Nowadays in our people life’s electronic devices play an important role and taking part of our life. But our children do use phones and tablets. But we can’t able to always monitor what they are using for their phones and tablets. They are getting into digital addiction like in the ways of spending their time in the devices for a long time, playing games, watching movies, etc. But we can’t be sure about what they are to be in the internet world. But also, they want to gain knowledge about the digital world. I think that’s will be one of the biggest problems which have meet by the parents. But now your problems have gone far away from us by Google Family Link, Yes! 

Parents are recommended to have Google Family Link to create healthy digital habits to their children. So, by having this you can able to monetarize your kid’s activities and control them in digital world. You can able to create Google account for your children with providing the parent account authorization. Google Family Link app will be available to the children who are under the age of 13(or applicable age in your country). Here we gonna see about Downloading & Setting up Google Family link and its Features. 

Downloading & Setting up Family link 

Here are the steps to Setup the Family link to make a better and safe life to your kids: 

Download 

Parents Device 

  1. Download “Google Family Link for parents” app from the Play store (Android) or App Store (IOS). 
  2. Create an Email for your kid, it will ask you to give a parent account to make this account get created. This app supports to add your kid only if they are under 13(or applicable age in your country) 
  3. You are able to control your kid’s device by having logged-in into the Google Family Link for Parents app with your Google account with you had provided to create your kids google account. 

Children & Teens Device 

  1. Now Download ” Google Family Link for children & teens” app from Play store (Android) or App Store (IOS). 

Setting up 

Children & Teens Device 

  1. Delete the account which you used to logged-in in your kids’ device.
  2. Get Sign-in with your kids’ device with your kid account which you have created.   
  3. You need to agree the privacy & policy to start use it. 
  4. Now, your kid’s device is in control with your parent account. 

Parents Device 

  1. Now it is ready to control your kid’s device with the desired restrictions to be used by them. 
  2. In Features you will find how to use the features of the Google Family Link. 

Filters 

Screen time 

You can set your kids and teens screen time by the following steps: 

  1.  Open the Google Family Link for parents’ app  
  2. Select your kid’s device 
  3. Select the set-up option in screen time 
  4. There you find the Day limit to set time total period of times to use in a day 

Lock & Unlock the device (Bedtime) 

You can set Lock and unlocking times of your kids and teens by the following steps: 

  1.  Open the Google Family Link for parents’ app  
  2.  Select your kid’s device 
  3.  Select the set-up option in screen time 
  4. There you find the Bedtime tab to set lock and unlocking times their devices. 

Manage or Block apps 

You can manage or Block apps in your kids and teens device by the following steps: 

  1.  Open the Google Family Link for parents’ app  
  2. Select your kid’s device 
  3.  Select the Manage settings 
  4. Then select Android apps and select the desired app 
  5. There you will find the option the block or manage the app. 

Mature contents 

You can manage the level of content to be watched in your kids and teens device by the following steps: 

  1.  Open the Google Family Link for parents’ app  
  2. Select your kid’s device 
  3.  Select the Manage settings 
  4. Select the Controls on google play 
  5. There you set the levels to get allowed to them. 

Browsing on Chrome 

You can manage what they can browse in your kids and teens device by the following steps: 

  1.  Open the Google Family Link for parents’ app  
  2. Select your kid’s device 
  3. Select the Manage settings 
  4. Select the Filter on Google Chrome 
  5. There you find the option to add and block the websites. 

Features of Google Family Link 

Google Family Link will allow you to set Digital ground rules to help your kids and teens to learn, play, and explore online. It will allow them to have a safe journey in this digital world. You can able to guide them, keep an eye on them via your device and able to see where they are. It will provide you with the controlled phone usages. You can lock their device and able to find their device whenever you need. Here are the features of the Google Family Link to make your kids and teens better. 

Guide them 

Activity Report 

You can able to view their activities on what they spend their precious same time. It allows you to have a Activity Reports. This report helps you to have the healthy and right decisions about their usage.  

Manage apps 

It allows you to allow and block the apps they are using. You will receive a handy notification to approve or block, in a case of they are downloading a new app. It also allows you to manage the built-in apps in their device. And, also allows you to hide you the specific apps. 

Recommended Apps 

It allows you to directly can directly add the desired apps into your kid’s device as teacher recommended apps. So, that they are into the curiosity to find what’s interesting in that app. 

Screen time 

It allows you the set limits on your kids and teens screen time. So, that they can efficiently use their time in which they need to be spent. You can lock the device in their bedtime by setting the lock and unlock timings for their devices. 

Locate them 

You can able to locate your kids and teens as long as they carry their device. So that you can track where they are heading up and is they reaching their places safely. 

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