Erste Schritte mit Family Link (2024)

FAQs

What happens when your child turns 13 on Family Link? ›

On the day they turn 13, children can choose whether they want to manage their own Google Account or continue to have their parent manage it for them. As a parent, you can also choose to remove supervision at any time when the child is over the age of 13.

By default, Family Link makes it possible for the child to “graduate” to a regular Google account at age 13 and — if they're still on Family Link — fully transitions them into an adult account at age 18.

Your child's activity information that we collect may include things like search terms, videos they watch, voice and audio information when they use audio features, people with whom they communicate or share content, and Chrome browsing history they've synced with their Google Account.

Players 12 years or younger have posts and chats filtered for inappropriate content and behavior, as well as personal information. Those 13 years or older can say more words and phrases than younger players, but personal information or inappropriate content remains restricted regardless of age.

Some children may feel confused and unable to process what they have seen or experienced. Some children may be curious and want to find out more. If someone has sent something to them directly, they may feel threatened or distressed.

Disconnect Child's Account from Parent's Family Link App – On your parent's device and Family Link app, go to your child's profile and select “Remove [child's name] from family.” This will disconnect monitoring without losing their account.

View Text Message with Google Family Link. Google Family Link can allow you to see your kid's text messages, SMS text, and social media texts and block some activities. Step 1. Download the Google Family Link (parent) on your device.

Clearing Google Store Data: While Google Family Link cannot be uninstalled directly, children can bypass parental controls by clearing data for the Google Play Store.

Why can't I remove supervision from Family Link? ›

You can't stop supervision until your child reaches the applicable age to manage their own Google Account. To stop supervision with a parent's device: On your parent device, open the Family Link app. .

Choose which family member will be given parent privileges. Tap the user's name. Important: The person you want to add as a secondary parent needs to be in the family group before being given parent privileges.

Children are still in the family group, but can choose to leave. Location sharing will be off, and children can decide if they want to turn it on again.

Your daughter's skin and hair will start making more oil and their height, weight and body fat will increase. Most girls also start their period. Because of all these body changes, your daughter may start to feel more self-conscious about what they look like or the clothes they wear.

It's on by default for any children under 13. You'll be asked to set up Ask to Buy when you invite anyone under 18 to your family group. If a family member turns 18 and the family organizer turns off Ask to Buy, the family organizer can't turn it on again.