All parents urged to check Android phones right now – don’t take the risk

IF YOU’RE an Android phone family, you need to make sure that you’ve got proper parental controls set up.

Having the right settings can help to keep your children safe online.

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Thankfully Google has packed Android phones with plenty of options to protect youngsters.

And one of the most important things you can do is ensure that your Google Play settings are in the best possible shape.

“When you put parental controls on an Android device, you can restrict what content can be downloaded or purchased from Google Play on that device based on maturity level,” Google explained.

“Parental controls only apply to the Android device that you added them on.

“If you have multiple users on a device, you can set up different parental controls for each person.”

If someone sets up parental controls, they’ll create a PIN.

And this PIN will lock those settings so that they can’t be removed or changed without it.

So make sure to keep your PIN secret.

How to set up Google Play parental controls

First, make sure you’re using the device that you want to set up parental controls on.

Then open the Google Play store, which is where you’d normally download apps from.

Look for the profile icon in the top right and then tap it.

Next tap Settings > Family > Parental Controls.

Now turn on Parental Controls and create a PIN – but don’t share it with your children.

Now you can choose the type of content that you want to filter, and how you want to restrict access.

Once you save your settings, they’ll be locked in until someone enters the PIN again and makes adjustments.

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