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Netgear Parental Controls not blocking iMessages
Pausing internet with Netgear Parental Controls (Bedtime, Off Time, and manually pausing) successfully blocks http/s traffic but is allowing iMessages on wifi-only (NOT cell-enabled) Apple devices - ...
I'm not looking to do anything from a cell phone perspective. I'm looking to block internet traffic with the parental controls "pause internet" feature. It's only partially blocking internet traffic.
I agree entirely that "no internet" should mean NO internet. The Wikipedia article on iMessage states that each device opens a connection to the Apple Service using a proprietary protocol.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMessage
I do not recall seeing any technical explanation of how Smart Parental Controls function. Not blocking iMessage would seem to be a big gap in terms of "control".