YouTube works normally when I'm connected to Wi‑Fi at home, but as soon as I leave and switch to cellular data, Restricted Mode turns on automatically. This also affects YouTube Music by blocking many songs. My guardian says there aren't any parental controls enabled, and I'm using an iPhone 13. How can I figure out what is forcing Restricted Mode and turn it off?
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Check Settings > Screen Time > Content & Privacy Restrictions on the iPhone, along with any installed configuration profiles under Settings > General > VPN & Device Management. If neither of those is responsible, contact the mobile carrier or whoever manages the phone plan and ask whether a content filter or family-safety feature is enabled for cellular data. Carrier-level filters can force YouTube Restricted Mode even when the Google account itself has no parental controls.
On an iPhone, first open YouTube, tap your profile picture, go to Settings, then General, and check whether Restricted Mode is enabled. If it keeps turning itself back on only when you use cellular data, the setting may be enforced by your mobile carrier or the cellular account rather than by the YouTube app.
I checked the app settings, but it only seems to happen when I’m away from home and using cellular data.