Google has added a new Parental Controls hub in Android Settings, which is now rolling out in Android 16 QPR2 beta. The hub combines on-device, PIN-protected controls with existing Family Link ...

Android smartphones have a parental control function called 'Family Link' that allows parents to limit the usage time of their children's smartphones, limit the use of individual apps, and set ...

Amy Axworthy is a travel journalist and product reviewer. She was shortlisted for Best News Writer at the BSME Talent Awards in 2023 for uncovering consumer harm. Enabling digital parental controls ...

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...

The new Netflix drama Adolescence has got many people talking about the dangers that are lurking online and how children are being influenced by things seen on the web and via social media apps. If ...

Track how long you and your kids are staring at screens This article explains how to enable Digital Wellbeing & parental controls on Android 10 and up. It also outlines how to set app timers, Sleep ...

Google has launched a new Android Canary release channel for developers to test experimental features. A new “Parental controls” setting has appeared in Pixel devices running the Canary build. The ...