iOS 16+ Downtime regression?

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alsta

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#303008 10-Jan-2023 12:32

It seems (unless I'm doing something fundamentally wrong) that iOS 16.2 (Possibly 16.0+) has introduced a massive regression to Screen Time when using Downtime.

Previously there was a well known hack where kids would change their date and time on device and extend scheduled downtime limits. Apple added a location services restriction which prevented this.

That now seems to be totally defunct. See screenshots below.

Am I missing something or is this a huge oversight?

Images below are iOS 15 then iOS16 and 16

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jonherries

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#3019475 10-Jan-2023 12:40

But is that for the OS restrictions or OS services and apps?

Jon

alsta

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#3019478 10-Jan-2023 13:01

Hi Jon

This is once you deep dive into the content restrictions for the family member

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jonherries

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#3019586 10-Jan-2023 14:47

Yeah but is that for the downtime/restrictions as a whole or for the services the restricted user uses?

They may have pulled that “ability to change your Timezone” restriction feature out and applied it in the OS. The one you show may only be for third party services?

Note on that the sub header in your highlighted image it says “Block inappropriate content”.

Jon

alsta

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#3019596 10-Jan-2023 14:56

This was the previous way it was done. But this option simply doesn’t exist anymore.

I can’t see any other way to restrict system level changes….

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#3019597 10-Jan-2023 14:59

Maybe it is done through family - as in if you are a dependent you can’t have a different Timezone than the parent? I can see problems with that outside this country but would take away some complexity as maybe people were getting confused?

Will have a look myself now…

Jon

alsta

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#3019599 10-Jan-2023 15:02

Regrettably….it’s not that smart. Mr 15 took great delight on showing me how he’d scripted something up to auto change his time zone whenever downtime kicked in…..

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#3019601 10-Jan-2023 15:04

This is under Family/[username]/Locations Sharing/

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alsta

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#3019604 10-Jan-2023 15:11

Hmmm, I tried that. But maybe the key is to change Timezone setting to set automatically and then engage that toggle (it’s the same as the one inside content restrictions)

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#3019605 10-Jan-2023 15:13

Yeah I think that is the right option.Set it to the right option then block changes.

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alsta

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#3019608 10-Jan-2023 15:28

Nope. Doesn’t block it….

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