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Why is my "Screen Time" permission page stuck?

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We're here to help.

First off, we know this can be frustrating. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience.


If you’re trying to give Roots access to screen time and it’s stuck in the “loading state”, please try the following things.

Troubleshooting

  1. Kill the app and try again

    1. To kill the app — swipe up and hold, then swipe the Roots app away

  2. Restart your phone and try again

  3. Reset screen time permissions

    1. Go to "Settings" > "Screen Time"

    2. Scroll down and find "Roots"

    3. Remove access, then re-open the Roots app

    4. Give access to screen time permissions when prompted

  4. Wait a little while and try again

One more thing to try:

If none of the suggested troubleshooting works, please try giving screen time permissions to a different app. In some cases the screen time API can get hung up on the Apple side, and doing this can force things to reset:

  • Keep Roots open but in the background

  • Download another screen time app, such as this one

  • Go through onboarding until you give screen time permissions

  • Once approved, re-open Roots

Why is this happening?

There is a small bug in the iOS screen time that prevents us from accessing the permissions on your device. This appears to happen with a small percentage of people, a small percentage of the time. But, when it happens we know it’s frustrating!

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