Google Assistant is available on many devices, for example b. On Android devices, iPhone, Chromebook, smart speakers, smart displays, etc. Both adults and kids love to use Google Assistant, but sometimes kids get into things they shouldn't. To keep your kids safe, Google Assistant parental controls let you customize what your kids have access to.
The following explains the parental controls available for the Google Assistant and how to enable and use them:
Google Assistant Parental Controls:
There are many parental control options for Google Assistant in smart home devices, including apps that your kids can access such as: b. YouTube Kids, Amazon Music, YouTube Music, and what they can listen to in each app.
If you set up parental controls on one device, they won't be applied to another. Therefore, make sure that you set up appropriate parental controls on all the devices your kids use. Here are some of the available options:
- Music filter: You can let your child listen to a certain type of music or not listen to music at all.
- Video filter: You can allow your kids to watch any video, watch only kid-friendly videos in certain apps, or watch no videos at all.
- Messages: You can choose whether your child can access messages.
- Podcasts: Control your child's access to podcasts.
- Calls: You can allow your child to receive calls only or send and receive calls.
- Answer questions: Choose whether you want the Google Assistant to answer all or some of your child's questions.
To access parental controls in the Google Assistant:
There are several ways to access and configure Google Assistant parental controls. However, you need to activate your child's Google account and enable Voice Match on the device on which you want to enable parental controls. Voice Match recognizes your child's voice and associates it with their Google Account so Google Assistant can give them personalized results and choose the right settings.
1- To set up parental controls using the Family Link app, follow these steps:
- Open the Family Link app on your Android or iOS device.
- Select the child account you want to configure and click on the “Control” option.
- Select (Content Restrictions), then click (Google Assistant).
- Click on Parental Controls and then click on Settings.
- Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the setup.
2- To set up parental controls using the Google Home app, follow these steps:
- Go to the Google Home app on your Android device, iPhone, or iPad.
- To configure, click (Settings) in the lower right corner.
- Under (Main Features) Google Assistant, select (Google Assistant).
- Click on Parental Controls.
- Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the setup.
3- To set up parental controls with Google Assistant, follow these steps:
- Activate the Google Assistant on any of your smart devices using the Google Assistant app or by saying "Hey Google".
- Say (Open Assistant Settings) to open Assistant Settings.
- Click View all processor settings.
- Click on Parental Controls.
- When the on-screen instructions appear, follow them to complete the setup.
To change parental control settings:
If you want to change parental controls settings, you will need a Family Link account and you can follow these steps:
- Open the Family Link app on your Android phone.
- Select the child whose parental controls can access the content you want to edit.
- Click Controls, then click Content Restrictions.
- Select (Google Assistant) Google Assistant.
- Click on Parental Controls.
- Select the option you want to change.
- Adjust the appropriate settings for your child.