Shield Configuration For ManagedSettingsUI not applying for Category Selections

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Created Jul ’25

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So when we select an app that needs to have a shield configured for family controls (managed settings), when selecting an individual application (say like Instagram), it works well but when I select a whole category (say like Social) it doesn't work well. here's the exact code for how I choose which application needs to be shielded:

class ShieldConfigurationExtension: ShieldConfigurationDataSource {

  override func configuration(shielding application: Application) -> ShieldConfiguration {
    return ShieldConfiguration(
        backgroundBlurStyle: .systemChromeMaterial,
        backgroundColor: UIColor(red: 220.0/255, green: 20.0/255, blue: 60.0/255, alpha: 1.00),
        icon: iconImage,
        title: ShieldConfiguration.Label(text: "You CAN'T give up now!", color: .white),
        subtitle: ShieldConfiguration.Label(text: "Just a little bit more you got this", color: .white),
        primaryButtonLabel: ShieldConfiguration.Label(text: "GRINDSET", color: .white),
        primaryButtonBackgroundColor: .black,
        secondaryButtonLabel: ShieldConfiguration.Label(text: "Move Fast", color: .black)
  )
}

Now this works well for application selection alone, but there isn't any for category selection as such. And the same is shown in its execution that a category goes back to default shielding. What API should I use for category shielding?

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Frameworks Engineer OP

Apple

Jul ’25

The ShieldConfigurationDataSource function you need to override for apps shielded by categories is

func configuration(
    shielding application: Application,
    in category: ActivityCategory
) -> ShieldConfiguration

See https://developer.apple.com/documentation/managedsettingsui/shieldconfigurationdatasource/configuration(shielding:in:)-ia14 for more details.

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