Screen time not working

Screen time is on but my son can still watch you tube. I also have a time limit on you tube and it does not work. I’ve reset the iPad / settings and nothing. Any suggestions?

Posted on May 8, 2023 11:52 AM

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Posted on Jun 24, 2023 1:25 PM

i found that chrome (playing web you-tube) was not honoring the screen time limits, but found a way to fix it.

  1. change your screen time password then …
  2. remove the ability to add/delete apps, this is a well known screen time hack that many kids know. See if this works. I try to make only one setting change a day.
  3. If you are still having trouble, add website filters (see below). You should only really need *.com and *.org, but I was irritated at YouTube so I added it, too.

by adding the websites filters, now everything seems normal again. I hope this works for you.

Generally, I am trying to hold my son accountable for his phone use, but summer is much harder with less structure and the set limits help.

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Jun 24, 2023 1:25 PM in response to Hudders78

i found that chrome (playing web you-tube) was not honoring the screen time limits, but found a way to fix it.

  1. change your screen time password then …
  2. remove the ability to add/delete apps, this is a well known screen time hack that many kids know. See if this works. I try to make only one setting change a day.
  3. If you are still having trouble, add website filters (see below). You should only really need *.com and *.org, but I was irritated at YouTube so I added it, too.

by adding the websites filters, now everything seems normal again. I hope this works for you.

Generally, I am trying to hold my son accountable for his phone use, but summer is much harder with less structure and the set limits help.

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