After upgrading my phone to IOS 26, I realized when I used “one minute” on my screen time, all the apps would also use minute. This makes it so that I am unable to use my other apps after my screen time has gone down! Does anyone know how to fix this?
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Original Title: Ios 26 Screen Time
iPhone 16, iOS 26
"IOS 26 Screen Time issue: 'One minute' setting affects all apps on iPhone: After upgrading my phone to IOS 26, I realized when I used 'one minute' on my screen time, all the apps would also use minute. This makes it so that I am unable to use my other apps after my screen time has gone down! Does anyone know how to fix this?"
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To the OP and all those affected...
This seems to be catching on.
So, Report this Bug to Apple:
Do your Part: These are user-to-user forums. Apple rarely reads these forums on their own time as it is. So, provide Apple with feedback on this. Apple wont get back to you directly, but the more they hear of this, the more they will know what is going on, and what needs to be fixed. Apple will know nothing if this, if you don't report it to them.
To Provide Feedback:
I don’t understand the people telling the kids to get their parents to fix it. I am a parent. My daughter did tell me. It can’t be fixed, it’s a bug. I’ve reported it to Apple, but the more that report it, the greater chance of it being fixed.
This is the point of user forums - share problems, see if others have solutions or workarounds.
"That's too bad. Once they add 26.1 to the list on the Feedback page, it might be useful for people to report a bug under the new version."
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Spreading the Word of an Unprovided Item:
The most-recent released items are never added right away --no idea as to why. So, mention that this is in regards to iOS26.1, in your comments pane, when providing the feedback.
"I’ve half figured out this weird problem, if I use my one minute during downtime then it uses all of them but if I run out of screen time I get time mostly for one app (there are a few apps that still try to work though)"
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Report this Fix to Apple Via Feedback:
Do your Part: Inform Apple of this fix. Apple barely reads these forums as it is on their own time. So, to get the word out to them, report it to them. Apple won't get back to you directly, but the more feedback they receive on this, the more they will know what is going on, and what needs to be fixed.
I just reported this to apple
com/feedback and encourage everyone else to, too.
It has to be a bug and not a feature because other the one more minute
feature cannot make sense.
"I've noticed this. It's quite aggravating. [...]Apple, if you see this, I'm begging you, please fix this."
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Sp, Report this to Apple. These are just user-to-user forums. You are not speaking here. As I said in my reply: Apple will know nothing if this, if you don't report it to them.
I will report this to Apple
I’ve figured out this weird problem, if I use my one minute during downtime then it uses all of them (except for all my “utility “ apps, my “travel” apps and most of my “other” apps) but if I run out of screen time (not downtime) I get time for all apps per section one minute for each section
This might help temporarily but with the fix I found “ I’ve figured out this weird problem, if I use my one minute during downtime then it uses all of them (except for all my “utility “ apps, my “travel” apps and most of my “shopping ” apps) but if I run out of screen time (not downtime) I get time for all apps per section one minute for each section” you can get extra one minutes
Or we can report it to apple since the parents can only turn it off and it isn’t really an option
I’ve half figured out this weird problem, if I use my one minute during downtime then it uses all of them but if I run out of screen time I get time mostly for one app (there are a few apps that still try to work though)
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I've noticed this. It's quite aggravating. I've also noticed how Infinite Campus, Google, and my bank app are blocked (these are always allowed). Before the update, they always worked and let me sign in, and I never had a problem with them. But now, after the IOS 26.0 update, it's saying that my limit has been reached for the apps. Apple, if you see this, I'm begging you, please fix this.
LD150 wrote:
yes but sometimes we offer you a fix, sometimes a workaround,
You have offered nothing. Saying "just don't use the feature" is neither a workaround nor a fix. It is a waste of your time to write it and it is a waste of everyone else's time to read it.
Clearly you can't comprehend why people use this feature. You don't need to understand. Your opinion of whether or not people should use this feature is simply not relevant. It's like seeing someone who needs help with their camera and saying "gee, maybe you should just enjoy the memory instead of taking a photo."
LD150 wrote:
You had my workaround, you have no obligation to accept it, but definitely no need to criticise it without providing a better one.
Two current choices appear to be available to parental controllers, leave the kids to suffer, or turn off Screen Time, preferably IMO permanently.
Turning off a feature is NOT a workaround, just FYI. Your opinion on whether screen time should be on or off is irrelevant. You have got no obligation to share workarounds that aren't workarounds if you don't believe it's a bug or don't need screen time for yourself or your kids
Same thing is happening to my daughter. She’s not impressed.
This happened to me too but a few random apps just had one minute
iOS 26 Screen Time issue: 'One minute' setting affects all apps on iPhone
