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canetoad

(18,134 posts) Sat Nov 17, 2018, 03:18 PM Nov 2018

Turn off Screen Time in iOS 12

I suspect the recent upgrade to iOS 12 with inbuilt Screen Time app is playing hell with battery usage. Turn it off? Not unless you have a passcode that you never remembered creating.

Heres how to rid yourself of Screen Time.

1. Plug your iPad into computer and make a local, encrypted backup. Remember to note encryption password.

2. Download this little program: https://pinfinder.net/windows.html (or Mac or Linux version) Edit: D/L to computer

3. Unzip and run pinfinder.exe. It will bring up a command line window. Wait for it to finish.

4. Use the Restrictions passcode (4 digit) to unlock access to screen time and TURN THE BLOODY THING OFF!

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Turn off Screen Time in iOS 12 (Original Post) canetoad Nov 2018 OP

OR, you can go to stopbush Nov 2018 #1

Only if you know the passcode canetoad Nov 2018 #2

Nope. I just turned it off on my ipad. At no point was I asked for a passcode stopbush Nov 2018 #3

Same here canetoad Nov 2018 #4

Weird. stopbush Nov 2018 #5

stopbush

(24,630 posts)

1. OR, you can go to

Reply to canetoad (Original post)

Sat Nov 17, 2018, 06:38 PM

Nov 2018

Settings>Screen Time and scroll down to >Turn off Screen Time

canetoad

(18,134 posts)

2. Only if you know the passcode

Reply to stopbush (Reply #1)

Sat Nov 17, 2018, 06:41 PM

Nov 2018

I hadn't set a passcode, so Screen Time turns itself on by default with a passcode that I didn't set.

stopbush

(24,630 posts)

3. Nope. I just turned it off on my ipad. At no point was I asked for a passcode

Reply to canetoad (Reply #2)

Sat Nov 17, 2018, 06:45 PM

Nov 2018

and I do not use a pass code to log onto my ipad.

canetoad

(18,134 posts)

4. Same here

Reply to stopbush (Reply #3)

Sat Nov 17, 2018, 06:51 PM

Nov 2018

I don't log in with any codes (iPad) but it definitely wouldn't let me disable it without a code and I didn't want to risk being locked out through failed attempts. Googling shows I'm not the only one with the problem. Who knows?

stopbush

(24,630 posts)

5. Weird.

Reply to canetoad (Reply #4)

Sat Nov 17, 2018, 07:44 PM

Nov 2018

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