Apple confirms bug stops Display screen Deadlines from sticking for teenagers

In case your child has been mysteriously busting by way of the Display screen Deadlines you set on their Apple gadget, the Wall Street Journal would possibly know why: the publication discovered {that a} bug has been stopping sure Display screen Deadlines set through the Household Sharing system from saving appropriately for months. Apple was supposed to repair the problem again in Might, however apparently the issue has endured.

Apple’s Household Sharing system permits mother and father to place utilization limits on their children’ units, with one of many key controls being the power to observe and restrict their utilization of particular apps and the gadget as an entire by way of a function referred to as Display screen Time. The Journal experiences discovering {that a} particular setting often called Downtime, which blocks entry to the whole gadget, has been failing to save lots of appropriately; in a single case, somebody needed to set Downtime limits thrice earlier than the restrict correctly saved. Within the meantime, children may need had extra entry to their gadget than mother and father wished.

Apple confirmed the continued bug to the the Journal and mentioned that it’s engaged on options, nevertheless it didn’t provide any sort of timeline. “We’re conscious that some customers could also be experiencing a problem the place Display screen Time settings are unexpectedly reset,” Apple instructed the Journal. “We take these experiences very significantly and now we have been, and can proceed, making updates to enhance the state of affairs.”