Google Family Link changes the interface and gives parents even more control

Parental control app Google Family Link Launched by the Mountain View giant in 2017, this app allows you to understand how your child spends time on their device, share their location, manage privacy settings, set maximum screen time, or understand what content is and isn’t appropriate, according to the company’s own terms. Google’s goal is to enable parents to instill healthy habits in their children’s use of technology. account to do this each family member is connected to Google Family Link.

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In addition to changing the interface, Google announced on the company’s blog that the most important features, screen time and content type, are now grouped in the Controls tab. New Highlight button (Highlights can be viewed by clicking the bell in the top right) summary view of all family members’ digital activities.

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With the accessible content setting, parents can define which programs their children can and cannot use (and for how long) and receive appropriate permission notifications. Thanks to the “Today only” function it is now possible to: Set permissions more granularly. For example, it is easier to give exceptional “overtimes” during which children finish watching a cartoon on Netflix, without breaking the rules established in the long run.

If you have more than one child, the Location tab now lets you: see their geographical locations in one map You can even receive notifications when they arrive at a predefined location (for example, at home, at school, or on the judo field). It is also possible to search for a device from Google Family Link to find it more easily. In addition to being available on Android and iOS, Google Family Link also has a version for the Web.