Change Stores Content & Privacy preferences in Screen Time on Mac

Use the Stores pane of Screen Time Content & Privacy preferences to restrict purchases.

To change these preferences on your Mac, choose Apple menu > System Preferences, click Screen Time , click Content & Privacy in the sidebar, then click Stores.

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Option				Description
Content & Privacy Restrictions				Turn content & privacy restrictions on or off: Turn on content & privacy restrictions: Click the Turn On button. Turn off content & privacy restrictions: Click the Turn Off button.
Allowed Content				Choose allowed rating levels for movies, TV shows, and apps. Movies: Click the pop-up menu, then choose Allow All Movies, Don’t Allow Movies, or a specific rating level used in your country or region. TV Shows: Click the pop-up menu, then choose Allow All TV Shows, Don’t Allow TV Shows, or a specific rating level used in your country or region. Apps: Click the pop-up menu, then choose Allow All Apps, Don’t Allow Apps, or a specific rating level used in your country or region. Allow other types of content: Explicit Books Explicit Music, Podcasts & News Music Videos Leave the checkboxes unselected to restrict these types of content.
Allow on iOS				Allow actions on an iOS or iPadOS device: Installing Apps Deleting Apps In-app Purchases Leave the checkboxes unselected to restrict these actions.
Require Password				Require a password for making purchases: Always Require: A password is required for each purchase. Require after 15 minutes: A password is required for a purchase. After 15 minutes elapses, the password must be entered again for additional purchases.

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Change Stores Content & Privacy preferences in Screen Time on Mac