Google Family Link

Smart, Simple Parental Controls for Building Healthy Digital Habits

Google Family Link is a parental controls app that helps you keep your family safer online. Designed for every family's unique relationship with technology, it gives you the tools to guide screen time, manage content, and support healthy digital routines. It’s an easy way to monitor device use, adjust privacy settings, and stay connected on the go.

Family Link also supports everyday parenting with features like real-time device location, app supervision, and flexible screen time rules. It’s ideal for families seeking safer online experiences, kid-friendly device management, and stronger digital well-being. Plus, it fits naturally into modern household routines, making it one of the most reliable parental control apps for smartphones and tablets.

With Family Link, you can:

• Set digital ground rules — Create daily screen time limits, set school-time and downtime schedules, and help your child find a healthy balance.
• Manage apps with ease — Set individual app time limits, allow unlimited time for educational apps, or block apps you don’t want your child to use.
• Control content, security & privacy — Apply parental controls on Google services like Chrome, Play, YouTube, and Search. Block inappropriate sites, require approval for new apps, and manage app permissions.
• Protect their account — Adjust account and data settings, reset passwords, edit personal info, or delete their account if necessary.*
• Stay connected anywhere — View your child’s location on a single map, receive arrival and departure alerts, ring devices, and check battery life.

Important Information

• Family Link tools vary by device. See compatible devices at families.google/familylink/device-compatibility/ • Children do not need approval for app updates, previously approved apps, or Family Library apps. Review installed apps and permissions regularly. • Some pre-installed apps cannot be disabled. • Location requires a powered-on, recently active, internet-connected device. • Parental controls are available only for supervised Google Accounts. • Family Link helps you guide your child’s online experience but does not make the internet inherently safe.

*Children over the applicable age can manage their own account.