Are you worried about the activities of your kids on their devices? Then you have a great news today, as the program which Google has developed to help parents control their children’s usage and now it is rolling out to a large audience.
The program which is roll out is called Family Link, and it was available from some time. But now parents in the United States can able to sign up without an invite, (no information about the availability in other parts of the globe). When setting up a child’s device, Google will ask you to create an account. If your kid is under the age of 13, you’ll be asked to provide consent to create that account and the all new Family Link will automatically be downloaded to the device. And you can able to choose which apps and settings you want to control.
Once the Family Link downloads on the device of your kid, you have to set it up on your device as well. To run Family Link, your kid device should have to be run on Android Nougat v7.0 or above. There are also a few devices which will support the app on Android Marshmallow v6.0 and you can find those apps here. To control another device with Family Link, your device must be running Android KitKat (4.4) or above and Apple users need to have iOS 9 or above.
Once you complete the setup process on both the devices, you will get the option to set a daily screen on time limit and a device bedtime. Moreover, the app also allows you to manage the apps your kids can use and which they can download from the Google Play Store, and the Family Link will also have the ability to lock the device at any point of time.
So, download the app and get control the devices of your kids. And don’t forget to share your thoughts in the comments section below!
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Source: Google
