How to Use Family Link App to Control Kid’s Screen Time on Android
Kids are curious about using smart devices and attract towards
smart gadgets very quickly
Such as a smartphone or laptop. Sometimes we allow them to use
the screen time of the particular device, but excess usage of anything is
harmful so, we should not let them play a game or anything longer. It affects
two different things:
§ Heath
§ Habit
You can take control of all the activity of android’s screen
time by your Child through Google family Link. It helps you track what they
have accessed during the whole screen time usage. Family Link provides parental
control over screen time usage of your device and informs you about the same.
Possible Effects of Using
Screen Time
If you have Child not greater than 13 years old, then you have
to keep an eye on your child’s behavior and the contents that they are watching
accessing on your android device. If you leave them playing all day long, then
it will be more harmful than you think. The blue rays of your device directly
affect their lovely and innocent eyes. Also, excess screen time tends them
towards bad habits and thus generates gadget addiction.
Sometimes children above 13 deactivate the Family Link features,
and this might get you in trouble about tracking their actions and activities.
You need not worry if this happens as you will get the alerts related to the
disability of this feature.
You can check and control screen time through such activity
tracking apps like Family Link.
Pursue these guidelines to know how to tackle this situation and
use the Family Link app:
Using Google Family Link
on Android Devices
§ It’s
free to use Android application, and you can run on any platform i.e., tablet
or phone running on Android 7.0 or above. If you wish to check your device
android edition, then follow these guidelines:
§ Go to
the Settings app and launch it.
§ After
that, go to the lowermost section of the listing and the hit the About Phone
option there. Some tech enthusiasts clarified that it sometimes works on
Android edition running with Android 5.0 and 6.0, but it may flash error, or
you have only limited accesses. The Sign In section must need Android edition
7.0 or above for smooth functioning.
§ In case
you have the device running on Android 10, then you will get this Family Link
application as a built-in feature. In this case, you don’t need any third-party
application there.
§ Parents
should get into the device browser and create a Family Link related account on
android edition 5.0 or above. This functionality also runs comfortably on
iPhone running with edition 9 or above.
Getting Family Link Setup
First of all, you have to ensure and understand all the
information related to Google Account. Check that your child already holds any
Google account. If Not, then you have to create your account with the Family
app.
Note: Both the devices should be placed nearby each other.
You have to get started with the Family Link with setting up
your Google Account. In case you are running Android version 10, then follow
these steps to create a Google account on Family Link application:
§ At the
start, you have to launch the Settings app and then navigate to the Google
option there.
§ After
that, hit the section “Parental Controls.”
§ Now,
press the Get Started button there.
§ After
that, click on the option Parent and then follow the on-screen indications.
§ Go to
your child’s gadget, and you have to open the Family link by navigating the
Settings app on your Android ten running device. Alternatively, you can install
the Family Link application by navigating the Play Store and hit on it to
launch.
§ Now,
you have to choose the child’s device option and select the account related to
your child.
§ Next,
follow all the on-display instructions for smooth set up of Family Link
account.
§ After
that, you will be prompted to the login page of Google Account, and you have to
sync your account to your child’s account to attain parental controls. Now, you
can set up various account controls to rein the device that your child is
using.
§ The
initial setup process needs a few minutes, and if it is done, then you can
remotely modify settings and various account restrictions related to the
particular device.
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