Bypassing Screentime?
11/06/26 Filed in: screentime | parental controls
My child is bypassing my parental screentime settings.
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Be sure you have changed not only the 4 digit screentime passcode but also your own AppleID password, unlock passcode your your personal phone, and he does not have access to your laptop or iPad. (albeit older). Also be sure that his phone is running the most recent software update. iOS 26.5 and higher. It is very important that he not know your personal appleID password and passcode for your personal phone along with the parental control screentime passcode. There was an exploit about 2 years ago where turning the phone off and back on gave a window of opportunity of about 30 seconds for a child to use an app on the phone before the screentime settings kicked back in. That has been closed in the most recent phone updates.
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Be sure you have changed not only the 4 digit screentime passcode but also your own AppleID password, unlock passcode your your personal phone, and he does not have access to your laptop or iPad. (albeit older). Also be sure that his phone is running the most recent software update. iOS 26.5 and higher. It is very important that he not know your personal appleID password and passcode for your personal phone along with the parental control screentime passcode. There was an exploit about 2 years ago where turning the phone off and back on gave a window of opportunity of about 30 seconds for a child to use an app on the phone before the screentime settings kicked back in. That has been closed in the most recent phone updates.
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