Parental control on a child's phone

Does your child love to surf the calm surface of the ocean? 🏊 A less experienced user might head in the wrong direction and encounter inappropriate content. You can be a kind of compass for your child, guiding them on the right course. 🛳️ To help you with this task, parental control, one of the many features offered by modern smartphones, will be useful. 💪

How does parental control on a phone work?

It's a type of application that makes it easier for parents to supervise their child's activity on smartphones and computers. 🤩 More and more people are deciding to install such apps because they contribute to children's online safety. 🤝

Parental control features on a phone:

1. Blocking access to content inappropriate for children.
2. Controlling time spent online and the ability to remotely turn off the device during selected hours.
3. Monitoring the child's online activity. Clear reports show search phrases and websites viewed.

What content can you block on your child's phone?

You can block content containing profanity, violence, or pornography. As well as other content you deem inappropriate for your child (after all, you know them best). 🧒 

Preventing file downloads will undoubtedly be one of the more valuable features of this type of application. It is also worth noting the limitation of time spent by the child online. 📱 If you are looking for such a solution, read about useful apps that will help limit screen time. Parental control on a phone can also set a limit on the number of calls made by the child. You can independently determine which numbers to exclude from this group, e.g., your parents' or grandparents' numbers. A useful feature is blocking SMS messages to premium numbers and searching for specific phrases in search engines.

How to set up parental control on an Android phone?

The method of activating the block depends on the smartphone model. 💪 In some devices, the tab names may vary slightly. A configured family group is necessary to enable parental control. 

You can set up a family group in the Google Play Store:

1. Go to Settings.
2. Find Family group.
3. Click Manage family group members.
4. Select Invite people to the family group.
5. Enter the email address associated with your child's account.

Instructions for enabling parental control:

1. Go to the Settings tab.
2. Find Digital Wellbeing & parental controls.
3. Click Set up parental controls.
4. Specify who will be using this device.
5. Link your child's Google account to yours in the Google family group.
6. Select the content to be filtered.
7. Set a PIN – remember not to give it to your child. The code's purpose is to prevent changes to settings.
8. On your device, set a smartphone usage time limit and your child's bedtime.
9. Done! 🥳

It's also worth noting the possibility of introducing a block in the Google Play Store. This will allow you to restrict or block the download and purchase of apps categorized by age.

You can activate it with a few clicks in the app.

Parental block on Android in the Google Play Store:

1. In the app's menu, find the Settings section.
2. Go to Parental controls and turn on this option.
3. Set a PIN code.
4. Specify blocked apps.
5. Done! 🥳

How to set up parental control on an iOS phone?

On Apple devices, you'll find content filtering for children in the "Screen Time" function. 🍎 You can block access to specific websites, limit app usage, or enable purchase restrictions.

The first step is to create an Apple ID account for your child. Use Apple's Family Sharing for this. ☁️ Create the account on your smartphone and follow the on-screen instructions. After creating the profile, log in to your child's account on their device.

How to configure parental control on an iOS phone?

1. First, set a PIN for the Screen Time function.
2. Specify which content and apps your child can use. You'll find this option in the Content & Privacy Restrictions tab.
3. Confirm the settings you've made with the previously set PIN.
4. Done! 🥳

As you can see, modern smartphones have effective methods for blocking access to unwanted content. Do you think the mentioned features are not enough for you? Look out for our post on parental control apps. 🧐 Stay tuned! 🤩

In the meantime, you can check out our new prepaid phone offer with a subscription model.