Set up Screen Time through Family Sharing on iPhone
- June 7, 2024
- Apple
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You can set up Screen Time for a child in your family group through Family Sharing. This includes downtime, allowances for app use, the contacts your child communicates with, content ratings, and more. Screen Time also lets you and your child see how they’re using their devices and use that information to structure their device use. To use Screen Time, your child must be using an eligible device. See the Screen Time section in the Apple Support article System Requirements for iCloud.
- Go to Settings > [ your name ] > Family Sharing > Screen Time.
- Tap the name of a child in your family group, tap Turn On Screen Time, then follow the onscreen instructions.
For information about Screen Time settings, see Set up Screen Time for a family member on iPhone.
Important: If you set up Screen Time for a child through Family Sharing and you forget the family Screen Time passcode, you can reset it. See the Apple Support article If you forgot your Screen Time passcode.
For information about child accounts in Family Sharing, see the Apple Support article Family Sharing and Apple ID for your child.