What Apple’s new iOS 12 parental controls mean for you
If you’ve been shopping around for parental controls to help manage your kids’ Apple devices, you might want to put on the brakes: The new operating system, iOS 12, has a feature called Screen Time that might have what you’re looking for, and it’s available on September 12, 2018. Common Sense Media previewed an early version to give you an advanced look at the new features. As with any parental controls, they’re best used along with guidance and ongoing conversations to help your kids learn to manage their own media use.
Screen Time lets you see exactly how much time your kids spend on their phones and tablets, the times of day they’re most active, and which apps they use the most. You can also set app time limits, filter inappropriate content, and schedule “downtime”?basically, shut down the device?whenever you want. (By the way, you can do this for yourself if you need help managing your own device use.) Some of the settings will be familiar if you’ve used Apple’s Family Sharing and Restrictions. But iOS 12 adds a slew of new features. You can set up Screen Time to manage your kid’s device remotely (using Family Sharing) or you can simply use your kid’s phone to enable screen limits (which you can password-protect) and review your kid’s device use together.
So what will you see and what can you control"
1. Usage Tracking
Screen Time gives you a weekly report showi...
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