I'm trying to configure Screen Time on my Mac so that my Apple Account cannot be used to reset the Screen Time passcode, while keeping the Apple Account signed in for normal iCloud services.
My Mac is running macOS 27.0.1, and I'm using a Standard user account that was previously an Administrator account.
When setting up the Screen Time passcode, I explicitly selected Skip when prompted to enable Apple Account recovery. However, when I click Forgot Passcode? and enter my signed-in Apple Account credentials, macOS successfully allows me to reset the passcode.
I've repeated the setup twice, selecting Skip both times, but Apple Account recovery still works.
Additional details:
- Share Across Devices is disabled on both my Mac and iPhone.
- The Screen Time passcode was created after converting my user account to Standard.
- I want to keep my Apple Account signed in to the Mac.
- My objective is to prevent the Screen Time restrictions from being bypassed through Apple Account recovery.
My main question: Is there a way to completely disable Apple Account recovery for Screen Time while remaining signed in to the same Apple Account?
I'd also appreciate clarification on why the recovery option still works despite explicitly selecting Skip, and whether an existing recovery association could be responsible.
Has anyone experienced this or found a reliable solution?