Apple Watch does not stop family plan children from texting numbers that are not in their contact list

I have my 12-year-old granddaughter in my family plan. I choose what contacts she has, screen time etc on her phone. It never occurred to me that the Apple Watch does not follow the same guidelines. Is there a way to lock the Apple Watch to follow the same

rules?

Posted on Jul 10, 2024 3:11 PM

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Jul 10, 2024 10:58 PM in response to Lcjforbes

Section 9 of the Set up for a Family Watch gives the impression that you can set up watch communication restrictions in Screen Time on the phone.


Set up Apple Watch for a family member - Apple Support


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Apple Watch does not stop family plan children from texting numbers that are not in their contact list

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