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> There is no fine-grained way to say what apps can be used when, what web sites can be used or not used, etc. I'm surprised to hear that. We've had the smalle
by dvdhnt 9y ago
> There is no fine-grained way to say what apps can be used when, what web sites can be used or not used, etc.
I'm surprised to hear that. We've had the smaller model iPod for a couple of years now. I have parental restrictions on and my daughter can't install (thus, not use) apps that I do not approve, nor can she visit any websites that I do not whitelist. Both features are stock, no third party app needed. The former only required adding the device to my family sharing group and ticking a box requiring her to ask permission before downloading an app.
My opinion is that there is definitely an in-between, but you're correct in saying that time limit enforcement would be quite useful.
- SomeHacker44 9y agoYou're right about how iOS restrictions work. My statement about an in-between is that there is no way for me to say "allow this app from time X to Y, for at most Z minutes" - it's all or nothing. You can have this app, or not have this app. Additionally, there is no way for me to remotely manage it. If a child refuses to turn the phone off, I cannot hit a management tool and lock it down (at least, not without using an MDM profile, as Qustodio and other solutions can be trivially defeated by deleting their management profile which requires no permissions). If I want to monitor where they go and how much time they spend on each app, there is no way to do it. So, I can do super-basic things, but nothing fine-grained or interesting from my parenting perspective. So, it all gets turned off and is basically a Find-my-Friends, phone/FaceTime and iMessage tool for $700. Not exactly a good value and not something I will be sending any more money to Apple for.