Using Apple Configurator to manage Family Devices

You can’t use Apple Configurator to do that. You can, however, use a third-party tool to do the same thing. I would recommend iMazing as it can do all of what you want. It supports adding profiles, setting up supervision, and can do everything Configurator can do. In order to use supervision you will need to add an organization to it’s library, but it does not require setting up an account for the organization.

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That’s not true. You can certainly make your own supervision identity and supervise personal devices with Configurator. I do it with several family devices. It’s a great way to do it. If I remember right, the creation of the identity might be a little involved, but very do-able.

Family Sharing's ScreenTime feature is a strong starting point. There are other apps out there such as OurPact, Bark, and FamilyTime that use the MDM framework to extend what is possible in the enterprise to family devices. I use Apple Configurator to supervise all of our devices (which allows for additional functionality from the parental management apps). I also have a few profiles configured within it to deploy things like Wi-Fi without having to enter it on every device.

Hey there - just wondering how it's going. I also saw recently an app called Grace (grace-app.com) that leverages the Screen Time API. However, it is limited to the Family Sharing relationships - you cannot use it to bring sanity to your own device or that of another adult in your household. This, in my opinion, if I understand it right, is a great shortcoming in Apple's approach.

Hi this might help!

Set up Family Sharing on iPhone - Apple Support

I've been using it for years (since before Apple Business Manager), so I'm not sure what is required now.