iOS 16 Content Filter not work with Screen Time APIs

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im4u OP
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In iOS 15 Content Filter can be used on non-supervised ios Devices if the device is authorized using the Family Control.

Now In iOS 16, we have an individual authorization option will the Content Filter work on the iOS device that is authorized; using the individual authorization option?

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Are you referring to the WebContentSettings blockByFilter property on the ManagedSettingsStore or the Network Extension's Content Filter? If it's the former, this should be available on individual enrollments but if it's the later these are currently unavailable for individual enrollments.

If you'd like to see this supported in future iterations of the API, please submit your feedback through feedback assistant.

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Are you referring to the WebContentSettings blockByFilter property on the ManagedSettingsStore or the Network Extension's Content Filter? If it's the former, this should be available on individual enrollments but if it's the later these are currently unavailable for individual enrollments.

If you'd like to see this supported in future iterations of the API, please submit your feedback through feedback assistant.
bpsym OP

After re-reading some of the forum threads and TN, am I understanding correctly that content filters are only available on iOS 15 and above for apps that use Family Controls to request authorization for .child, not .indvidual? Trying to save a content filter configuration after requesting individual authorization throws a permission denied error in a TestFlight build.

https://developer.apple.com/documentation/technotes/tn3134-network-extension-provider-deployment also mentions that it is available on "per-app on managed devices". Is this completed unrelated to Family Controls?