In this guide, we’ll go over what options you have if you want to set limits and restrictions for apps and media content on your adult son or adult daughter’s iPhone or iPad.

For starters, the built-in Screen Time feature in iOS, iPadOS, and macOS allows parents and guardians to set parental restrictions for their child’s device.

A parent can set daily app usage limits, define downtime (a period when no apps are available for use except a few critical communications services like Phone and Maps), enable communication limits (i.e., who their child can call and text), set up restrictions around what websites the kid can visit, block explicit movies, music, books, TV shows, and a lot more.

All a parent needs to do is add their child’s Apple Account to their Family group, and then they can set up and edit the restrictions and monitor the kid’s usage conveniently from their own iPhone, iPad, or Mac by going to Settings > Screen Time > child’s name under the Family heading.

All this sounds great, and it really is.

Now, back to the main topic of this article.

In the eyes of a father or mother, their sons and daughters always remain a ‘child,’ but when it comes to Apple’s digital family setup, once the person turns 18+ (or they are already 18+ and you add them to your Family Sharing), all Screen Time tools to manage restrictions for them go away.

An 18+ individual is considered an adult and is free to set up Screen Time restrictions as they like. You (i.e., parent or guardian) cannot manage their Screen Time from your iPhone, iPad, or Mac, even if they are a part of your Apple Family group.

In fact, there isn’t even an option for an 18+ individual to consent to be managed by their parents.

So, to sum up, you cannot manage restrictions or put any limit on iPhone, iPad, and Mac where your adult/major son or daughter’s Apple Account is logged in.

This leaves you with just three options

1) The best and recommended option: Talk to them upfront, explain everything, and then take their phone or ask them to set up Screen Time restrictions in front of you.

2) The dishonorable option: If you know their device passcode, you can go behind their back and set up Screen Time restrictions without them knowing about it. When setting up the Screen Time passcode, keep these tips in mind so they cannot reset the passcode and turn off the restrictions (the only way they can reset the Screen Time passcode now will be to erase the device, which is a huge step, and something not everyone will be willing to do).

3) The sneaky option: Apple wants all users to use the correct birthday, so everything is tailored appropriately for them. But if you like, you can change the date of birth of your son or daughter’s Apple Account so they stay under 18. This way, you should be able to manage parental restrictions for them for a bit longer (but note that you may have to wait a while for the changes to take effect, or remove and re-add them to your Apple Family group if they continue to show as an ‘adult’ in your Family settings).

Aside from the three options above, there isn’t much you can do to set up and manage parental restrictions on an iPhone, iPad, or Mac belonging to a family member who’s over 18.

In our opinion, the best and only logical route is to talk to them and explain the good and the bad.

Also, check out: 20 simple yet effective tips to reduce your iPhone usage

Source link: https://www.idownloadblog.com/2026/02/13/restrictions-for-adult-family-members/

Go through these troubleshooting tips if your iPhone or iPad running iOS 26 does not show up in Mac’s Finder, Photos app, Image Capture, or other applications.

You may need to connect your iOS device to a Mac or Windows PC using a USB cable to quickly transfer photos, sync music, use your iPhone as a pen drive, restore the device, and more.

Usually, this is a simple process: plug, trust, and then your iPhone or iPad shows up on the computer in Finder, Photos, Image Capture, or third-party apps like iMazing.

In case you’re having issues connecting your iPhone or iPad to Mac after updating to iOS 26 and macOS Tahoe, here are all the solutions that will help.

Change this wired authentication setting

iOS 26 adds a new safety feature that lets you control how your iPhone or iPad connects to another device via cable. You can choose to always allow, automatically allow when unlocked, or ask for your permission before your iPhone or iPad connects with a computer. I have found that whenever my device doesn’t show up on my Mac, temporarily changing this safety setting helps!

1. Disconnect your iPhone or iPad from Mac by unplugging the cable.
2. Open iPhone or iPad Settings and tap Privacy & Security.
3. Scroll down and tap Wired Accessories.
4. Select Always Ask.
5. Now, connect your iPhone or iPad to Mac via cable, and tap Allow on the “Allow accessory to connect?” pop-up. Then open Finder, Photos, Image Capture, or the relevant app on your computer, and your iPhone should appear there. You can now set the Wired Accessories back to “Ask for New Accessories” or whatever else you prefer.

Make sure you trust the computer

When you connect your iPhone or iPad to a Mac or PC for the first time (or after resetting iOS location and privacy settings), you have to click Allow on Mac and then tap Trust on your iOS device. Once this is done, your iPhone or iPad should appear in Finder, Photos, Image Capture, and other places.

If you didn’t go ahead with this trust process, try unplugging and replugging the device again. If you still don’t see the trust option, reset your iPhone or iPad’s location and privacy settings and then reconnect.

Go through all these quick tips

If the problem continues, follow these steps:

• Force quit and reopen the Mac app in question.
• Make sure the cable connections are perfect.
• Restart your phone and computer.
• Try using another USB-C or Lightning cable.
• Update to the latest version of iOS 26, iPadOS 26, or macOS Tahoe 26. This tip is really important.

Read instructions for the third-party app

If you’re not seeing your connected iPhone or iPad in a third-party Mac or PC app, check its documentation to see if it requires any specific steps.

I remember back in the day, some third-party device management apps would ask you to turn off Find My iPhone before you could use all features.

In current versions of iOS, turning off Screen Time settings may help.

Check out other app-specific guides

Many people had issues connecting their iPhone and iPad to Mac after updating to iOS 26. So, we have covered this problem for specific macOS apps in separate troubleshooting guides with specialized solutions. Make sure you go through them all:

• How to fix Image Capture not showing all iPhone or iPad photos
• Fix iPhone or iPad not showing in Mac Photos app
• iPhone not showing up in Finder on Mac? 15 solutions to fix this

Source link: https://www.idownloadblog.com/2026/02/12/ios-device-not-connecting-to-mac/