How to prevent Screen Time restrictions from being reset on my child's iPhone?

I have certain restrictions in place for my child's iPhone for the following:

  • Content & Privacy Restrictions > App Store, Media, Web & Games > WEB CONTENT

I set WEB CONTENT to "Limit Adult Websites" and fill in a list of sites under "NEVER ALLOW".


Additionally, I configure ALLOWED MEDIA SERVICES CONTENT to limit acccess only to age appropriate material for Movies, TV shows, Apps, Books, etc.


Also under Content & Privacy Restrictions > ALLOW CHANGES:

I set various options to "Don't Allow".


After a while, when I go in to Screen Time to review configurations and restrictions, I find that the above restrictions I have set up ARE ALL GONE and it's all been reset to maximum access, everything allowed.


Is there some sort of bug or glitch, or has my child figured out how to change/remove these restrictions? Some anti-Screen Time app or program that parents don't know about?



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iPhone SE, iOS 18

Posted on May 26, 2025 9:52 AM

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Posted on May 26, 2025 9:56 AM

Very unlikely there is a glitch with Screen Time and your child rather knows the screen time passcode and is circumventing the restrictions.


I will suggest you update both your child’s iPhone and yours to iOS 18.5 because in that update releases a week-ish ago notifies the parent when the child correctly inputs the Screen Time passcode to bypass restrictions.

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May 26, 2025 9:56 AM in response to madeinspain

Very unlikely there is a glitch with Screen Time and your child rather knows the screen time passcode and is circumventing the restrictions.


I will suggest you update both your child’s iPhone and yours to iOS 18.5 because in that update releases a week-ish ago notifies the parent when the child correctly inputs the Screen Time passcode to bypass restrictions.

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