You can use the Family Link App to create a Google Account for your child under 13 (or the applicable age in your country). You can also use Family Link to add supervision to your child's existing Google Account.
Important:
- Family Link may not be available in all countries or regions.
- iPhones, iPads, and computers other than Chromebooks can't be supervised with Family Link.
- Google Workspace for Education accounts can't be managed by Family Link.
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Family Link’s purchase approval settings only apply to purchases made through Google Play’s billing system.
As a parent, you can use Family Link to do things like:
- Change some of your child's Google Account settings.
- Manage your child's apps on supervised devices: Decide which apps your child can download or purchase, block or allow apps, and change app permissions.
- Manage your child's screen time on supervised devices: Set a bedtime or daily screen limits, and check how much time your child spends on certain apps.
- Check the location of your child's Android or compatible Fitbit device.
- Restrict mature content on Google Play.
Requirements
Manage your child's Google Account- Have a Google Account. If you don’t have one you can create a Google Account at no charge.
- Be 18 or older (or the appropriate age in your country) and have a Google Account.
- Have an Android device (5.0+), iPhone or iPad (iOS 13+), or a Chromebook that supports Android Apps to download the Family Link app on. You can also manage some settings at g.co/YourFamily.
- Live in the same country as your child.
Set up key features
Set up daily time limits for the first time
- On your device, open Family Link .
- Select your child.
- At the bottom center, tap Controls .
- Under “Daily limit,” tap Set up.
- Select the hours and minutes you’d like to set for the limit.
Change today's limit with a parent's device
To go to the child's account settings that you last visited in the Family Link app, tap the button below:
Change daily limits- On your device, open Family Link .
- Select your child.
- At the bottom center, tap Controls .
- Under “Daily limit,” tap Change for today.
- Select the hours and minutes you’d like to set for the limit.
- You can also turn the limit off.
- Tap Done.
Edit the weekly limit schedule with a parent’s device
- On your device, open Family Link .
- Select your child.
- At the bottom center, tap Controls .
- Under “Daily limit,” tap Edit weekly schedule.
- Select the days you’d like to limit screen time.
- You can also turn the weekly schedule off.
- Tap Done.
Tips:
- You can edit the weekly schedule and change the limit on any selected day. To apply the time limit to either "All days" or "Monday - Friday," tap Also apply to.
- If your child has multiple devices, to display all devices, tap Show more.
With your child's device
- On your child's device, open Settings .
- On Android versions 8.1 (O) and later, tap Digital Wellbeing & parental controls.
- On other Android versions, tap Google Parental controls.
- To check the current settings, tap Daily limit.
- To edit Daily limit settings, sign in or use your Parent Access Code to verify that you're a parent.
To go to the child's account settings that you last visited in the Family Link app, tap the button below:
Block or unblock an app on Family Link- Open the Family Link app .
- Select your child.
- Tap Controls App Limits.
- Select the name of the app you want to allow or block.
- Tap Block Done.
To go to the child's account settings that you last visited in the Family Link app, tap the button below:
Find your child's locationIf you're a parent, you can find your child's Android device location in the Family Link app.
- Open the Family Link app .
- Tap Location.
- Tap Set up.
- If you have multiple children, select which ones you want to turn on location sharing for.
- Tap Turn on.