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When you use Family Link to manage your child’s Google Account, you can let your child sign in to some Google websites, like Gmail, using a web browser.
When you use Family Link to manage your child’s Google Account, you can let your child sign in to some Google websites, like Gmail, using a web browser.
Once complete, children can sign-in to their device with their new account. Once the accounts are linked, parents can use Family Link to help them do things like keep an eye on screen time and guide their child to age-appropriate content.
- Family Link from Google helps parents stay in the loop and keep their child or teen safer online as they explore across Android and ChromeOS device...
- Family Link does not block inappropriate content, but the settings within provide you with filtering options. Certain Google apps like Search, Chro...
- Yes. Parents can run Family Link on Android devices running Lollipop (5.0) and higher.
- Yes. Parents can run Family Link on iPhones running iOS 11 and higher.
- Parents can manage pretty much all of their child's account settings and features on a web browser. No app download needed.
- For best results, we recommend that children or teens being supervised with Family Link are using Android devices running version 7.0 (Nougat) or h...
- Yes, children and teens can be supervised when they sign into their Google Account on Chromebooks. Parents can do things like manage their child’s...
- Children or teens signed into iOS, web browsers, or other unsupervised devices can only be partially supervised. Children and teens can sign into t...
- You should plan to budget about 15 minutes to set up your child’s Google Account and Android device.
- No. It’s up to you to decide when your child is ready for their first Android or ChromeOS device.
Access your child's Activity Controls in Family Link settings. As a parent, you can help change or reset your child’s password if they forget it. You can also edit your child’s personal information or even delete their account if you feel it’s necessary.
- Overview
- How Chrome works for your child
- Chromebook
- Windows, Mac, or Linux computer
- iPhone and iPad
- Manage your child's activity on Chrome
- Related resources
If your child has a Google Account, they can sign in to Google Chrome on any of the following devices:
Android device
Chromebook
iPhone and iPad
Children and adults have a similar experience when they sign in to Chrome with their Google Account. Some additional features provide a safer browsing experience.
Tip:
• Incognito mode is turned off when your child is signed in to Chrome with an account managed by Family Link.
Choose the type of device that your child uses:
Android
If your child uses an Android device, you can use Family Link to:
If your child’s device is a Chromebook, you can use Family Link to:
• Select a content filter to block or allow certain sites for your child.
• Try to block explicit sites: If “Try to block explicit sites” has been turned on for your child in Family Link, Chrome tries to block sexually explicit sites.
• For residents of Japan: Alps System Integration Co., Ltd., augmented this filtering service.
• Allow or block specific sites.
• Approve or deny requests from your child to visit blocked sites.
Important:
• On Windows, Mac, or Linux computers:
• Your child can sign out of Chrome, use Guest mode, and switch to other profiles, which takes them to a browsing experience where Family Link settings for Chrome won’t apply.
• They may also have access to other browsers where Family Link settings for Chrome won’t apply.
• Some features may not currently be available to all users.
If your child’s device is a Windows, Mac, or Linux computer, you can use Family Link to:
Important:
• On iPhone and iPad:
• Your child can sign out of Chrome, which takes them to a browsing experience where Family Link settings for Chrome won’t apply.
• They may also have access to other browsers where Family Link settings for Chrome won’t apply.
• Some features may not currently be available to all users.
If your child’s device is an iPhone & iPad, you can use Family Link to:
Manage your child's browsing on Chrome
To go to this setting directly in the app, tap the button below:
1. Open the Family Link app .
2. Select your child.
3. Tap Controls Content restrictions Google Chrome.
4. Choose the setting that’s right for your family:
• Create a Google Account for your child
• Create a family on Google
• Manage your family on Google
• Add & manage supervision on a current Google Account
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.
Your child can visit their Google Account to find and manage activity information that's saved in their account or profile and you can also help manage their activity information by signing in...
