There are still issues with Screen-Time and old devices. I just sold my iPad Air 3, and my Apple Watch. Logged out of my Apple ID, and reset both devices. After that, I could still see my old devices during Screen-Time on my iPhone.
- Okay, so I would try reset settings on my iPhone. It did not help. My iPad popped up again. My Apple Watch disappeared from Screen-Time when I updated to iOS 14 (Thanks Apple)
- Then tried going into "Music" on my Mac, and logged into my account. Where you can see which devices are associated with your account. My iPad was still there, so I removed it. It did not help, however.
- Hmm. I had a good time, so I put my iPhone to my Mac, and did a real reset through Finder, with new IPSW. I restored everything and I started over. Logged in to my Apple ID, went to screen-time, and you guessed it - my iPad, which IS logged out of iCloud and is completely away from my Apple ID, is STILL to be found under devices in Screen-Time.
Now I have given up. Screen Time has been here for almost 3 years and it still fails. Why is it so hard to remove the old devices Apple !!! First the App Library, and now this too. We can send people to the moon, but removing old devices is impossible.
Does anyone have a solution to this, or is it an issue between me and Apple
- Okay, so I would try reset settings on my iPhone. It did not help. My iPad popped up again. My Apple Watch disappeared from Screen-Time when I updated to iOS 14 (Thanks Apple)
- Then tried going into "Music" on my Mac, and logged into my account. Where you can see which devices are associated with your account. My iPad was still there, so I removed it. It did not help, however.
- Hmm. I had a good time, so I put my iPhone to my Mac, and did a real reset through Finder, with new IPSW. I restored everything and I started over. Logged in to my Apple ID, went to screen-time, and you guessed it - my iPad, which IS logged out of iCloud and is completely away from my Apple ID, is STILL to be found under devices in Screen-Time.
Now I have given up. Screen Time has been here for almost 3 years and it still fails. Why is it so hard to remove the old devices Apple !!! First the App Library, and now this too. We can send people to the moon, but removing old devices is impossible.
Does anyone have a solution to this, or is it an issue between me and Apple