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Although some restrictions on children are not new to appleThe company announced in a press conference that it is expanding its parental controls and is working with the American Academy of Pediatrics to learn more about digital guidelines for children. Worldwide Developers Conference 2026.
Sumbul DesaiApple’s vice president of health said during the company’s conference WWDC The main pitch is that the guide for parents will help them “create those healthy digital habits using our child safety features.” The company works with researchers “to understand the impact of technology on children’s well-being, and is committed to advancing science in this area.”
Below are the developments related to child safety protection and new features announced at the event.
Children’s accounts
Parental control features for a children’s account expand to include blocking adult sites, only allowing access to “age-appropriate media,” and allowing a large number of parental controls. If your child has an existing iPhone or iPad that isn’t on a child account, you can still convert them to one.
Ask to browse and order to purchase
“Request Browsing,” a brand new feature, requires a child to ask for permission before visiting a new site. This feature will work with Safari across iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
Purchase approval requires the parent to grant permission before the child’s account can download or purchase the app. Both “Approval to browse” and “Approval to purchase” are enabled by default for children under 13, although parents can also turn them on for teens.
Parents can control who a child can contact on their device. Apple used the example of starting with the immediate family, then gradually adding grandparents and then others as the child gets older.
Time allowances
The recommended digital time allowance will be added for each child’s account and each app on the device. Apple said the time allowance is based on the child’s age and was created in collaboration with research from the American Academy of Pediatrics.
