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  1. V

    iPhone 7/Plus Bug in iOS 12.0 and 12.2

    I have discovered a bug in iOS 12.0 and 12.2, I am pretty sure this is a bug and not intentional design. It is passible to disable parental restriction very quickly without losing any data: Settings > Screen Time > Use Screen Time Passcode I have set parental restriction on my work phone...
  2. kmichalec

    Screen a Time - Allow more time for ALL apps?

    Question on Screen Time. I have it set for my daughters ipad and phone to only allow 2 hours of use on school days, and unlimited on weekends. I have a custom schedule set (12,2,2,2,2,2,12) and I set it for All Apps & Categories. However, there are certain cases where I want to allow exceptions...
  3. J

    Restrictions to Screen Time in IOS 12

    I am hoping someone can help. I used restrictions prior to IOS 12 on my son's phone to prevent him from using Safari. He got a new phone and went to IOS 12 and screen time now manages the restrictions. Because I had Safari disabled when I upgraded, I am unable to find Safari to re-enable. It...
  4. darkelipse04

    Screen Time - Not Working

    Hello, Anyone else running into this kind of issue described below? We have family sharing enabled across three devices (Two parents with iPhones (one organizer account, one parent/guardian account) one child with iPad). When activating Screen Time on the parent/guardian device the iPad shows...
  5. geekiemac

    iPhone Screen Time: what do the "grey bars" mean?

    Screen Time is... kinda weird. I have no idea what the "grey" bars mean. Coloured bars usually mean some sort of application category. But the grey bars? Last night I had a lot of "grey bar activity" (whatever that is). I first thought it might be the iCloud backup, which usually happens over...
  6. T

    Resolved Screen Time Question

    I'm trying to configure Screen Time for my daughter, but I'm having issues with managing it remotely from my iPhone. I went through the Screen Time on her iPhone and iPad and configured the settings for content restrictions, always allowed apps, and downtime. On my iPhone, I also have Screen...
  7. SkimPappa

    Resolved Screen Time - Not showing all family members

    I'm stumped. I have Family sharing turned on set up like this: Myself - Newest public Beta Wife - iOS 11 newest Kid1 - Newest public Beta Kid2 - Newest public Beta Kid3 - iOS 11 newest On my iPad I can see Kid 1 and Kid 3 listed under settings Screen Time. I can't see Kid 2. I set up screen...
  8. B

    Screentime - how are you getting on with it?

    I’d really be interested to know if any of you here are putting screentime through its paces. My experience with it (public beta) has been underwhelming. For example: Many of us (ok I am) are news junkies and so I was looking forward to having an easy setting to use to limit my time on news...
  9. 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?