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Probably need a lite version for families too. I was wasting time updating each kid's Screentime settings hands-on-device before realizing if I got them AppleID

by adolph 4y ago

Probably need a lite version for families too. I was wasting time updating each kid's Screentime settings hands-on-device before realizing if I got them AppleIDs I change settings remotely.

chrisseaton 4y ago
Isn't that the Genius Bar?
- adolph 4y ago
  Does that still exist? I havn't been since before I had kids and still physically went past a store's curbside in the early 2Ks.
  - chrisseaton 4y ago
    > Does that still exist? Yes - just walk into any store.
    - dhosek 4y ago
      Although in the Covid era, stopping into a store on a whim is not always possible. Apple is on the right side of the bell curve when it comes to Covid cautiousness, it seems, and it’s not uncommon for a store to be appointment only when everything else nearby is open like it’s 2019.
- gnicholas 4y ago
  Getting appts is a pain, and there's always an 'unexpected' wait because they're running behind schedule. Probably better to go to their tutorial classes for a particular topic and then ask the trainer how to do the thing you want to do.
gjsman-1000 4y ago
Screen Time on macOS is super broken it's insane. The "ask for permission" prompt when visiting a blocked website predates HTML5, and the web restrictions have a tendency to "fail open" after a few hours allowing everything to pass through. If you choose the approved-site-only option for a younger child, you'll get popups galore from the built-in apps phoning home and have to approve them all manually. I gave up fighting it and had to buy a 3rd-party solution because what's the point of a parental control that randomly stops working? Fix it Apple, I beg you.
- nojito 4y ago
  https://www.apple.com/feedback/ https://www.apple.com/feedback/
  - Y-bar 4y ago
    You're posting that link without comment, as if we haven't used that through the years and from experience noticed that nothing ever happens with bugs, requests, and such submitted through that form.
    - nojito 4y ago
      Nope. Same reason why people post long detailed complaint comments on social media without submitting pull requests to open-source projects. People are lazy. It's much easier to use social media than it is to share feedback or submit pull requests.
      - eropple 4y ago
        Almost anyone who ever filed a Radar is pinching the bridge of their nose right now.
      - lostgame 4y ago
        You've clearly never had the displeasure of filing a Radar report. It's about as effective to write the report on paper and light it on fire - the chance of it getting actually addressed is about the same.
    - adolph 4y ago
      Totally. If I can’t fix it myself it won’t be fixed by big corp whether Apple, Google whoever. Just upgrade as slowly as possible to avoid more broken garbage.
- thekiptxt 4y ago
  And on iOS, _every single time_ I share a link from HN, that website persists in screen time. E.g. if I were to share the link to TFA in WhatsApp, my screen time tomorrow would say “21 hours on apple.com” Only clearing browser data fixes this. It’s absurd.
corrral 4y ago
I miss when those settings were separate from "screen time". They were much simpler. Screen Time's more flexible but takes a lot more effort to set up, and I'm never sure I've gotten it all the way I want.

by adolph 4y ago

Probably need a lite version for families too. I was wasting time updating each kid's Screentime settings hands-on-device before realizing if I got them AppleIDs I change settings remotely.

chrisseaton 4y ago

Isn't that the Genius Bar?

adolph 4y ago
Does that still exist? I havn't been since before I had kids and still physically went past a store's curbside in the early 2Ks.
- chrisseaton 4y ago
  > Does that still exist? Yes - just walk into any store.
  - dhosek 4y ago
    Although in the Covid era, stopping into a store on a whim is not always possible. Apple is on the right side of the bell curve when it comes to Covid cautiousness, it seems, and it’s not uncommon for a store to be appointment only when everything else nearby is open like it’s 2019.
gnicholas 4y ago
Getting appts is a pain, and there's always an 'unexpected' wait because they're running behind schedule. Probably better to go to their tutorial classes for a particular topic and then ask the trainer how to do the thing you want to do.

gjsman-1000 4y ago

Screen Time on macOS is super broken it's insane. The "ask for permission" prompt when visiting a blocked website predates HTML5, and the web restrictions have a tendency to "fail open" after a few hours allowing everything to pass through. If you choose the approved-site-only option for a younger child, you'll get popups galore from the built-in apps phoning home and have to approve them all manually. I gave up fighting it and had to buy a 3rd-party solution because what's the point of a parental control that randomly stops working? Fix it Apple, I beg you.

nojito 4y ago
https://www.apple.com/feedback/ https://www.apple.com/feedback/
- Y-bar 4y ago
  You're posting that link without comment, as if we haven't used that through the years and from experience noticed that nothing ever happens with bugs, requests, and such submitted through that form.
  - nojito 4y ago
    Nope. Same reason why people post long detailed complaint comments on social media without submitting pull requests to open-source projects. People are lazy. It's much easier to use social media than it is to share feedback or submit pull requests.
    - eropple 4y ago
      Almost anyone who ever filed a Radar is pinching the bridge of their nose right now.
    - lostgame 4y ago
      You've clearly never had the displeasure of filing a Radar report. It's about as effective to write the report on paper and light it on fire - the chance of it getting actually addressed is about the same.
  - adolph 4y ago
    Totally. If I can’t fix it myself it won’t be fixed by big corp whether Apple, Google whoever. Just upgrade as slowly as possible to avoid more broken garbage.
thekiptxt 4y ago
And on iOS, _every single time_ I share a link from HN, that website persists in screen time. E.g. if I were to share the link to TFA in WhatsApp, my screen time tomorrow would say “21 hours on apple.com” Only clearing browser data fixes this. It’s absurd.

corrral 4y ago

I miss when those settings were separate from "screen time". They were much simpler. Screen Time's more flexible but takes a lot more effort to set up, and I'm never sure I've gotten it all the way I want.