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Anyone know About this Screen Time Features??

I recently updated My MBA M1 to MAcOS golden Gate.I have added a few websites in Screen Time As I did in Tahoe. Now The Problem here is I cannot remove the websites I have added. Can someone know any thing or Am I missing something here.

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Thanks for clarifying. If the Remove (−) button is missing, it could be a change or a bug in the new macOS version.


Could you try going to System Settings → Screen Time → Content & Privacy → App Store, Media, Web & Games → Web Content and check whether the websites are listed under the allowed or restricted websites section?


If Screen Time is managed through Family Sharing or a Screen Time passcode, that may affect which settings you can change.


Note: I would not recommend resetting Screen Time or changing unrelated restrictions yet. 


First, confirm exactly where the websites appear and whether the problem affects all entries or only certain ones.

It sounds like the problem started after you updated your M1 MacBook Air to macOS Golden Gate.


The websites you previously added to Screen Time are now showing as Blocked, and you can no longer remove them as you could before.


Before suggesting a fix, it would help to clarify two things.


Where do the websites appear: under Screen Time >> Apps & Websites, or under Content & Privacy >> App Store, Media, Web & Games >> Web Content?


And when you select a website, is there a Remove (−) button, or is that option missing?


This distinction matters because removing a website from a list and unblocking it are not necessarily the same thing.


Knowing where the websites appear and which options are available will help narrow down the problem without changing unrelated Screen Time settings.


You can also refer to Apple’s Screen Time guide for Mac.

Owl-53 wrote:
It sounds like the problem started after you updated your M1 MacBook Air to macOS Golden Gate.
The websites you previously added to Screen Time are now showing as Blocked, and you can no longer remove them as you could before.
Before suggesting a fix, it would help to clarify two things.
Where do the websites appear: under Screen Time >> Apps & Websites, or under Content & Privacy >> App Store, Media, Web & Games >> Web Content?
And when you select a website, is there a Remove (−) button, or is that option missing?
This distinction matters because removing a website from a list and unblocking it are not necessarily the same thing.
Knowing where the websites appear and which options are available will help narrow down the problem without changing unrelated Screen Time settings.
You can also refer to Apple’s Screen Time guide for Mac.

I'm on macOS 27. I haven't updated to 27.0.1 yet. But my Screen Time displays aren't what are described in that Apple Support document. Nor can I find any display even remotely resembling what the user describes.

Owl-53 wrote:
macOS 27.01 ( 26A434 ) here

Yes. That's my question. Was this radically redesigned in 27.0.1? I don't have those displays at all.


The closest I can get to anything even sharing some UI with those screenshots is this:

It looks like that first option "App & Website Activity" should be it, but it's radically different:



Note that I don't actually use Screen Time for anything other than feeble attempts to disable AI. I was just poking around trying to find these screens and now somehow I've turned on tracking.

macOS 27.01 ( 26A434 ) here




Sorry for late reply.

As for your question, Screen time appear, Screen Time >> Apps & Websites

Also there is no button remove(-)