Forget about setting up Apple screen time, it sucks. Lots of bugs and the APP limits disappears every day after being set. Apple sucks at making software
Having problems myself. I’ve done everything right, made sure we’re updated with the latest software, have tried restarting the phones, deleting my child then re-adding her, but I can’t get the parental controls to even begin working. I've looked it up and apparently this has been a very common problem for *years*. Was hoping to find help, but I'm not feeling confident.
To everyone commenting about not trusting your children or saying that the reason kids sneak out is because their parents are too strict: I was once a child with no restrictions. I got in trouble multiple times for sneaking out and having fun with my friends, and I misunderstood, thinking my parents didn’t love me. I became a mother at a young age. Now that I have children, I understand the restrictions and frustrations my parents felt back then. One day, when you become a parent, you’ll realize why some parents lose trust in their children or feel the need to set limits. There’s a saying: what goes around comes around. Also, this isn’t about not trusting our children; it’s about not being able to trust the world we live in now. There are predators on the internet, on the roads-predators everywhere. As parents who love our children deeply, we don’t want to take chances with their safety. If you choose not to set restrictions for your children, that’s your decision. My word to you is, “Good luck” raising your child with no limits.
Curious if there is any other reason you don't suggest having an android phone when your child has an iPhone? I do all the screen time settings from their device and it seems to work great. Plus, I don't get notifications from the kids about time limit extensions and app requests ever!
What should I do if my daughter's phone was set up as if she was over 13 but she is only 8 and I am now trying to set up the family sharing and parental controls? Should I wipe her phone and start over?
Hi Family Tech, thanks for this video! I've just set up my 8 year old child to the parental control system and set up the app approval option. This works well with any app that is suitable for her age but with apps that are for older kids, like 12 year old, she can't even ask for permission, the app is automatically blocked, is there any way to overrule this restriction?
All a kid has to do is go into screen time under their profile and click change screen time passcode, then turn off screen time passcode, and here is where apple messed up, if Apple would have just allowed the 4 digit pin to be required instead of using the screen lock passcode to perform this action this would not be a problem. In order to keep the phone secure a screen lock code must be setup. This is something the kid needs to know, otherwise everytime the phone locks they will be asking for the phone to be unlocked, so annoying. A simple fix for Apple to make, but they are so smart and they know what their doing. Making screen time useless.
Can you limit an iPad's usage based on a time period instead of a set schedule? For example, can I limit an iPad to only be used for a few hours per day at any given point in that day or am I limited to specific scheduling?
Go to Settings > Screen Time. Tap App Limits, then tap Add Limit. Select one or more app categories. ... Tap Next, then set the amount of time allowed. ... When you finish setting limits, tap add. You can also use "downtime" With Downtime, you can block apps and notifications for specific periods when you want time away from your devices, or when you want to schedule time away for your child. When you schedule downtime, only phone calls and apps that you choose to allow are available. Downtime applies to all of your Screen Time enabled devices, and you get a reminder five minutes before it starts. If you set a Screen Time passcode, Downtime includes an additional setting, Block At Downtime. When you choose this setting and you select Ask For More Time when Downtime starts, entering the passcode allows you to approve the app for 15 minutes, an hour, or all day. For child accounts, your child can select One More Minute once, or click Ask For More Time to send their request to the parent or guardian account for approval.
is there a way to just limit total time for the phone? I know how to limit the time frame and individual apps but maybe I just want to say "sure you can use the phone for 1 hour between 4 and 9 pm".
I setup parent control years ago when my daughter was about 8 she found away to somehow change her Apple ID and password and used any app and all the screen time she wanted, this control system is not as controllable as we think parents.
This was amazing. Thank you. For the child under 13 account is there a way to make it so they have to ask permission before they download any new apps?
I set up app limits but none of the settings took. The child can use everything and infinitum which is contrary to the app limit settings I created. Why is this the case?
I bet your parents wish you could see how the phone makes your head spin from to much screen time. Iphones are crack for kids. Very addicting. There is more to life than just staring at a phone for 24 hours a day.
This is sick. You parents don't understand mental insanity. We are still people. We still need privacy. You want to make this so your children are safe??? As soon as they can move out. They will. And will disobey every single "rule" you made. None of this is doing anything. Its just hurting your child.
@@loveeatingchipsss We have already tried the free rains method only to have a police officer bring our child back home in the middle of the night from sneaking out with her friends. Turns out she has been smoking pot, drinking behind our backs, not to mention what we found on her phone. So she is lucky she has a phone at all after all she has been doing. Phones are dangerous to the mind of a child. When she gets to the age of 18, sure she will leave and thats fine, one day she will have kids and see for her self. The problem is these days is that these kids dont like to be told what to do, until they start paying their own way, tuff luck kiddo.
@@loveeatingchipsssactually all the modern neuroscience research says you are wrong. There is a boatload of research on the longer term damage it does and it alters brain chemistry etc
Do you have any videos on tips/weaknesses of setting up an apple watch as a child's only phone? I'm searching for a solution for my 12 year old, don't want any browsers, social media, or Wi-Fi hotspot abilities. Right now I'm leaning towards a Sunbeam F1 feature phone but it doesn't seam to have gps tracking abilities for the parent. I have a series 6 (cellular) apple watch I could repurpose if it is a decent solution. My kid is clever about getting around parental (and even chromebook school IT) controls.
Do you know how to stop the kid using personal hotspot? I disabled her from changing cell carrier settings under content and restriction but she is still able to open the personal hotspot to use data.
I dont know how old this video is but I am not getting screen time option not very clear to see where this might be either. Did the second part of your video because hes over 13 so when I tap on his name I got : Apple ID below that. subscriptions , Purchases, Location sharing and that it but no screen time or any other selections etc
As a teen myself who loves cybersecurity this is kinda funny. For screen time there is actually a device management profile that turns off the screen time through a cool bug in iOS. Also, the kids can just jailbreak the device through side loading. I used chimera jailbreak a couple years ago. Also did you just leak your number and Apple ID?
My son keeps turning off his find my iPhone. If there any way we can disable that so he can’t turn it off and we can still see where he is at? He is 10 and his friend showed him how to do it.
Your internet provider can show you search history even after it’s been deleted. All messages, even deleted ones, are available upon request from phone provider. Snapchat and TikTok will provide you with complete logs of who your child has been in contact with, messages, and every video they view. For a 10 year old, monitor all of this without them knowing. If they are on snapchat or TikTok get them off immediately. The amount of explicit content on TikTok is unbelievable and snapchat could expose your child to predators and could even expose their location to random people if they have that setting on.
Unfortunately not. I’m 17 and my parents still track my location and all I have to do is turn off my phone all the way or just turn it off through the app.
Can these parental settings also be used a an existing iPhone? Your video shows setting up the iPhone for a new user. Can you invite the child and have an existing iPhone setup? Thanks in advance Paul K
Yes absolutely can. But you need to sign in a new apple ID (that is referring to your child) on that iphone. They must be under 16y/o for you to control their phone
So the iPhone that was given to my son and the iPad that was given to my daughter by someone who is now 3000 miles away cannot be supervised by my Google pixel? I can't just up and get an iPhone for this one thing. That's ridiculous. I knew I should have just said no to these hand me down apple devices. Seems it's going to be nothing but trouble for me.
Why is it not letting me set my spouse as a parent? Everything online says it is supposed to give the option, it doesn't. We've deleted, tried from other devices, etc. Why???????
Thank you for this! was wondering if there is a way to disable camera (i don't mean the camera app), basically access to camera from any app. is this possible? how?
easy fix for screen time is to uninstall all unwanted apps and reset the icloud password....kid wont be able to do nothing but text and answer voicemails....internet will be unrestricted though
Why is it that when I'm adding another parent it's not giving me the option to set them as a parent? Everything online is saying it's supposed to lead me through it..... it's never asked either of us and we've deleted it and tried multiple times.
I might be crazy but i suspect my roommate is reading my text messages and monitoring me. She does have parental control on her kids devices. She gave me a brand new iphone as a gift. Is there anyway i can tell if theres a monitoring app installed on my phone?
I followed this meticulously but can't get these controls to work at all. The kid's phone is unaffected regardless of the parental control settings. Staff at the Apple Store just told me that controls can't be used 13+ and advised setting up a new Apple ID using a false, younger age, which is precisely what you recommend against doing.
Same problem here.Did you solve it? Very frustrating..Everything worked fine until my 13 year old daughter found out that she could sign out from family sharing and screentime..(I have no idea why Apple let them have that possibility) Now I try and find a way to turn on screentime again (without her phone in front of me) She doesn’t want screentime at all and it’s almost impossible for me to get a hold of her phone without lots of drama..😱she’s currently on it way too much and this can’t continue. I have to find a solution now. Seems like changing her age from my phone can be an option. But she can’t get ant verification codes etc. Those have to go to my number. Thankful for any help!:)
@@HCK_Cat_ In my case, the controls started working roughly the way I hoped they would work about a day later. There was a delay. One possible explanation for the delay was that his phone wasn't connected to mobile service yet when I initially set it up and tested the controls. Your mileage may vary. I used his correct age, which was 14. One thing that wasn't clear from this video and other resources I found, is that some control procedures have to be managed on the kid's phone and some on your phone.
@@mattcarroll2967 I see- thank you so much for your reply. Hopefully I’ll make it work somehow🙂Very frustrating not to have parental controls at the moment 📲
Thank you for the very informative video. Just one quick question: will the child have the option of 'change screen time passcode' on their iphone, which is generally listed below 'Content & Privacy restriction'. Because after selecting it they can press 'forgot passcode' and then 'forgot apple password' and then change the Apple ID password after an one hour delay, which will might give control of the screen time feature. This is what happens when i put screen time on my phone, it shouldnt happen in family sharing, but wanted to confirm.
I have been trying to limit phone use for well over a year. I put data control apps on phones - the kids just deleted them. I changed phones from android’s to apple as I was told that the parental controls actually worked - but they did not (my son still uses the phone as much as he wants - 8 hours a day. Next step is cancel the phone altogether
I set up the iPhone to limit his time to an hour a day; the controls don’t work what ever time I set, he can spend as much time as he likes!!!!! Usually 8 hours a day. Next step is to destroy phone
So i did this with my child, but on their screentime on their phone, they still have the option to "turn off screen time family sharing" which negates the whole system. Any solutions to that?
I've set this up and now my own iphone has restrictions on texts. When I get a text it has the hourglass and it says "not in your contacts" even though they are .. it allows me to "add the contact" to view the text on my phone but how do i turn this off on my parental phone?
@@nadirnazim9342 oh interesting. I spent 10+ yrs using Family Link and I find iPhone screen time way easier to manage my teen’s devices, once I figured it all out. We both love it. Specially the features of asking for more time on an app and the ability to communicate all around after downtime with the contacts I select.
Hey, so I switched from the iPhone 14 Pro Max to the 15 Pro Max, and now the Family Share notifications aren't showing up on my iPhone anymore. They're all going to the Messages app on my MacBook instead. I'd like to get them back on my iPhone, but I couldn't find any settings for that. Any ideas?
I have tried all of the above and nothing seems to stop RUclips and what’s app even though I have set specific time limits the apps do not stop working when the time limit is up. I have noticed that I’m not the only one who has this problem.
So when I’m setting this all up for my daughter and it’s asking me to make the “teen password.” Is that a password for me to know only? Or is that a password both my daughter and I should know?
On the question of 13 (under or over), when I set this up.. My kid is 12 and will be 13 later this year. I’ll set up the under 13 way. But can I change the method later easily?
Hi..I setup parental control on my teenager's phone. He has his own apple id and I put downtime at 10pm -7am. For the allowed apps, I added mine and my hubby's contact from my contacts list. But when we check his messages, it shows both of ours messages locked as well. Could you tell me whats wrong?
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Every child is hating on her rn 😂
nah frrrr
Real
Leave kids a lone
@@datonegirl9609 frrrrr
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you are the reason i have screen time limit
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Good. Your parents love you.
@@ajbrown3608 nahhhhh
@@ajbrown3608 ye, they really do love me🙂
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i hate parental controlles..... have a vid about playing video games not limiting them
all yall some bums fr
Its the parents who don’t know the child is 100x ahead of them 😂
100% of the 3rd party monitoring apps / services are totally compromised by the child installing a FREE VPN app.
Lol😂😂
Exactly bro
Relatable😂
When you look up this video bc ur mom keep trying to put parental controls
im tryna figure out how to turn OFF family sharing
You can’t it’s restricted to 12-
We know you are 😜
Thank you I feel like every parent would appreciate this information. ❤
Nahhhhh
@@Yoboyvenom12 your a kid huh
@@ashleyluna-johnson2733 13 years old
13 years old
@@ashleyluna-johnson2733I just feel like we need privacy
How to add a second parent to be able also control my child account..?
Forget about setting up Apple screen time, it sucks. Lots of bugs and the APP limits disappears every day after being set. Apple sucks at making software
Having problems myself. I’ve done everything right, made sure we’re updated with the latest software, have tried restarting the phones, deleting my child then re-adding her, but I can’t get the parental controls to even begin working. I've looked it up and apparently this has been a very common problem for *years*. Was hoping to find help, but I'm not feeling confident.
Damn now i know why i cant clear my history or go on private…
with screen time, when its blocked. can the phone be used for phone calls and texts?
You set which apps work when blocked. You can designate those if you want to
IOS used to do this perfectly, now it just turns on and off randomly and has become buggy.
Screentime is completely garbage. I hope tje us govt sanctions apple for this. Google family does a much much better job.
To everyone commenting about not trusting your children or saying that the reason kids sneak out is because their parents are too strict: I was once a child with no restrictions. I got in trouble multiple times for sneaking out and having fun with my friends, and I misunderstood, thinking my parents didn’t love me. I became a mother at a young age.
Now that I have children, I understand the restrictions and frustrations my parents felt back then. One day, when you become a parent, you’ll realize why some parents lose trust in their children or feel the need to set limits. There’s a saying: what goes around comes around.
Also, this isn’t about not trusting our children; it’s about not being able to trust the world we live in now. There are predators on the internet, on the roads-predators everywhere. As parents who love our children deeply, we don’t want to take chances with their safety. If you choose not to set restrictions for your children, that’s your decision. My word to you is, “Good luck” raising your child with no limits.
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Curious if there is any other reason you don't suggest having an android phone when your child has an iPhone? I do all the screen time settings from their device and it seems to work great. Plus, I don't get notifications from the kids about time limit extensions and app requests ever!
Is anyone else here to learn how to set it limit wife’s screen time?
Tik tok addiction....😅
Boooooooo
What should I do if my daughter's phone was set up as if she was over 13 but she is only 8 and I am now trying to set up the family sharing and parental controls? Should I wipe her phone and start over?
why does she even have a phone at 8….. 💀
Yes wipe and restart but you may have to do a new id
Hi Family Tech, thanks for this video!
I've just set up my 8 year old child to the parental control system and set up the app approval option. This works well with any app that is suitable for her age but with apps that are for older kids, like 12 year old, she can't even ask for permission, the app is automatically blocked, is there any way to overrule this restriction?
Only way is by increasing the child age in the device. Hope that helps.
All a kid has to do is go into screen time under their profile and click change screen time passcode, then turn off screen time passcode, and here is where apple messed up, if Apple would have just allowed the 4 digit pin to be required instead of using the screen lock passcode to perform this action this would not be a problem. In order to keep the phone secure a screen lock code must be setup. This is something the kid needs to know, otherwise everytime the phone locks they will be asking for the phone to be unlocked, so annoying. A simple fix for Apple to make, but they are so smart and they know what their doing. Making screen time useless.
This was great to get my parents to get me an iPhone!! Tysm!
As a teen this is so unfair I’m just trying to see what it does like?
Can you limit an iPad's usage based on a time period instead of a set schedule? For example, can I limit an iPad to only be used for a few hours per day at any given point in that day or am I limited to specific scheduling?
Yes you can do this
@@RyanTheJenkshow can you do this? Concerned parent here.
Go to Settings > Screen Time.
Tap App Limits, then tap Add Limit.
Select one or more app categories. ...
Tap Next, then set the amount of time allowed. ...
When you finish setting limits, tap add.
You can also use "downtime"
With Downtime, you can block apps and notifications for specific periods when you want time away from your devices, or when you want to schedule time away for your child. When you schedule downtime, only phone calls and apps that you choose to allow are available. Downtime applies to all of your Screen Time enabled devices, and you get a reminder five minutes before it starts.
If you set a Screen Time passcode, Downtime includes an additional setting, Block At Downtime. When you choose this setting and you select Ask For More Time when Downtime starts, entering the passcode allows you to approve the app for 15 minutes, an hour, or all day. For child accounts, your child can select One More Minute once, or click Ask For More Time to send their request to the parent or guardian account for approval.
is there a way to just limit total time for the phone? I know how to limit the time frame and individual apps but maybe I just want to say "sure you can use the phone for 1 hour between 4 and 9 pm".
Did you figure that out ?
Content and restrictions…. You can set limits to specific apps as well as disable them as well as websites as well.
@@gabrielavega6095 I have.
@@chrismcelrath9932 After some youtubing and googling, I've got it. Thankyou
I setup parent control years ago when my daughter was about 8 she found away to somehow change her Apple ID and password and used any app and all the screen time she wanted, this control system is not as controllable as we think parents.
😮really? Oh My!!
Nahh now I’m gonna get rid of family share
lol
This was amazing. Thank you. For the child under 13 account is there a way to make it so they have to ask permission before they download any new apps?
Yes you can I have my child phone set up to he has to ask for permission to download apps
@@deyontaolley7445 thanks hun
@@deyontaolley7445how
@@deyontaolley7445how do you do that?
I hate my parents 😭😭😭
I set up app limits but none of the settings took. The child can use everything and infinitum which is contrary to the app limit settings I created. Why is this the case?
Same for me. There are countless videos on how to override parental controls and lots of children override them.
I wish I could do this to my parents to let them know how it feels.😂
I bet your parents wish you could see how the phone makes your head spin from to much screen time. Iphones are crack for kids. Very addicting. There is more to life than just staring at a phone for 24 hours a day.
This is sick. You parents don't understand mental insanity. We are still people. We still need privacy. You want to make this so your children are safe??? As soon as they can move out. They will. And will disobey every single "rule" you made. None of this is doing anything. Its just hurting your child.
@@loveeatingchipsss We have already tried the free rains method only to have a police officer bring our child back home in the middle of the night from sneaking out with her friends. Turns out she has been smoking pot, drinking behind our backs, not to mention what we found on her phone. So she is lucky she has a phone at all after all she has been doing. Phones are dangerous to the mind of a child. When she gets to the age of 18, sure she will leave and thats fine, one day she will have kids and see for her self. The problem is these days is that these kids dont like to be told what to do, until they start paying their own way, tuff luck kiddo.
@@loveeatingchipsssactually all the modern neuroscience research says you are wrong. There is a boatload of research on the longer term damage it does and it alters brain chemistry etc
@@genisys0069Well that’s ur kid most people aren’t like that
Do you have any videos on tips/weaknesses of setting up an apple watch as a child's only phone? I'm searching for a solution for my 12 year old, don't want any browsers, social media, or Wi-Fi hotspot abilities. Right now I'm leaning towards a Sunbeam F1 feature phone but it doesn't seam to have gps tracking abilities for the parent. I have a series 6 (cellular) apple watch I could repurpose if it is a decent solution. My kid is clever about getting around parental (and even chromebook school IT) controls.
Now I see why she sent it 💀
Screen time hacking happening now a days, kids are super smart and screen time its not working. Please tell us how to stop screen time hacking?
You take the phone away 😆🤷♀️
Do you know how to stop the kid using personal hotspot? I disabled her from changing cell carrier settings under content and restriction but she is still able to open the personal hotspot to use data.
Contact your carrier they can turn off that setting from their phone
Wondering why my over 13's screen time doen't come up in the family sharing section - any tips ??
They are turning it off without your knowledge most likely
@@matthewkulikowski5740Dawg stop snitching 😭😭
I dont know how old this video is but I am not getting screen time option not very clear to see where this might be either. Did the second part of your video because hes over 13 so when I tap on his name I got : Apple ID below that. subscriptions , Purchases, Location sharing and that it but no screen time or any other selections etc
HOW DUMB IM NOT SUBSCRIBING
I don’t have the plus option after I get into family sharing for some reason.
To much talking
As a teen myself who loves cybersecurity this is kinda funny. For screen time there is actually a device management profile that turns off the screen time through a cool bug in iOS. Also, the kids can just jailbreak the device through side loading. I used chimera jailbreak a couple years ago. Also did you just leak your number and Apple ID?
What’s the bug to turn it off lmao
@@zayaboy13 lmfao wouldn’t you like to know ;)
@@Robotic24 Them and I would absolutely love to know 😭
@zayaboy13 Lemme know when you find out!!!!
If my kid can figure this out. I’ll gladly allow them to hack their way out of it 😂
My son keeps turning off his find my iPhone. If there any way we can disable that so he can’t turn it off and we can still see where he is at? He is 10 and his friend showed him how to do it.
Your internet provider can show you search history even after it’s been deleted. All messages, even deleted ones, are available upon request from phone provider. Snapchat and TikTok will provide you with complete logs of who your child has been in contact with, messages, and every video they view. For a 10 year old, monitor all of this without them knowing. If they are on snapchat or TikTok get them off immediately. The amount of explicit content on TikTok is unbelievable and snapchat could expose your child to predators and could even expose their location to random people if they have that setting on.
Unfortunately not. I’m 17 and my parents still track my location and all I have to do is turn off my phone all the way or just turn it off through the app.
Thank you. This was very helpful. Very well explained.
Bro nooooooooo 😢
Sworn enemies
stop bro i hate it
How do I add my child’s phone to my send and receive so I can see their texting activity/content on my phone?
I would not do this. They would also see your messages. And you can't login to one phone with 2 apple IDs
If you don’t want it done to yourself don’t do it to your child
Can these parental settings also be used a an existing iPhone? Your video shows setting up the iPhone for a new user. Can you invite the child and have an existing iPhone setup? Thanks in advance Paul K
Yes absolutely can. But you need to sign in a new apple ID (that is referring to your child) on that iphone. They must be under 16y/o for you to control their phone
So the iPhone that was given to my son and the iPad that was given to my daughter by someone who is now 3000 miles away cannot be supervised by my Google pixel? I can't just up and get an iPhone for this one thing. That's ridiculous. I knew I should have just said no to these hand me down apple devices. Seems it's going to be nothing but trouble for me.
Why is it not letting me set my spouse as a parent? Everything online says it is supposed to give the option, it doesn't. We've deleted, tried from other devices, etc. Why???????
Thank you for this! was wondering if there is a way to disable camera (i don't mean the camera app), basically access to camera from any app. is this possible? how?
You can put on a screen time limit on the app permanently
easy fix for screen time is to uninstall all unwanted apps and reset the icloud password....kid wont be able to do nothing but text and answer voicemails....internet will be unrestricted though
Under 13 years ago Apple+companies can't sell your data, over 13 they sell your data 😅
Thanks it help it was easy , it goes straight to my phone to approve 😊apps
They can reset the screen time code by typing forgot password and reset with their Apple ID
Every single time my parents tried setting up screen time i found away around it, once you have given the apple of knowledge you can not take it back
Why is it that when I'm adding another parent it's not giving me the option to set them as a parent? Everything online is saying it's supposed to lead me through it..... it's never asked either of us and we've deleted it and tried multiple times.
Can a child possibly delete the account entirely if they somehow get a hold of my phone?
best to do it on an iphone ... really ? on i do not have an iphone, cannot do it without iphone.crap
I might be crazy but i suspect my roommate is reading my text messages and monitoring me. She does have parental control on her kids devices. She gave me a brand new iphone as a gift. Is there anyway i can tell if theres a monitoring app installed on my phone?
I tried to do this for my 15 year old but now it’s tell me on my iPhone I can’t contact people not on my contacts I’m so confused
I followed this meticulously but can't get these controls to work at all. The kid's phone is unaffected regardless of the parental control settings. Staff at the Apple Store just told me that controls can't be used 13+ and advised setting up a new Apple ID using a false, younger age, which is precisely what you recommend against doing.
Same problem here.Did you solve it? Very frustrating..Everything worked fine until my 13 year old daughter found out that she could sign out from family sharing and screentime..(I have no idea why Apple let them have that possibility) Now I try and find a way to turn on screentime again (without her phone in front of me) She doesn’t want screentime at all and it’s almost impossible for me to get a hold of her phone without lots of drama..😱she’s currently on it way too much and this can’t continue. I have to find a solution now. Seems like changing her age from my phone can be an option. But she can’t get ant verification codes etc. Those have to go to my number. Thankful for any help!:)
@@HCK_Cat_ In my case, the controls started working roughly the way I hoped they would work about a day later. There was a delay. One possible explanation for the delay was that his phone wasn't connected to mobile service yet when I initially set it up and tested the controls. Your mileage may vary. I used his correct age, which was 14. One thing that wasn't clear from this video and other resources I found, is that some control procedures have to be managed on the kid's phone and some on your phone.
@@mattcarroll2967 I see- thank you so much for your reply. Hopefully I’ll make it work somehow🙂Very frustrating not to have parental controls at the moment 📲
screw that. the governement and big tech aint getting any information from my child. ill change their birthday anyways.
What are you talking about paranoid?
Thank you for the very informative video.
Just one quick question: will the child have the option of 'change screen time passcode' on their iphone, which is generally listed below 'Content & Privacy restriction'. Because after selecting it they can press 'forgot passcode' and then 'forgot apple password' and then change the Apple ID password after an one hour delay, which will might give control of the screen time feature.
This is what happens when i put screen time on my phone, it shouldnt happen in family sharing, but wanted to confirm.
I have been trying to limit phone use for well over a year. I put data control apps on phones - the kids just deleted them. I changed phones from android’s to apple as I was told that the parental controls actually worked - but they did not (my son still uses the phone as much as he wants - 8 hours a day. Next step is cancel the phone altogether
clearly ur fault
Yeah just take the phone away.
8 hours a day is crazy. Must be one stupid kid 🙃
Shouldnt have a phone at that age. And it turns the kids into zombies.
@@jamiemorton5485 are do you know how old he’s kids are … he never said 🤔😂😂
How can I allowed her to have one app that is restricted, is there’s a way. Ty
I set up the iPhone to limit his time to an hour a day; the controls don’t work what ever time I set, he can spend as much time as he likes!!!!! Usually 8 hours a day. Next step is to destroy phone
So i did this with my child, but on their screentime on their phone, they still have the option to "turn off screen time family sharing" which negates the whole system. Any solutions to that?
You don't need an iPhone to iPhone. It can be easier. But you can get a plan through your cell provider and works the same.
I've set this up and now my own iphone has restrictions on texts. When I get a text it has the hourglass and it says "not in your contacts" even though they are .. it allows me to "add the contact" to view the text on my phone but how do i turn this off on my parental phone?
Thank you for this super helpful video walk-through. Switching from Android to iPhone and everything is new.
My kid moved from android to apple. Screentime is garbage compared to android family
@@nadirnazim9342 oh interesting. I spent 10+ yrs using Family Link and I find iPhone screen time way easier to manage my teen’s devices, once I figured it all out. We both love it. Specially the features of asking for more time on an app and the ability to communicate all around after downtime with the contacts I select.
Hey, if you set a time for all apps. Does it give them that time individually for each app or does is it shared over the apps?
Each app have time individual
I have to use my Apple ID or I have to make a new one for my child?(she’s under 13😉)
How do I add the iPad? I have phone attached but the iPad isn’t? It has the same Apple ID
When you mirror your child on the phone that is hooked up to only Wi-Fi can you do any changes on their phone with that phone
I wish I could do this to my parents to let them know how it feels.😂
In the main screen time page, does it show the exact time that was spent on a given app for that day?
Hey, so I switched from the iPhone 14 Pro Max to the 15 Pro Max, and now the Family Share notifications aren't showing up on my iPhone anymore. They're all going to the Messages app on my MacBook instead. I'd like to get them back on my iPhone, but I couldn't find any settings for that. Any ideas?
I have tried all of the above and nothing seems to stop RUclips and what’s app even though I have set specific time limits the apps do not stop working when the time limit is up. I have noticed that I’m not the only one who has this problem.
What if I don’t have that blue thing in the corner? On a family plan with roommates but weirdness seems to occur on my phone
This was very helpful. I have not bought the kid one yet but this makes it easier. Good information. Thanks.
Can I parental control all these options from a macbook pro since is the only ios i have and both parents have android?
Is the child password and code created using the parent phone or on the child phone?
The hack for not having a second iphone is to set a partental control pass code so that your kid cannot override your settings on their phone.
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So when I’m setting this all up for my daughter and it’s asking me to make the “teen password.” Is that a password for me to know only? Or is that a password both my daughter and I should know?
Does these settings also apply to a MacBook or only an iOS device?
Does the phone carrier company have to be the same or is it just iphone to iphone
Please lmk
Mahalo
Does the downtime automatically allow calls and texts?
Ur done woman. I’m ending you. You ended my gaming carrier😡
Need to know if you can send an alert since these damn kids leave the phone on silent. I didn't see that covered. That's very important to me.
I don’t get the option to set up a child only myself . Why is that ??
On the question of 13 (under or over), when I set this up..
My kid is 12 and will be 13 later this year.
I’ll set up the under 13 way. But can I change the method later easily?
Or maybe it will automatically flip it later?
DELETE THIS IMMEDIATELY
No
I didn't know that Uma Thurman gave kids advice !
We found em
Is it possible to link an android to an iPad with Google family link?
Can you make a video how to setup parental controls on an iPhone using an android or personal iPad without a parental iphone??
I have set up screen time for mine and he still is able to be on RUclips longer than the allowed time. How do I fix this?
take it off
Hi..I setup parental control on my teenager's phone. He has his own apple id and I put downtime at 10pm -7am. For the allowed apps, I added mine and my hubby's contact from my contacts list.
But when we check his messages, it shows both of ours messages locked as well. Could you tell me whats wrong?
If I’m not the organizer in the family sharing but am parent/guardian can I still edit all the parental controls like you just showed in the video?
Only if you are the organizer