To turn off restrictions on an iPhone, go to Settings > Screen Time > Content & Privacy Restrictions, then toggle the main switch off and enter your Screen Time passcode if prompted; if you don't have the passcode, you may need to reset it using your Apple ID, or if it's a device managed by someone else, you'll need their passcode.
If you know the Screen Time passcode, follow these steps:
To turn off parental controls, you generally need to go into the device's Settings, find the relevant section (like "Digital Wellbeing & parental controls" on Android or "Screen Time" on iPhone), and use the associated passcode to disable or adjust the restrictions, often requiring a parent's login or specific code to confirm changes. Steps vary by device (Android, iPhone, specific apps like Google Play, YouTube), but the core idea is finding the settings and entering the correct credentials to remove limits on content, apps, or screen time.
Prevent or allow changes to other settings and features
On the day they turn 13, children can choose whether they want to manage their own Google Account or continue to have their parent manage it for them. As a parent, you can also choose to remove supervision at any time when the child is over the age of 13.
If the “Erase Data” option is enabled in your device settings, however, your device will factory reset after 10 incorrect attempts.
Allow restricted settings
Step 1: Tap or click on iTunes & App Store Purchases. Step 2: Tap or click on Installing Apps to Allow or Don't Allow. Step 3: Tap or click on Deleting Apps to Allow or Don't Allow. Step 4: Tap or click on In-App Purchases to Allow or Don't Allow.
Apple's free device controls are called Screen Time. A specific setting in Screen Time, Web Content, allows Apple to filter and block explicit websites on the device. When Web Content blocks a website, you'll see a You cannot browse this page at “___” because it is restricted message.
When you set up Screen Time on your child's device, you can set age-related restrictions for content, purchases and downloads, privacy settings and more. If you chose to set it up later, you can turn on Content & Privacy Restrictions in Screen Time.
If you see a message that says 'billing problem with a previous purchase or 'verification required,' you have an unpaid balance because Apple was unable to charge your payment method for a previous purchase. Until your balance has been paid, you might be unable to: Make new purchases. Download free apps.
Go to the Settings app on your iPhone. Tap Screen Time, then tap Content & Privacy Restrictions. Turn on Content & Privacy Restrictions. Tap iTunes & App Store Purchases, then choose restrictions for installing or deleting apps and in-app purchases.
If you can't select other options in Settings
Tap Content & Privacy Restrictions. If Content & Privacy Restrictions is turned on, scroll down and check if any settings are set to Don't Allow. If so, tap the setting, then choose Allow. If asked, enter your Screen Time passcode.
How to Disable Specific Content Restrictions on iPhone?
Go to the Apps section. Select the app you want to remove access restrictions for. In the upper right corner, tap on the three dots icon. Select Allow restricted settings.
To turn off parental controls, you generally need to go into the device's Settings, find the relevant section (like "Digital Wellbeing & parental controls" on Android or "Screen Time" on iPhone), and use the associated passcode to disable or adjust the restrictions, often requiring a parent's login or specific code to confirm changes. Steps vary by device (Android, iPhone, specific apps like Google Play, YouTube), but the core idea is finding the settings and entering the correct credentials to remove limits on content, apps, or screen time.
Once your child reaches the age of 13 (or equivalent minimum age depending on jurisdiction), they will be permitted to maintain their account without participating in Family Sharing.
Follow these steps to disable the iPhone parental control settings: