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Kids hack Screen time via Settings of iPhone Storage. How to prevent?

Hi folks,

I am a software developer. To me, all of the ways kids can find to hack the Screen Time tool look embarrassing for my Apple colleagues. I can't believe they don't use this tool to guide their own children. I am glad a bunch of other tricks (changing time, deleting/reinstalling of apps, safari content controls etc.) have been fixed during last years, but not all. Here is a trick that is still open and it totally ruins my screen time rules:


The Settings of a child's iPhone are always open. Including the iPhone Storage in General settings. So, the kids just save via the capture the screen tool every content they reach during open hours and limits. After the limit is reached they just go to the iPhone Storage section and continue watching all the garbage they downloaded.


Does anybody have a solution for this? Maybe a recent patch or a workaround?


Thanks folks. Let's make our kids' minds clearer)


P.S. This screenshot shows how is the time spent in the Settings (iPhone storage) is reflected in the report - the grey piles.

iPhone 11

Posted on Nov 26, 2024 2:26 AM

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Kids hack Screen time via Settings of iPhone Storage. How to prevent?

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