Tech giant Google just shared some new updates that it was rolling out to the Family Link parental control system.
This would provide parents several ways to monitor what their teenagers who were 13 and below were doing on its apps. The company mentioned how it was making serious changes to the Family Link application for parents that were up for grabs to both Android and iOS.
The most immediate change to the platform would be replacing Highlights on the bottom left of the home screen with a Screen Time tab. The other two tabs were there that would give access to different controls and keep checks on children’s locations. The latter two were unchanged and the same as in the past.
This new shortcut found on the Family Link’s time management also gives rise to a new set of options for School Time. It allows parents to provide control over what apps the kids can use and when, for school hours.
Google was first seen debuting the offering inside the Galaxy Watch 7 of Samsun and the Fitbit Ace LTE device range. So many states have started to limit or ban smartphone devices inside schools. For instance, we saw Virginia’s General Assembly pass a similar bill that would direct educational institutions to put an end to smartphone use in classrooms to the greatest extent.
The latest update for Family Link will also include another offering that was discussed by the company last year. It popped up on Samsung watch and it allowed parents to manage the children’s contacts list by approving or saying no to new entries.
Like other older versions from the past for the Family Link app, the new release doesn’t give parents the chance to manage a child’s contacts list by approving or denying the latest entries. Like we saw before, the new release doesn’t let them see the emails, messaging, or any web activity.
However, it does give rise to content filters. The last option has only worked inside Chrome and then the post on Wednesday didn’t mention expanding it for other browsers. Similar to how other free parental-control platforms work, this will give kids the chance to opt-out after turning 13.
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This would provide parents several ways to monitor what their teenagers who were 13 and below were doing on its apps. The company mentioned how it was making serious changes to the Family Link application for parents that were up for grabs to both Android and iOS.
The most immediate change to the platform would be replacing Highlights on the bottom left of the home screen with a Screen Time tab. The other two tabs were there that would give access to different controls and keep checks on children’s locations. The latter two were unchanged and the same as in the past.
This new shortcut found on the Family Link’s time management also gives rise to a new set of options for School Time. It allows parents to provide control over what apps the kids can use and when, for school hours.
Google was first seen debuting the offering inside the Galaxy Watch 7 of Samsun and the Fitbit Ace LTE device range. So many states have started to limit or ban smartphone devices inside schools. For instance, we saw Virginia’s General Assembly pass a similar bill that would direct educational institutions to put an end to smartphone use in classrooms to the greatest extent.
The latest update for Family Link will also include another offering that was discussed by the company last year. It popped up on Samsung watch and it allowed parents to manage the children’s contacts list by approving or saying no to new entries.
Like other older versions from the past for the Family Link app, the new release doesn’t give parents the chance to manage a child’s contacts list by approving or denying the latest entries. Like we saw before, the new release doesn’t let them see the emails, messaging, or any web activity.
However, it does give rise to content filters. The last option has only worked inside Chrome and then the post on Wednesday didn’t mention expanding it for other browsers. Similar to how other free parental-control platforms work, this will give kids the chance to opt-out after turning 13.
Read next: Google To Begin Using AI To Verify Users’ Ages For Its Products
