Allow all websites with screen time on iPhone

Vide98 wrote:

I use screen time to limit my work applications to send notifications when I'm not working. I have added all other apps to always be allowed except the work apps. But I can't find a way to add safari to my whitelist so every website I visit will restricted.

If what you want to do is restrict notifications from certain apps at certain times, what you want to be using is Focus, not Screen Time.

Use Focus on your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support

Focus will allow you to silence notifications but will have no effect on your ability to use Safari.

Hey there Vide98,

Thanks so much for using Apple Support Communities.

We want to help you customize Screen Time so that it's working exactly as you like. While it's not possible to allow all websites through your Safari "Allowed Websites" list, you could potentially add some of the websites that you use most often so that they are excluded from any Screen Time restrictions that you have in place on that device. This article goes over how you would add websites to that exclusion list: Use parental controls on your child's iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support

Those steps are also included below:

Prevent web content

iOS and iPadOS can automatically filter website content to limit access to adult content in Safari and other apps on your device. You can also add specific websites to an approved or blocked list, or you can limit access to only approved websites. Follow these steps:

1. Go to Settings and tap Screen Time.

2. Tap Content & Privacy Restrictions and enter your Screen Time passcode. 

3. Tap Content Restrictions, then tap Web Content.

4. Choose Unrestricted Access, Limit Adult Websites, or Allowed Websites. 

Depending on the access you allow, you might need to add information, like the website that you want to restrict.

Another option would be to allow Safari entirely by making that an "allowed app" in your Screen Time settings. The steps for that are also included in the article above, but we'll include them below as well just to make things easy:

Allow built-in apps and features

You can restrict the use of built-in apps or features. If you turn off an app or feature, the app or feature won't be deleted, it's just temporarily hidden from your Home Screen. For example, if you turn off Mail, the Mail app won't appear on your Home Screen until you turn it back on.

To change your Allowed Apps:

1. Go to Settings and tap Screen Time.

2. Tap Content & Privacy Restrictions.

3. Enter your Screen Time passcode. 

4. Tap Allowed Apps. 

5. Select the apps that you want to allow.

We hope that this information is helpful.

Have a great day!

Hi Vide98,

Thanks for the follow-up! We see what you mean, that Safari does not show under Settings > Screen Time > Always Allowed. If you'd like to see if this as an option, you can always submit your feedback with this link: Product Feedback - Apple

Best wishes.

Vide98,

We do not think that a bug is causing this to occur, on your device. There, submitting your feedback would be the next best step to take.

We hope this helps.

Stay safe and well.