It was one of the novelties of iOS 12, Use time, an «app» that allows us to know how much time we spend with our device and the time we spend on each app on our device. A Time of Use that can be used to block apps "for time", and therefore block parts of our devices and applications for the smallest of our household. That yes ... it seems that kids are finding all the shortcuts to these Airtime locks ...
First of all tell you that we are not going to tell what ares tricks that allow you to unlock the device lock that makes Airtime, yes, it does not take much knowledge to discover them online. And it is necessary to bear in mind that this Time of Use is not a block like the one that Search My iPhone can do on our device, Time of Use is a "mini lock" which is what it is for, and obviously a child, or adolescent, who wants to bypass the blockade will bypass it ... In the words of Chris McKenna, founder of the Internet security group of Protect Young Eyes (a website specialized in network security for minors):
This is not about mystery science, back doors, or dark webs. I'm surprised that Apple has not thought about the fact that a boy or girl of a high school age, patient, can get the way to unlock Time of Use lock.
Of course, Apple has been making changes and improvements in Time of Use since its launch with iOS 12, but all those shortcuts, or back doors, that these children are using have not been solved or patched. And even though Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), has publicly refused to address these Airtime "issues", They are committed to continuing to improve this new feature of our devices. We will see what are the changes in Time of Use in the face of new versions of iOS, surely there will be ...
