Apple confirms bug stops Display Cut-off dates from sticking for youths

In case your child has been mysteriously busting by way of the Display Cut-off dates you set on their Apple gadget, the Wall Avenue Journal would possibly know why: the publication discovered {that a} bug has been stopping sure Display Cut-off dates set through the Household Sharing system from saving appropriately for months. Apple was supposed to repair the difficulty again in Could, however apparently the issue has endured.

Apple’s Household Sharing system permits mother and father to place utilization limits on their children’ gadgets, with one of many key controls being the power to observe and restrict their utilization of particular apps and the gadget as an entire by way of a characteristic known as Display Time. The Journal stories discovering {that a} particular setting often known as Downtime, which blocks entry to the complete gadget, has been failing to avoid wasting appropriately; in a single case, somebody needed to set Downtime limits 3 times earlier than the restrict correctly saved. Within the meantime, children might need had extra entry to their gadget than mother and father wished.

Apple confirmed the continuing bug to the the Journal and stated that it’s engaged on options, nevertheless it didn’t supply any type of timeline. “We’re conscious that some customers could also be experiencing a difficulty the place Display Time settings are unexpectedly reset,” Apple informed the Journal. “We take these stories very severely and we now have been, and can proceed, making updates to enhance the state of affairs.”

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