On authorized child app FamilyActivityPicker randomly stops displaying apps. All categories are visible but sometimes under categories showing no apps. I have added a workaround to call FamilyAuthorization every time before calling FamilyActivityPicker this improves the issue a bit but still around 30% it stops listing apps.

I managed to achieve the list of children's applications on the parent device. But I can't manage restrictions for these applications. Is it only available from the child's device or there is a solution for the app management from the parent's app?

I've been trying to get something to work with the Screen Time API, but almost everything related to it is completely and truly broken/unimplemented. I've tried all of this in the iOS 15 Beta 2 and 3 and Xcode 13 Beta 2 and 3. These are just a handful of the bugs I came across: Screen Time APIs do not work on the simulator. Calling AuthorizationCenter.shared.requestAuthorization on a simulator with a logged in child account always results in "FamilyControls.FamilyControlsError Code=3" FamilyActivityPicker does not list installed apps on either of the guardian's or child's devices, it only lists the categories. It's not clear at this point whether FamilyActivityPicker needs to be called on the parent or the child device. Assuming restrictions can actually be set, there is no API to allow setting up of restrictions for individual kids. After successfully authorizing a child device via AuthorizationCenter.shared.requestAuthorization, DeviceActivityCenter.startMonitoring always results in an MonitoringError.unauthorized error. AuthorizationCenter.requestAuthorization error in callback cannot be mapped back to FamilyControlsError because it is a plain NSError with an error code and FamilyControlsError does not expose an initialiser that takes a rawValue. Even though an app is authorized to managed ScreenTime on a child device, the child can always just delete the app. (I would try to submit a bug with device diagnostics about this using Feedback Assistant, but to top it all off at the moment I am receiving an error in FA that says "Unable to gather diagnostics" / "A problem was encountered when trying to gather diagnostics. Try gathering diagnostics again"). There's no device activity / shield configuration or shield action extension templates in Xcode. For those wondering, I created a CallDirectory extension and then changed the NSExtensionPointIdentifier in the plist to the appropriate value. What is the appropriate value? It's not mentioned in the documentation :), so I had to dig around in the Xcode support files to find out the following identifiers: com.apple.ManagedSettings.shield-action-service com.apple.ManagedSettingsUI.shield-configuration-service com.apple.deviceactivity.monitor-extension And this leads me to my last item: the documentation which is absolutely lacking. There is no programming guide for the frameworks and the Homework app we saw developed during WWDC is not available. It's not clear how the settings from the guardian app get applied to the child app. Is there a built-in mechanism or do we need to use our own implementation to transfer those changes (via push or whatever)? Of course I reported almost all of this via Feedback Assistant, but considering I had previous feedback for other APIs sit there untouched for years in the past, it's really frustrating and it feels like I'm just talking to myself with those bug reports. So, did I do something wrong and completely misinterpreted the capabilities and functionality of the ScreenTime API or is it truly broken and non-functional in iOS 15 Beta 2/3? There's absolutely no mention of these issues in the release notes so I am starting to question my sanity here.

Hi, I've implemented the FamilyActivityPicker and I also noticed that it is the same picker that we get when we go to Setttings > Screen Time > App Limits > Add Limit. When you tap on a given row, it will present all apps that are in that category. If you press the check mark on Category then on the Category row will be updated by showing the checkmark as selected and a "All" text to the right side, and on the app rows from that category the check marks will also be marked as selected. This behavior is not consistent when I implement the FamilyActivityPicker. If I go through the same process the app rows won't be shown as selected. Any suggestions on how to make this work? I'm attaching screen shots to illustrate my point. Settings App My FamilyActivityPicker Implementation

Hello! Does anybody know the release date of "Family Control" capability for Distribution? iOS 15 was released, but "Family Control" is still available only for Development Distribution: We can't create a Distribution provision profile for testing via TestFlight right now.  is the API now available for app-store releases? and if not, are there any timelines when it will be available for market releases? Or Any possibility of getting it released with the upcoming iOS 16? [*Reposting this question to know the latest updates]

Hi everyone, I am going to develop an app that manage a user's own app usage and activities. I know that there's a ScreenTime API but looks like it's for family control only. Is there any way that I can list app usages of my own device in my app? Any answer will be appreciated. Thank you very much.

Using shared authorization I am able to authorize the child's device and able to see all the installed apps on the child's mobile on the parent device. But when I am trying to call DeviceActivity nothing happens. This is how I am calling DeviceActivity override func intervalDidStart(for activity: DeviceActivityName) { super.intervalDidStart(for: activity) } override func intervalDidEnd(for activity: DeviceActivityName) { super.intervalDidEnd(for: activity) } override func eventDidReachThreshold(_ event:DeviceActivityEvent.Name,activity:DeviceActivityName){ super.eventDidReachThreshold(event, activity: activity) } } info.plist <key>NSExtension</key> <dict> <key>NSExtensionPointIdentifier</key> <string>com.apple.deviceactivity.monitor-extension</string> <key>NSExtensionPrincipalClass</key> <string>$(PRODUCT_MODULE_NAME).DeviceActivityMonitorExtension</string> </dict>

Today, I noticed that I had 24 hours on the app Redit. I have never opened nor downloaded the app. I have had this happen on google.com also. I am stumped on what this could be. If you know, please hit me back. God bless. GreenE1ephant13

Hey there, so we added screen time to the MacBook Air using the allowed websites only option, and then we added about 15 websites that can be accessed, but then we realized that ANY http/not secure website can be accessed, and that’s not at all cool, I really need help with that if someone is able to I would really appreciate it. thank you in advance

I'm try to physical device always getting error on Error for Family Controls: Error Domain=FamilyControls.FamilyControlsError Code=2 "(null)" AuthorizationCenter.shared.requestAuthorization{result in       switch result {       case .success():         print("Allow to controle App ")         break       case .failure(let error):         print("Error for Family Controls: \(error)")       }     } My question is - how can I authorize my parents using Family Control API in order to use for example Device Activity framework and Managed Settings framework?

I've created a test project in which I can successfully receive the FamilyControl authorization for the child's device. In child device, no issue: My project can show family Activity Picker successfully. Using "selection.applicationTokens", I can get tokens that I choice. In Parent device, problem: My project can show family Activity Picker successfully as well, I can see the application list. But when I try to get a token using"selection.applicationTokens", it's empty. The same problem was also found on Beta8. Can someone please help me?

With "Automatically Manage Signing" enabled in Signing & Capabilities I got a message when uploading to the App Store complaining that my provisioning profile was missing Family Control capabilities. I do have the capability enabled in XCode, and I can deploy directly to devices to see that the app works correctly (that is, it has the capability). Further, I can see the same capability checked in the App Id under my developer profile. Further, if I generate a profile manually it claims to include Family Controls in the info screen. But still it won't let me upload the app. I've tried: deleting all automatically generated profiles and regenerating them. adding and removing the capability in Xcode and in the App Id generating a manual provisioning profile and downloading it (this one complains about the missing capability when I download it). Any ideas?

How do I get a list of applications names which are selected by users from familyActivityPicker?

In familyActivityPicker I can select Apps and Categories but there is no way to add websites. In Apple own screentime App same control (familyActivityPicker) provides a way to add websites. Is there some sort of settings/entitlement or capability required to added in the project?

Can you please provide the link to the demo app shown in the video? This will help the dev community looking to build useful applications more than anything else. Is there good documentation available on error handling for FamilyControls Error? Can you bring up FamilyActivityPicker remotely from the parent device for a specific child's iPad or iPhone? I can only bring up a family activity picker on a child's device which means that the child can change the selection at will? Blocking games doesn't seem to work. "Among us" in online multiplayer mode can't be blocked.