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1. insane+nF[view] [source] 2025-01-21 20:30:51
>>awasee+(OP)
Very cool; wondering if this could work as a parental control. "screen time" on iOS is fundamentally broken, and something like this would require the child to come to the parent for screen time extensions (if the parent has the NFC chip).
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2. puttyc+FK[view] [source] 2025-01-21 21:05:04
>>insane+nF
How is that different from the parent holding the code?
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3. linkre+zN[view] [source] 2025-01-21 21:24:54
>>puttyc+FK
Apple Screen Time will occasionally stop blocking applications, allowing the child account to use them without restrictions.

Other drawbacks include only a single period of "down time" per day. There is also an inability to totally block applications; the closest analogue is to set a maximum of one minute for the website or application.

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