David Hanak The new operating system iOS 12 brings a relatively sophisticated tool for analyzing how the user uses his iPhone or iPad. Within this tool, it is possible to see how much time you spend on your iPhone/iPad, how often you handle it, what applications you use, and what and how long you do with the device. This is a valuable tool that can especially help parents monitor how their children spend time on their iDevice. It is even better to set individual time limits for specific applications. However, it has now become clear how easily these limitations can be circumvented.
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Amaya Toman On reddit, one user/parent boasted about how his child managed to bypass the time limit for select apps that is new in iOS 12. More specifically, it was an unspecified game that the child played more than he should have been allowed based on the set limits. After a few days, the son confided in his father how he managed to bypass the software locking of applications.
After the time limit for daily use of the application (in this case, the game) has expired, it was enough to delete the application from the device and download it back via the App Store and the recent purchases tab. With the removal and re-installation, the restrictions that the control system monitors were deleted and at the same time not transferred. The newly downloaded application could thus be used without restrictions. However, this is not the only trick to bypass application usage restrictions. For example, YouTube can be watched outside of the app by sending a link to a video via iMessage and clicking it will show up in the messaging UI. Thus, the phone will not register the opening of the application and the control system is out of luck.
There are certainly many similar "tricks" for bypassing. The discussion below the reddit post mentioned above only confirms this. Are you taking advantage of the new device usage analysis and time limit options for selected apps?
Source: Reddit
