How do we prevent turning off 'Screen Time Access' in Settings? {SOLVED}

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#124

Love the app but I have a shortcut that blocks me from going to the settings app and I seem to have access when I open it through control center via Wifi/Bluetooth settings. The shortcut automaton doesnā€™t seem to see opening settings app through control center is the same as opening it directly.

Can this problem be fixed as of now? If not, then can solutions be planned in the future?

#125

I was really skeptical about adding ā€œWhen Settings is closedā€ but it works! Apparently the phone sees that Face ID prompt that comes up when you remove Opal access to Screen Time as ā€œclosing the Settings app.ā€ I donā€™t know why that doesnā€™t count as still being in Settings, but I guess it triggers the Shortcut. It boots you out of the Face ID really quickly. And then Opal is still on!

#126

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I literally came here to say this. what is the point of paying $99 a year for an app designed to block you from using your social media when itā€™s as easy as just switching off the Opal connection on screen time. it literally turns off opal even with the full block.

#127

I found out that you can disable opal by turning it off on screen time, I think thereā€™s a loophole where you could fix it, but it will be hard. Please do though.

#128

Hey @Piggy_Man23,

Thanks for reaching out. Hereā€™s how to lock your access to Screen Time to prevent yourself from toggling off that button:

Iā€™ve also merged this request into the existing thread on the topic!

All the best,
Team Opal

#129

I found out that you can bypass the blocking sessions by just denying screentime access. You can also do this during a running hard focus session, which makes it completely useless. There has to be a way to fix that or this app is useless to me.

#130

Hey @Raphael_Schweiger,

Thanks for reaching out. Hereā€™s how to lock your access to Screen Time to prevent yourself from toggling off that button:

Iā€™ve also merged this request into the existing thread on the topic!

All the best,
Team Opal

#131

Got a feature youā€™d love to see in Opal? Suggest it here, and let the community vote on it!

Hereā€™s how you can do this:

Hereā€™s the message translated into English:

ā€œIā€™m writing to request that you make it impossible to disable Opal through the Apple Usage Center, to prevent users from bypassing or cheating the system.ā€

#132

Hey @Giovanni_Munari,

Thanks for reaching out. Hereā€™s how to lock your access to Screen Time to prevent yourself from toggling off that button:

Iā€™ve also merged this request into the existing thread on the topic!

All the best,
Team Opal