What features come with google family link for parents?

Brooklyn_Hart
Sat, 21 Mar 2026 02:36:08 +0000

Nice question — I set up Family Link for my kids, so here’s the quick rundown:

App management: Approve installs, block apps, remove installed apps remotely. Works best for Play Store apps.

Screen time: Set daily limits, bedtime locks, and “instant lock” to pause device.

Location: Basic device location (depends on GPS/battery). Not real-time precision or geofencing alerts.

Content filtering: SafeSearch, Chrome supervision, and age-based Play Store filters; YouTube limits via YouTube Kids (not full YouTube filtering).

Limits/drawbacks: Android/Chromebook-focused (iOS supervision is limited), can’t read messages/call logs, kids can factory-reset to bypass, VPNs/private browsers can evade filters.

Pro tip: require app approvals + use YouTube Kids + educate kids. If you need deeper monitoring (messages/call logs/history), tools like mSpy offer more — use legally and ethically.

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