Hi,
We have 1:1 iPad at my school, with managed Apple IDs. Several parents have asked about enabling parental controls and screen time on their iPads. As far as I'm aware, since the pupils have Managed Apple IDs, they can't added to a family group, so therefore cannot have parental controls set up. Am I correct in thinking that? Is there another way around it? Many thanks in advance!
Jo
iPad (8th generation)
Jamf does have an option. It's called Jamf Parent. I've never used it, but I've seen others do so.
Jamf does have an option. It's called Jamf Parent. I've never used it, but I've seen others do so.
No, that is incorrect. Parental Controls can be set up directly on the device, Family Sharing is not required for this.
Settings ➜ Screen Time ➜ Content and Privacy Restrictions.
Unless your MDM is disabling Screen time, it should be perfectly possible to enable those from there directly on each device. This will be a task for each parent however, or the admin of the MDM to go into each iPad and enable the restrictions on it.
Family sharing just allows the restrictions to be set up remotely from the parent's device.
This is correct. That said, some MDM platforms have tools designed for this as part of their platform. You may wish to reach out to your vendor to inquire about the availability of these tools.
jofrombournemouth wrote:
Hi Phil0124,
Many thanks for your reply. I should have mentioned it is greyed out in Settings, but I will take a look into the configuration settings in Jamf Pro and see if we can make it available.
That usually means your MDM is itself restricting it. Check the configuration to enable it.
Many thanks @celliott147 for your response. I will liaise with our MDM provider (JAMF) for more information.
Thanks celliott147, I am aware of Jamf Parent and have downloaded the parent and student apps to test, but I believe there are additional costs incurred.
Hi Phil0124,
Many thanks for your reply. I should have mentioned it is greyed out in Settings, but I will take a look into the configuration settings in Jamf Pro and see if we can make it available.
Parental Restrictions and Screen Time
