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How your kids are bypassing Screen Time restrictions and downloading apps on their iPhone without Ask to Buy authorization
- Family Sharing parental controls and Screen Time restrictions on iPhones can be bypassed to redownload apps without Ask to Buy authorization through a workaround.
- Children can access the family purchase history in the App Store to redownload any app previously downloaded by parents, including apps like TikTok, without needing approval or an Ask to Buy notification.
- Apple's intended behavior with Ask to Buy is that kids should seek approval from parents or guardians before making an eligible purchase or redownload, but this feature seems to be failing in some cases.
- Complaints about the Ask to Buy issue have been raised on Apple Support forums, Reddit, and StackExchange, suggesting that this problem has persisted for a long time without a fix from Apple.
- While Apple introduced a notification for the Screen Time passcode being used on a child's device, it does not address the Ask to Buy problem where redownloads can be done without authorization.
- Apple has not provided a solution to the Family Sharing redownload loophole where Ask to Buy authentication is not required for redownloading apps from family purchase history initiated by child accounts.
- Given Apple's history of leaving bugs unresolved for extended periods, it remains uncertain when or if this issue will be addressed, highlighting the need for users to provide feedback to Apple for potential resolution.
- Parents using Family Sharing should be aware that children can easily bypass Screen Time restrictions and redownload apps from family purchase history without encountering the Ask to Buy safeguard.
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