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Richard Priday

iPhone Screen Time bug is breaking Downtime limits — what you need to know

iPhone 14

The iOS Screen Time feature is currently bugging out on iPhones, says a report by the The Wall Street Journal, which may mean that usage limits that you've previously imposed on your own device or those of your kids are no longer there.

The bug isn't fully identified yet, but the ultimate result is that Downtime settings on an iPhone (or an iPad or iPod Touch) get reset. That means potentially unlimited use for any user that previously would have been locked out when Downtime kicked in. WSJ reports the experience of one parent who had to continuously reset Downtime every few days to keep the limits for his children in place, as well as how one of its own editors needed three attempts to restore Downtime settings for one of his children's devices.

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