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My child’s iPhone time zone is wrong

I monitor my childrens’ screen time on our family plan. I am military but stationed overseas unaccompanied but retain control of our kid’s restrictions. My son’s time is wrong on on his iphone and my wife needs me to fix this, as she says she is restricted from doing so. I cannot find an option to do this on my end. Help!

Posted on Aug 21, 2023 4:08 AM

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Aug 21, 2023 4:09 AM in response to Supersonikk2002

If you have forgotten your Screen Time passcode. There are two options.

If you are unable to reset the Screen Time passcode from this-> link then, you will need a computer for option 2. If you don't have one, borrow one from a friend.



Option 1

Use this link to reset your passcode If you forgot your Screen Time passcode - Apple Support







Option 2

Forgot? Click below to reset…

Click->If you forgot the passcode for your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, or your ...



If you have chosen option 2 then regarding your data, If…

  1. You have an iCloud or iTunes backup, I am sorry there is no use of a backup because if you restore from your backup your Screen Time Passcode will be back. 
  2. You have synced your data to iCloud, then what you will get back is what you have synced to iCloud and uploaded to iCloud Drive; the information that is synced and stored in iCloud are, Contacts, Calendars, Bookmarks, Mail, Notes, Voice Memosshared photosiCloud Photos*, Health data, call history, and files you store in iCloud Drive. (*-If you had turned on iCloud Photos, your content is automatically stored in iCloud.)
  3. You have imported your Photos & Videos to Mac/PC then they are safely residing there
  4. You have uploaded some of it Cloud Drives using the Files app (iCloud Drive, Google Drive, OneDrive, DropBox, Flickr, box, AmazonDrive, Adobe Creative Cloud etc)
  5. If you have not imported nor you have synced or uploaded your data to cloud drives prior to forgetting the Screen Time passcode then I am sorry, all your data is lost.


Aug 21, 2023 10:27 AM in response to Supersonikk2002

Re: “… this needs to be adjusted on my son’s phone? … “


Yes, that is correct.


First, your child’s phone must be a “properly” setup Child’s AppleID with his/her accurate DOB.


This can ONLY be done by the “Family Organizer.


Set up Family Sharing - Apple Support


Create an Apple ID for your child - Apple Support


Then:


On your child’s phone, go to Screen Time.


At setup select “This is a Child’s Phone.”


(This allows you to add your OWN “special” passcode unknown to anyone else. You should also link it to your AppleID to aid in any future “recovery” efforts.


Then … turn on the necessary “Controls”. Anything you change here can’t be “unchanged” w/o your special passscode.


Use parental controls on your child's iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support


The ones you SHOULD restrict are in “Other Features”


Account Changes: This will prevent your child from signing out of his account and into “somebody elses”. (another common “end run” methodology )


It ALSO prevents him from changing the time or Time Zone.


Passcode Changes: This restricts him from changing his passcode — which otherwise can be used to lock his parents out of his phone.


Cellular Data Changes: Prevents child from playing “musical phone numbers” with other SIMs they might obtain.

My child’s iPhone time zone is wrong

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