Screen Time

1. Open the Settings app, then tap Screen Time.

2. Under Family, tap your child's name.

3. Follow the onscreen instructions to set age-appropriate Content & Privacy Restrictions, get a weekly Screen Time report, turn on other Screen Time settings, and lock the Screen Time settings and parental controls.

You can create a Screen Time passcode to make sure the Screen Time settings you've set for yourself or a child's device stay in place. Once you set a passcode for yourself or a child's device, you can change or remove it later in your settings. You can also get notifications when your child enters the Screen Time passcode.

1. Open the Settings app.

2. To lock your Screen Time settings:

   • Set a passcode for your device: Tap Screen Time, then scroll down and tap Lock Screen Time Settings.

   • Reset a passcode for a child's device if it was turned off: Tap Family, choose the child, then tap Lock Screen Time Settings.

3. When prompted, enter a passcode, then re-enter it to confirm.

4. Sign in to your Apple Account.

Within Screen Time, you can set limits and restrictions for your child's device.

• To manage settings for a child's device: Open the Settings app, tap Screen Time, then select your child's name.

• You can also manage settings for a child's device with Family Sharing: Open the Settings app, tap Family, select your child's name, then tap Screen Time and select a category to set limits and restrictions.

To make sure that your Screen Time settings sync across all the devices in your Family Sharing group, update all of the devices in your group to the latest software version before turning on or changing your Screen Time settings.

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.

With App Limits, you can set a time limit for a category of apps (for example, Games or Social Networking) and for individual apps. You can set daily limits for app categories with App Limits. For example, you might want to use productivity apps while you're at work or while your child's doing homework, but not social networking or games. App Limits refresh every day at midnight, and you can delete them any time.

Limit who you or your child can communicate with via Phone, FaceTime, Messages, and iCloud contacts during allowed screen time and during downtime. No matter the limits you choose, you or your child are always allowed to communicate with known emergency numbers identified by your iPhone or Apple Watch cellular carrier. You can also manage your child’s iCloud contacts and, if you want, prevent them from editing their contacts.