Apple’s Screen Time comes with lots of parental control features to help you keep track of your device usage, as well as block access to things like apps, cameras, and even set communication limits. Another equally helpful parental control feature is the ability to limit adult content on iPhone and iPad. Before you hand over iPhone to your child, you should take advantage of this feature to protect your child against offensive content. If you want to protect your child against adult content or keep any explicit content away from your iOS 14 device, this guide is what you need to get started.
How to Restrict Adult Content on iPhone and iPad
Screen Times offers comprehensive tools for content restrictions on iOS. So, depending on your needs, you can not only block access to shady websites, but also obscene books, movies, and TV shows. Not only that, you can even stop Siri from using explicit language. So, if you often see your little one triggering the virtual assistant, be sure to filter Siri’s language.
What if you want to allow only a few kid-friendly websites on your iOS device so your kid can continue learning? Well, there is a way to limit adult content and enable access to trusted sites for a more personalized experience. That said, let me walk you through the steps to limit adult content on iPhone and iPad:
- start Settings app on your iPhone or iPad.
2. Now, tap on Screen TIME.
3. Next, tap on it. Content and Privacy Restrictions.
4. Next, ‘Content and Privacy Restrictions’ transition is on.
5. Next, tap . Content Restrictions.
6. Now, Screen Time passcode. If you’ve forgotten your Screen Time passcode, here are the reset steps.
7. Next, ‘web content’ Select and tap on .
8. Here you will have three options to choose from: Unlimited Access, Limit Adult Websites, and Permitted Websites Only.
- Unlimited Access: Allow access to adult content on your iPhone or iPad without any restrictions (default option).
- Limit Adult Websites: Limit access to adult content. When you choose this, you have the option to allow child-friendly websites and block access to some questionable websites. You can edit the Always Allow and Never Allow sections to your liking.
- Only allowed websites: Only allow access to trusted websites. Once selected, you’ll see some kid-friendly websites under the “Allow These Websites Only” section. You also have the option to add more reliable websites to the list.
I recommend you Go with the ‘allowed websites only’ option to better protect your children’s online browsing experience. It only allows children to access certain websites. You can expand the list of allowed websites at any time. If you select the ‘Limit Adult Websites’ option, we recommend that you also limit Twitter, Reddit, Tumblr, Mastodon, Sharesome and other websites known to host adult content.
- If you want to further restrict mature content, go to the ‘Allowed Store Content’ section under Content Restrictions. After that, tap on Music, Podcasts, News & Workouts and Select ‘Clear’ to disallow explicit content.
- Next, tap on Movies/TV Shows/Apps/Books and select the preferred option to keep obscene content away. The steps look the same as above.
- Under the Siri section, tap on it. Open Language and then Choose ‘Don’t Allow’ to prevent the personal assistant from using bad language.
Easily Restrict Explicit Content on iPhone and iPad
That is all! Now that you know how to keep adult content out of your iOS and iPadOS devices, make the most of this parental control feature to protect your kids. Also, remember to prevent Siri from using obscene language on your device. Be sure to limit more websites that you think may host adult content and be accessible on your child’s iPhone or iPad.
What do you think of Screen Time and what further improvements would you like to see in this helpful feature? Be sure to give your feedback in the comments section below.
