How to Set Up Screen Time on Child’s iPhone or iPadHow to Set Communication Limits for Child on iPhone and iPad
Before you start to set the Communication Limits, it is essential to first turn on Screen Time directly on your kid’s device. You can also set it up via Family Sharing.
How to Set Up Screen Time on Child’s iPhone or iPad
That’s it. You have successfully enabled Screen Time on your kid’s iPhone or iPad (see the rightmost image above). Now let us set call and text restrictions!
How to Set Communication Limits for Child on iPhone and iPad
Communication limits are for Phone calls, FaceTime calls, Messages, and iCloud contacts. There are two ways to set communication limits.
With Allowed Screen Time: The time when your kid is permitted to use Phone, FaceTime, Messages, Contacts, and other apps.With Downtime: The period when your kid is restricted from using all apps, except those added inside Screen Time → Always Allowed.
Set Communication Limit During Allowed Screen Time
To remove communication limits, open the Settings app → Screen Time → tap on Turn Off Screen time to disable this feature altogether. Or, in step 3 above, choose ‘Everyone.’
Set Communication Limit During Downtime
Further, if you turn off the toggle for Allow Contact Editing, your child won’t be allowed to edit their contacts. To disable communication limits during Downtime, you can either turn off Screen Time or choose ‘Everyone’ in step 3 above. Important Notes:
Irrespective of any of the above settings, the child can always communicate with known emergency numbers.Further, once the kid contacts any emergency number, all communication limits (during Screen Time or Downtime) are disabled for the next 24 hours. This is to ensure that your kid is not restricted from contacting anybody else during this distress. Nicely thought by Apple!
Signing Off This is how you can set call and message (communication) limits on your child’s iOS or iPadOS device. It will ensure their well-being by encouraging (forcing) them to get off iMessage and spend time doing something else outside the digital world! At last, please note that a few options may be differently renamed in iOS 13 and iOS 14, but they do the same thing. READ NEXT:
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