Google Family Link

Google Family Link

By Google

  • Category: Utilities
  • Release Date: 2017-04-13
  • Current Version: 2.55.30641
  • Adult Rating: 4+
  • File Size: 204.65 MB
  • Developer: Google
  • Compatibility: Requires iOS 16.0 or later.
Score: 4.6659
4.6659
From 246,330 Ratings

Description

Google Family Link is a parental controls app that helps you keep your family safer online. Every family’s relationship with technology is unique, so we built tools for you to choose the right balance for your family, and help them create healthy digital habits. You can use the app to see how your child is spending time on their device, see their device location, manage privacy settings, and more. With Family Link, you can: Establish digital ground rules • Set screen time limits — Find the screen time that works best for your child. Family Link lets you set daily time limits, with school time and downtime schedules for their devices, so you can help your child find a healthy balance. • Manage your child’s apps — Give your child the flexibility they need when it comes to app usage. Set individual app time limits, and unlimited time for educational or regularly used apps. You can block apps, too. Manage content filters and security & privacy • Manage what they see online — Set up parental controls on Google services like Chrome, Play, YouTube, and Search. Family Link allows you to block inappropriate sites, require approval for new apps, manage permissions for apps and websites, and more. • Secure their account — Family Link gives you access to manage your child’s account and data settings. As a parent, you can help change or reset your child’s password if they forget it, edit their personal information or even delete their account if you feel necessary.* *Children over the applicable age can manage their own account. Stay connected on the go • See where they are — It’s helpful to be able to find your family when they’re on the go. With Family Link, you can locate your children on one map, as long as they’re carrying their device. • Get notifications and alerts — Family Link delivers critical notifications including when your child arrives or leaves a certain location. You can also ring devices and view the device’s remaining battery life. Important Information • Family Link’s tools vary depending on your child’s device. See a list of compatible devices at https://families.google/familylink/device-compatibility/ • While Family Link helps you manage your child’s purchases and downloads from Google Play, they will not need approval to install app updates (including updates that expand permissions), apps you have previously approved, or apps that have been shared in Family Library. In addition, purchase approvals will apply only when your child makes a purchase through Google Play’s billing system and will not apply to purchases made through alternate billing systems. Parents should regularly review their child’s installed apps and app permissions in Family Link. • You should carefully review the apps on your child’s supervised device and disable those you don’t want them to use. Note that you may not be able to disable some pre-installed apps such as Play, Google, etc. • To see the location of your child or teen’s device, the device must be powered on, recently active, and connected to the internet through data or wifi. • Family Link parental controls are only available for supervised Google accounts. With supervised Google Accounts, children get access to Google products like Search, Chrome, and Gmail, and parents can set up basic digital ground rules to supervise them. • While Family Link provides tools to manage your child’s online experience and keep them safer online, it does not make the internet safe. Family Link can not determine the content on the internet, but it can give parents the opportunity to make decisions about how their child spends time on their device, and determine what path to online safety looks best for your family.

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Reviews

  • Cannot manage iOS devices

    1
    By Elvbyyt
    If your child uses an iOS device, there is no way to setup the family link on their device. There are no instructions for setup on iOS, and no explanation as to why.
  • Tiempo de uso supervisado

    2
    By Level@Gamer
    Tengo una inquietud con la app, ya no está funcionando correctamente el tiempo que le colocamos a nuestros hijos para que puedan usar sus dispositivos, ejemplo le doy una hora diaria a mi hija para que puedan usar sus usar el dispositivo y se libera a la hora que le pongo pero no se bloquea al transcurso de una hora juega juega y juega
  • Slow

    3
    By Allllllll23
    Very slow to load
  • A mother’s best friend!

    5
    By Parent Must have
    This app has given me the ability to monitor what my child is doing and who my he’s talking to! In this crazy world we live in Google family link is a great tool to provide in cyberspace safety
  • Only partially functional

    2
    By Corri406
    I have a two hour time limit set with unlimited time for reading and learning apps, but my daughter downloads new games without my review all of a sudden and while on summer break, I saw that her tablet was in use with the new apps for 6 hours while I was at work. Incredibly unimpressed and not sure what to do.
  • UX updates make the app unusable

    1
    By Doyourjobsbetter22
    I have tried to get used to the new design but at the end of the day the product manager and UX designer who decided to launch these changes NEED TO FIRED. Was there no user studies done at all before it launched? Problems: #1 - I can’t see how much time my child has left on the screen I am making the time adjustment. So I need to look at how much time they used for the day on another screen then do math as I add time to take them where I want them to be. Doing this while in a meeting for work is not the best use of my time. #2 downtime doesn’t reliably set to a new time. You will tell the device to unlock at 7am and save it, then you go back to the main screen and it is not updated, the only way I can adjust downtime then is to turn it off entirely. Look i get that someone needed a promo or 2 but revert this terrible UX already.
  • THE WORST

    1
    By hsibsn
    worst app in freaking history
  • Excelente

    5
    By Movimiento 2023
    Estamos impresionados con esta app. Es fácil de manejar y muy práctica
  • Helpful!!!

    5
    By BlackTitanic
    This a helpful app that makes it easier to manage a kids account.
  • Great innovation

    5
    By Shu Chi 1111
    I love this app, it helps a lot in teaching my son healthy screen habits.

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