This article explains how to set up and use restrictions on an iPhone via Screen Time.Instructions work for all currently supported versions of iOS.
Screen Time is built into the Settings app.Here's where to find it so you can configure parental controls and other restrictions on the iPhone:
OpenSettingsand tapScreen Time.
ChooseContent & Privacy Restrictions.
TapContent & Privacy Restrictionsso the toggle switch shows green/on. From that screen, configure specific preferences as you need.
Optionally, from theScreen Timepage, tapLock Screen Time Settings(calledUse Screen Time Passcodeon some iPhones) to set a four-digit PIN. This is not the same as your device passcode. When the Screen Time passcode is enabled, use this four-digit PIN to override restrictions or change settings.
The Content & Privacy Restrictions screen offers three content groups you can edit:
This part of the restriction settings lets you control privacy-related features. You can, for instance, allow access to a limited set of photos in the Google Photos app or contacts in the Contacts app. This is also one way to prevent apps like TikTok from accessing the microphone. Similar options are available for location services, Bluetooth sharing, speech recognition, calendars, and more.
Another big part of privacy restrictions is an option calledDon't Allow Changes. When turned on for any of those categories, such as location services, the user won't be able to let newly downloaded apps access the phone's location.
The final section, called Allow Changes To, sets limits on what the device can do to change its own settings. For example, settingDon't Allowfor cellular data means the user can't edit any settings related to cellular data. Other categories you can set here include passcode and Face ID, TV provider, background app activity, accounts, and a few others.
These settings don't configure the device. Rather, these groups fine-tune which system-level settings may be changed by a normal user when Content & Privacy Restrictions are active. These settings are useful to stop a child from changing critical configuration.
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