Keeping Your Kids Safe on iOS Devices

Parents have the option to set up Ask to Buy for kids under 18. Tap Settings. Tap your Apple ID. Tap Family Sharing.
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• Tap Content & Privacy Restrictions.
• Tap Content Restrictions.
• Choose your settings for the level of mature content your kid can see in music, movies, apps, podcasts, news, and more.

1. What is the best parental control app for iOS?
2. Can I monitor my child's iPhone from my iPhone?
3. Can I lock my child's iPhone remotely?
4. How do I put parental controls on devices?
5. Does Apple have a parental control app?
6. What is the best free parental control app for iPhone?
7. How do I bypass parental controls on iPhone?
8. How do I manage Apple Family Sharing?
9. Can Family Sharing see my texts?
10. Why Parents shouldn't take away phones at night?
11. How do I turn off parental controls without a password?
12. Can you lock an iPhone remotely?

What is the best parental control app for iOS?

10 Best iOS Parental Control Apps for iPhone and iPad

• Boomerang iPhone Parental Control.
• NetNanny iPad Parental Control.
• Mobicip iPad Monitoring App.
• Kaspersky Safe Kids Parental Control.
• Mobistealth.
• Qustodio iOS Parental Control.
• ScreenTime Parental Control.
• OurPact.

Can I monitor my child's iPhone from my iPhone?

Monitor text messages through iCloud

If you use iOS 12 or a more recent version, you can use Apple's cloud message sync feature. By enabling iCloud syncing, you can access all data from your child's device. Make sure to enable message synching so you can read messages from your child's phone.

Can I lock my child's iPhone remotely?

You can enable Screen Time on your kid's phone and protect the settings with a pass code, or you can remotely manage your kid's phone by setting everyone up on Family Sharing. Go to Settings on your kid's phone. ... Tap Use Screen Time Passcode and enter a pass code (this locks the setting so kids can't change it back).

How do I put parental controls on devices?

Go to Settings > Screen Time.

1. Go to Settings > Screen Time.
2. Tap Content & Privacy Restrictions, then choose Content Restrictions.
3. Choose the settings you want for each feature or setting under Allowed Store Content.

Does Apple have a parental control app?

Parental Control App & Family Locator for Apple Devices

OurPact is the #1 rated parental control, screen time monitoring app and family locator for iPhone, iPad, iPhone touch, and Android.

What is the best free parental control app for iPhone?

Best free parental control software and apps in 2021: protect your kids online

• Qustodio.
• OpenDNS FamilyShield.
• KidLogger.
• Spyrix Free Keylogger.
• Kaspersky Safe Kids.

How do I bypass parental controls on iPhone?

Here are a few iOS screen time hacks children employ to bypass Screen Time on iPhones and iPads:

1. Factory Reset. ...
2. Seeing The Passcode. ...
3. Siri for iMessage. ...
4. Changing Time Zones. ...
5. Watching YouTube Videos via iMessage. ...
6. Overriding Screen Time limits. ...
7. Hacking the 4-digit Passcode. ...
8. Messaging during Downtime.

How do I manage Apple Family Sharing?

Choose Apple menu  > System Preferences, then click Family Sharing. If you're using macOS Mojave or earlier, choose Apple menu  > System Preferences > iCloud, then click Manage Family. To accept an invitation, follow the onscreen instructions.

Can Family Sharing see my texts?

Answer: A: Family Sharing does not share messages, contacts, or other private info. ... Family Sharing makes it easy for up to six people in your family to share each other's iTunes, iBooks, and App Store purchases without sharing accounts.

Why Parents shouldn't take away phones at night?

Yes, unless you are absolutely sure your teenager is able to put the phone away (and not pick it up) at bedtime. That's because screens and sleep do not mix. The light emitted by the typical screen inhibits the production of melatonin in our brains. Melatonin is the chemical that allows us to fall and stay asleep.

How do I turn off parental controls without a password?

Select Settings, and under User Controls, select Content Filtering. You will be prompted to enter your password. Do so.
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Turn off Google Play content restrictions without a PIN by clearing data.

1. Go to Settings > Apps.
2. Tap on Google Play Store.
3. Tap the Clear Data button.

Can you lock an iPhone remotely?

When you mark your device as lost, you remotely lock it with a passcode, keeping your information secure. This also disables Apple Pay on the missing device. And you can display a custom message with your contact information on the missing device.