Change Screen Time Content & Privacy Other preferences on Mac

Use the Other pane of Screen Time Content & Privacy preferences to lock Screen Time settings.

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

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Option	Description
Content & Privacy Restrictions	Turn content and privacy restrictions on or off: Turn on content and privacy restrictions: Click the Turn On button. Turn off content and privacy restrictions: Click the Turn Off button.
Allow Changes	Select tickboxes to allow changes to these settings on iOS or iPadOS devices: Passcode Changes Account Changes Mobile Data Changes Do Not Disturb While Driving TV Provider Background App Activities Leave the tickboxes unselected to restrict these changes. If a tickbox is unselected, the Screen Time passcode is required to make a change.
Open Privacy Settings	Click to open the Privacy pane of Security & Privacy preferences. See Change Privacy preferences on Mac.

Option

Description

Content & Privacy Restrictions

Turn content and privacy restrictions on or off:

Turn on content and privacy restrictions: Click the Turn On button.
Turn off content and privacy restrictions: Click the Turn Off button.

Allow Changes

Select tickboxes to allow changes to these settings on iOS or iPadOS devices:

Passcode Changes
Account Changes
Mobile Data Changes
Do Not Disturb While Driving
TV Provider
Background App Activities

Leave the tickboxes unselected to restrict these changes. If a tickbox is unselected, the Screen Time passcode is required to make a change.

Open Privacy Settings

Click to open the Privacy pane of Security & Privacy preferences. See Change Privacy preferences on Mac.

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Change Screen Time Content & Privacy Other preferences on Mac