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I can’t use Apple’s new Screen Time on my daughter’s iPhone because my son won’t update his MacBook - The Verge

Publisher description: The new parental controls require everyone in a family to update all their devices to iOS 27

NewsAPI | Oct 6, 2026 | Jennifer Pattison Tuohy

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The problem is I apparently need him to update his MacBook Neo before I can use Apple’s new Screen Time features on my 15-year-old daughter’s iPhone. While Apple says these “legacy devices” won’t prevent you from using the new Screen Time on newer devices, some users are finding they can only turn on the new Screen Time features after deleting the old gadgets from their accounts. All of this is creating a lot of frustration for parents like me, who just want a reliable, easy way to manage their child’s screen time.

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