New Family Link options make parents lives easier, but key features are still missing
Apart from launching a new family website on families.google today, Google has also formally announced some improvements to its parental controls tool Family Link. While it still isn t as balanced, fair, and powerful as we would like it to be, the new features bring quality of life improvements for parents.
As we previously covered, you can now approve apps as always allowed, which lets kids use them even when their screen time is up. That might be handy for remote learning apps and the likes. However, the exemption doesn t apply to bedtime once it s time to settle down for sleep, children won t be able to use these always allowed apps, either.
What you need to know
Google has launched a new website that aims to serve as a one-stop technology resource for families.
It is also rolling out a bunch of new updates to Family Link, including always allowed apps, parental controls on-device for Android, and an increased catalogue of teacher-approved apps for kids.
The new features will be rolling out to users in the U.S. over the coming weeks.
In September 2017, Google launched Family Link for Android devices, allowing parents to keep their children safe on the internet by managing apps, settings screen time limits, and more. Family Link is now getting a major upgrade to help parents focus more on how their kids use devices.