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Apple’s Screen Time updates are too little, too late

Published 8 June 2026 · tech

Ask to Browse is one of the new features coming to Screen Time. | Screenshot The Verge Apple spending a big chunk of its WWDC

Ask to Browse is one of the new features coming to Screen Time. | Screenshot The Verge Apple spending a big chunk of its WWDC keynote on parental controls was surprising for several reasons.

But the biggest is that, despite all the airtime, it didn't announce much new beyond a redesigned interface. Almost all the features touted already exist or are upgrades to current options. Why Apple chose to do this isn't a mystery.

You can trace the threads from the recent landmark social media trials against Meta and Google to the protesters outside the Cupertino HQ today Apple is trying to show the world it's being responsible when it comes to your children.

Only it's really not. Screen Time sucks. As a mother of two whose children h … Read the full story at The Verge.

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Apple’s Screen Time updates are too little, too late

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Published: June 9, 2026 • 5:11 AM IST · Updated: June 9, 2026 • 5:36 AM ISTBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team

Apple’s Screen Time updates are too little, too late

Key points

  • Ask to Browse is one of the new features coming to Screen Time.
  • | Screenshot The Verge Apple spending a big chunk of its WWDC keynote on parental controls was surprising for several reasons.
  • But the biggest is that, despite all the airtime, it didn't announce much new beyond a redesigned interface.
  • Almost all the features touted already exist or are upgrades to current options.
  • Why Apple chose to do this isn't a mystery.

Published June 9, 2026.


📌 Source: The Verge

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