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Disable iPad access after school hours

  • February 24, 2026
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swaldow

Is there a way to disable iPad access during certain hours of the day?

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    dletkeman
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    • dletkeman
    • Jamf Heroes
    • February 24, 2026
    There is no supported way to configure Screen Time on supervised school iPads via Jamf Pro or Jamf School today.
     
    There’s some ways I might accomplish similar with a scheduled single app mode profile perhaps but it’s not specifically disabling the iPad access during particular hours.
      GregBobbett
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      • GregBobbett
      • Jamf Heroes
      • February 24, 2026

      Like ​@dletkeman said, there isn’t an ‘official’ way to do this. I have messed around in Jamf School and I’ve been able to do something kind of like that by using the ‘Layout’ restriction in a separate timed policy. It ‘works’ but I’ve never run it in the wild, so no promises if it’ll function on student devices as advertised.

      Pics of my test profile settings:
       

      Just basic timed test
      place allowed apps in the home bar only. 

       

      Greg Bobbett
        dletkeman
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        • dletkeman
        • Jamf Heroes
        • February 24, 2026

        ​@GregBobbett if I remember correctly all apps will still be available on the App Library page.  I think iOS/iPadOS introduced App Library.  I think this might work for versions before v14 though.  Makes sense.  I think Jamf School can use this in a profile for a timed profile setting.

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