If your iPad is running iOS 11 or earlier, there is a useful feature called Restrictions that helps you set up a restriction on using apps or watching YouTube videos, especially for your child. In this article, you will learn how to turn restrictions on or off on iPad.
If you want to turn off Restrictions on your iPhone, please read: How to Enable or Disable Restrictions on iPhone.
This article will be divided into 4 parts:
Part 1: What’s the difference between Restrictions and Screen Time?
Part 2: How to Turn on Restrictions on iPad?
Part 3: How to Turn off Restrictions on iPad?
Part 4: How to Disable Restrictions without Passcode?
Part 1: What’s the difference between Restrictions and Screen Time?
If you’re running iOS 11 or earlier, there’s the Restrictions feature; if you’re running iOS 12 or later, there’s Screen Time. Both features are designed to limit your usage time, but they have different names in different iOS versions.
Part 2: How to Turn on Restrictions on iPad?
iOS 11 or former:
Step 1: Go to Settings > General > Restrictions;
Step 2: Tap on the Enable Restrictions;
Step 3: Then you will be asked to enter a restrictions passcode and re-enter again;
iOS 12 or later:
Step 1: Go to Settings > Screen Time;
Step 2: Tap and open the Content & Privacy Restrictions;
Part 3: How to Turn off Restrictions on iPad?
iOS 11 or earlier:
Step 1: Go to Settings > General > Restrictions;
Step 2: Enter your Restrictions passcode and then tap Disable Restrictions;
iOS 12 or later:
Step 1: Go to Settings > Screen Time;
Step 2: Tap Turn off Screen Time and enter the screen time passcode to remove;
Part 4: How to Disable Restrictions without Passcode?
If you have forgotten your Restrictions passcode or screen time passcode, you can’t directly turn off Restrictions or Screen Time. So, how to disable Restriction or Screen Time without passcode? Please read: How to Reset Screen Time Passcode with or without Apple ID [iOS 17]
