Hi everyone, I submitted this feature request through Apple’s Feedback Assistant and wanted to share it here, because many families run into the same issue and Apple prioritizes features based on the number of reports they receive.
Current limitation: Screen Time only allows one single Downtime period per day for child accounts. For families with separate school hours and bedtime, this is very impractical.
My real-world use case: • Downtime 1: 08:00–13:00 (school) • Downtime 2: 20:00–06:00 (bedtime)
Both serve completely different purposes, but are not possible to combine with the current system.
My suggestions to Apple:
- Support multiple Downtime periods per day for child accounts.
- Allow custom exceptions per Downtime block (e.g., allow Phone app).
- Provide more flexibility overall for families using Screen Time.
If you would benefit from this too, it would be great if you could submit the same request via the Feedback app – the more reports Apple receives, the higher the chance for implementation. My Feedback ID: FB21265678
Thank you! 🙏
Hallo zusammen, ich habe über die Feedback-App einen Vorschlag an Apple eingereicht und wollte ihn hier teilen, weil viele Familien dasselbe Problem haben und Apple mehr Rückmeldungen braucht, um das Thema zu priorisieren.
Aktuelles Problem: In Bildschirmzeit kann für Kinder aktuell nur eine einzige Auszeit pro Tag eingerichtet werden. Für Familien mit getrennten Schul- und Schlafenszeiten ist das extrem unpraktisch.
Mein Anwendungsfall: • Auszeit 1: 08:00–13:00 (Schule) • Auszeit 2: 20:00–06:00 (Schlafenszeit)
Beides erfüllt unterschiedliche Zwecke, ist aber nicht kombinierbar.
Mein Vorschlag an Apple:
- Mehrere Auszeiten pro Tag für Kinderaccounts.
- Pro Auszeit eigene Ausnahmen festlegen (z. B. Telefon erlauben).
- Allgemein mehr Flexibilität im Screen-Time-System für Familien.
Wenn ihr das ebenfalls hilfreich findet, wäre es super, wenn ihr es auch über die Feedback-App meldet – je mehr, desto besser. Feedback-ID meines Vorschlags: FB21265678
Danke euch! 🙏
Thanks for your post.
We appreciate your interest in participating in the forums! These forums are for questions about developing software and accessories for Apple platforms.
Your question seems related to a consumer feature and is better suited for the Apple Support Communities. Actually is more an enhancement request for a known feature of iOS. I would recommend to go to the discussions:
https://discussions.apple.com/welcome
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Albert Pascual Worldwide Developer Relations.
