Screentime settings keep resetting!

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Screentime settings keep resetting!

Hello!

I have a family account where I manage my child's electronic usage. Their accounts downtime and app limits keep turning off with no rhyme and reason to it. Sometimes it resets within seconds of turning it on!

I've tried several things:

Turning off Screen Time and resetting
Turning the iPhones off (both of them)
Updating software (both of them)
Wiping and resetting both phones
Having both phones on the same Wi-Fi, turning off phones and turning back on and resetting the controls

Literally nothing works!! This is ridiculous that is has been a known issue to Apple (sooo many similar threads on this issue) and yet no fix?!?! I don't understand why Apple has this feature if it doesn't work.

Please help!!!!

iPhone 14 Pro Max, iOS 18

Posted on Jan 14, 2025 7:49 AM

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SMM1225

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Jan 16, 2025 4:54 PM in response to Salty789

Very frustrating. There is a bug that is circulating on social media to bypass screen time settings. Allowing anyone to screen control while using FaceTime bypasses restrictions and the person screen controlling can turn the passcode off. Kids can FaceTime a friend and allow them to screen control (a newer feature in FaceTime) and the security setting don’t transfer over to the person remotely controlling the screen. It’s obnoxious that this feature was released without this being noticed, even more atrocious that it hasn’t been patched yet.

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