Please stop sending Screen Time requests via iMessage!

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Please stop sending Screen Time requests via iMessage!

Screen time requests being sent by Message is incredibly aggravating! This seems like an update that came along with iOS 17 and I would love a way to turn it off.

Prior to this update I would only receive a Screen Time notification with a request from my child for additional time on an app. Now, I receive a Screen Time notice and Messages to the whole family with the request. To make it so much worse, the request will often be automatically be granted, for the entire day, when I do check the message, even if i check immediately. Neither I or my wife have approved the requests.

How can I turn off notifications for Screen Time via Message, so I just get the old iOS notification?

iPhone 11

Posted on Oct 15, 2023 02:20 PM

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Omar_A1

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Oct 16, 2023 01:36 PM in response to dRuffolo

Hello dRuffolo,

Thank you for reaching out to Apple Support Communities.

Additional options and settings can be found here:

Set up Screen Time for a family member on iPhone

With Screen Time, you can keep track of how family members are using their devices so you can help them structure the time they spend on them. You can set up Screen Time for a family member on their device or, if you’ve set up Family Sharing, you can set up Screen Time for a family member through Family Sharing on your device. See Set up parental controls with Family Sharing on iPhone and the Apple Support article Family Sharing and Apple ID for your child.

As the organizer of a Family Sharing group, when you set up a child account, you can set up content restrictions, Communication Limits, and downtime. After the child’s account is set up, you can change parental control settings at any time in Settings > Screen Time. See Set up a device for a child with Family Sharing on iPhone.

Note: For children under 13, Communication Safety and Screen Distance are turned on by default, and the Web Content Filter blocks adult content.

Additional details can be found here: Set up Screen Time for a family member on iPhone

You can also provide feedback regarding this by going to iPhone

Hopefully this helps.

Cheers!

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