - Cannot Add Websites to Allowed Websites Only list
I'm trying to configure my daughters MacBook Air so that she can only open specific websites. In screen time I can an add websites to the list of allowed sites, but as soon as I reopen the dialog the list is reset to the defaults. Earlier her account was restricted to only the default list of...- pigmartian
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- big sur content blocker screen time
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- Forum: macOS Big Sur (11)
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Screen Time broken on macOS Big Sur? iMac
I enabled screen time on my iMac running macOS Big Sur, and it's been logging constant Twitter usage ever since. For example, it's ~9am and I'm at 9 hours of Twitter usage today on my iMac specifically. Last night, my iMac was asleep and had a few webpages open in Safari, but none of them were... -
Screen Time showing Youtube even though it's not installed
I don't have the Youtube app—or any other Google app—installed (iPhone 12 Pro) but Screen Time showing as 11 hours watched yesterday and more than 9 hours on a different day last week. I didn't watch anything on Youtube (web) yesterday, either (and certainly not for 11+ hours), so I don't think...- IgnatiusTheKing
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- Forum: iOS 14
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Parental Control problems
Our kid has screen time with content restriction enabled and protected by a passcode. Until few days ago it worked fine and automatically across kid's iPhone, two Macs and my parental iPhone. The private browsing in safari was disabled on all three devices, as was the ability to clear the... -
Can’t change Screen Time password!!!
Hello! I don’t remember ever setting a Screen time password and now I want to change in-app purchases options but I can’t because I don’t have the PW. I tried “Forgot Password” and I try to change it entering my Apple ID and PW (which I’m sure I’m entering correctly) but it just sends me back to...- Daniel F. Scarnati M.
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- Forum: iPhone Tips, Help and Troubleshooting
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All Devices Screen Time data/history
So, my little hacker daughter determined the screen time passcode and proceeded to watch a ridiculous amount of TikTok. Though she no longer has access to her physical device, I thought I’d try to determine how much over her usual amount of time she used in order to gauge and explain the... -
Screen Time doesn't sync
It seems there's a synchronization problem with Screen Time. My weekly utilization figures are vastly different when viewed on my Mac as opposed to my iPad and also iPhone. This is despite I've selected all devices in the reporting. Here are last week's _average utilization_ figures: mac: 9h... -
iPhone Screen time not blocking Facetime
So, I have my daughter's phone (running iOS 13.2) set to Block At Downtime everything with after 10pm, except for Phone (which can't be locked out), Messages, Maps, Calendar, Find My Iphone and Music. I specifically have Facetime not in that list, and it shows in the list below of apps that...
