Are you pulling your hair out wondering why your child is still on Roblox despite the app limits you painstakingly set? Many parents are facing this exact frustration, believing there might be an issue with Roblox itself or the parental controls. However, the reality might be simpler, and perhaps a little more mischievous: your kids might be bypassing those limits themselves.
One parent shared their experience setting up app limits and downtime, thinking they had effectively managed their child’s screen time. They configured app limits for specific apps, only to find their child easily switched to other games once those limits were reached. As they tightened the restrictions, a surprising discovery was made. Upon checking their child’s device, they found full access to app limit settings, with options to “ignore app limit for 1 more minute,” “ignore for an hour,” or even “ignore for the rest of the day” – all without needing a passcode.
This isn’t a Roblox glitch, and it’s not that Roblox is ignoring your parental controls. The issue lies within the device settings themselves, specifically how operating systems like Apple’s iOS handle app limits. While parents can set these limits from their own devices, children can often override them directly on their own devices, simply by choosing to “ignore” the set restrictions.
The problem isn’t that “Roblox isn’t working” in the sense of a technical malfunction. Instead, parental controls aren’t working as intended because children are finding and utilizing built-in device features to bypass them. This highlights a crucial point for parents: relying solely on app-specific limits might not be enough. It’s essential to understand the full scope of device settings and explore more robust parental control options that truly restrict access, rather than simply suggesting limits that can be easily dismissed. The focus needs to shift from blaming specific apps like Roblox to addressing the loopholes within the device’s operating system that allow children to circumvent the intended restrictions.
