Disable screen time for a child on mac, but keep it on for iphone and ipad

I see this has been asked a few times before, but I would like to know with the latest versions of ios, ipados, and macOS if there is a way not to have screen time count on mac, but have it still take effect on an iPhone and iPad. I want it to be still enabled (through family sharing, each child and parent has a separate iCloud acct). I have share across devices off and am just wondering if there is a way to not have screen time apply to mac. Thanks!

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Posted on Oct 31, 2022 7:15 PM

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Posted on Nov 2, 2022 4:47 PM

Hi there j_mclo1,


As long as "Share across devices" is disabled in Screen Time settings on each device that your child uses, you should be able to set up Screen Time however you like on each device. If you want only the iPad and iPhone to sync, then enable this under Settings > Screen Time on these devices only.


As long as this is not enabled on the Mac, you can change the Screen Time settings for your child's account on the Mac using the 'Track usage' and 'Limit usage' sections here: Use Screen Time on your Mac


If you want to disable Screen Time on the Mac only, follow the 'Turn on Screen Time' section of that article to navigate to the appropriate location in System Preferences/Settings on your Mac to do this.


If you are trying to accomplish something else or get an error of some kind when doing this, please provide more information so we can assist further.


Cheers!


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Nov 2, 2022 4:47 PM in response to j_mclo1

Hi there j_mclo1,


As long as "Share across devices" is disabled in Screen Time settings on each device that your child uses, you should be able to set up Screen Time however you like on each device. If you want only the iPad and iPhone to sync, then enable this under Settings > Screen Time on these devices only.


As long as this is not enabled on the Mac, you can change the Screen Time settings for your child's account on the Mac using the 'Track usage' and 'Limit usage' sections here: Use Screen Time on your Mac


If you want to disable Screen Time on the Mac only, follow the 'Turn on Screen Time' section of that article to navigate to the appropriate location in System Preferences/Settings on your Mac to do this.


If you are trying to accomplish something else or get an error of some kind when doing this, please provide more information so we can assist further.


Cheers!


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