Remove the “Sign out is not available due to restrictions.” message by getting rid of screen time restrictions with software.Summary: The problem that Apple ID Sign out Option & Trusted Devices list are greyed…
How to Fix “Sign Out is Not Available due to Restrictions” on Child’s iPhone/iPad
I guess you may want to sign out of your child’s iCloud, only to find you are seeing the message “Sign out is not available due to restrictions” on your child’s iPhone or iPad. There is another situation that may be your device that signed in with your child’s account.
In this article, we focus on solving the problem that how to fix “Sign Out is Not Available due to Restrictions” on a child’s iPhone or iPad.
What does “Sign out is not available due to restriction” on a child’s device mean?
The “Sign Out is Not Available due to Restrictions” message means you can’t sign out of the exact Apple ID because there are screen time restrictions turned on in your child’s iCloud account.
The restrictions may come with two situations. One is that you set a child’s screen time via your iOS device through family sharing, and the other one is that the child set the screen time on the device itself.
According to our proven solutions, you can get rid of the screen time passcode and turn off the screen time to fix it.
Once you completely turn off the screen time restrictions by disabling the screen time including the screen time password, you’ll find that the message “Sign Out is Not Available due to Restrictions” should disappear.
Why you should turn off the screen time password first and then disable the screen time later.
This is exactly a safe way to get rid of all the screen time restrictions settings completely.
If you only disable the screen time feature without removing the screen time passcode, the next time when you start to turn on screen time again, you may baffle by an old forgotten screen time passcode, which is frustrating. It makes a lot of trouble for the future use of screen time.
Turn off screen time on the Child’s iCloud account on an iPhone or iPad.
A free and manual way to get rid of the saying “Sign Out is Not Available due to Restrictions” on Child’s devices and sign out.
Screen Time restrictions set up with Family sharing situation, how to fix it.
If you’re the parent and link your child’s iCloud account with family sharing, you’re able the set up the screen time restriction for your child’s device on your iPhone. Therefore, you can monitor your child’s screen time restrictions on your device. You can enable the screen time or disable it on your iOS device anytime you want to.
If you see “Sign Out is Not Available due to Restrictions” at the bottom of the Apple ID page on your child’s device, disable the screen time completely to fix it.
Open Settings> Skip Screen Time, and Tap your child’s name under family sharing.
Tap Change Screen Time Passcode > Tap Change Screen Time Passcode or Turn off Screen Time Passcode.
Authenticate with your Touch ID, Face ID, or passcode.
Then Tap Settings > Screen Time. Tap Your Child’s name under family. Tap Turn off Screen Time.
Note that there are a few minutes before the iOS software should refresh and respond. Wait for a while if the saying Sign out is not available due to restrictions still existing. It’s essential to restart your child’s iPhone or iPad to let the change take effect.
Wait for a while or restart your child’s iPhone or iPad immediately.
You should see the “Sign Out is Not Available due to Restrictions” disappears and the Sign out button is highlighted. You can successfully sign out of your child’s iCloud then.
Screen time is set up directly on the child’s device. How to fix it.
Open Settings > Screen Time > Tap change screen time passcode > Turn off screen time passcode.
Enter the screen time passcode to turn it off.
If you forgot your child’s screen time passcode. Steps to get rid of the “sign out is not available” message.
Go to Settings > Screen Time > Tap Change screen time passcode > Tap Turn off Screen Time passcode. On the entering screen time pin code page, Tap Forgot passcode.
On the screen time passcode recovery page, enter your child’s Apple ID and password.
Tap Done.
Tap turn off screen time on the Screen Time screen.
Later, when you get to the Apple ID(Child’s Apple ID page ), the sign out is not available due to restrictions and should disappear.
If not, restart your child’s iPhone or iPad as we’ve told you before.
Remove the “Sign out is not available due to restrictions.” message by getting rid of screen time restrictions with software.
Here, we are going to show you two ways to disable the screen time, along with getting rid of the screen time passcode.
SD iPhone Passcode Unlocker is our pick. The app proved neat, safe, and fast to remove screen time passcode on iOS 26, iOS18/17/16, iOS 15, iOS 14, iOS 13, etc.
Like most other apps, the app needs you to download it, then install it on your computer. You can try it, but you still need a registered full version to disable the screen time without a password.
By using the app to fix signing out is not available due to restrictions on your child’s iPhone/iPad. All data is saved. You should take heart if you care much about your child’s data.
What to know?
The no data loss way to fix it only applies to the situation where your child’s screen time passcode is directly set up on the device, not monitored by family sharing.
If your child’s screen time passcode is set via family sharing, you can still use the app to get out of the sign out is not available situation by removing the Apple ID. The sign out restrictions should be got rid of with the Apple ID.
However, you will lose the data on the child’s device.
Download it First.
Step 1. Launch the app and head to the Remove Apple ID screen.
Step 2. Hook your Child’s iPhone to your computer and Hit Trust.
Step 3. Unlock the Apple ID and remove all restrictions.
When it’s done, disconnect your device from the computer and set it up.
Which method do you choose to fix your child’s “Sign Out is Not Available due to Restrictions” saying?
Let me know if you have any questions during the process.
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Next time when you see the “sign out is not available” message on your child’s iPhone or iPad, you should know how to fix it. If you feel you may forget the solutions, you can bookmark or favorite our tutorial.
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