We take your privacy seriously, and want you to know how Family Link parental supervision works when it’s added to your Google Account or when you update your Google Account after you turn 13 (or the applicable age in your country).
Important: If your parent created a Google Account for you with Family Link or provided consent for you to continue with your Google Account, your supervision controls may be different.
What parents can do with Family Link
If you and your parent add supervision to your Google Account or you update your Google Account after you turn 13 (or the applicable age in your country), your parent can use Family Link to:
Change account settings & controls- Manage your Google Play apps
- Manage your screen time
- Remotely lock devices when it’s time to study or sleep
- Block or allow sites on Chrome
- Turn SafeSearch on or off
- Manage what your child can browse, purchase, or download on Google Play
Tip: Purchase approval settings apply only to purchases made through Google Play's billing system.
- View your YouTube channel activity
- Get email notifications when you complete a key milestone like upload a new video or short or start a live stream.
Tip: Only applies if you’ve supervised experiences for teens on YouTube set up.
If you’re above the applicable age in your country, you or your parent can stop supervision at any time.
What parents can’t check or do
If you and your parent choose to supervise your Google Account, your parent can’t use Family Link to:
- Remotely monitor your screen
- Check your past searches
- Check your Chrome browsing history
- Check your YouTube watch history
- Check or reset your account password
- Read your emails or messages
- Listen to your calls
- Delete your account
- Choose a new screen lock password on your device
- Erase the data on your device
- Remove your ability to stop supervision
Stop supervision
Important: If you’re under 13 (or the applicable age in your country) and provided consent for you to continue with your Google Account, neither you nor your parent can stop supervision.
You can only stop supervision if it was added to your Google Account or if you updated your account after turning 13 (or the applicable age in your country). This can be done either with or without your parent’s help.
Without your parent’s help
If you stop supervision without your parent’s help, your parent can be notified and your supervised Android devices will lock for 24 hours. You can still have access to emergency calling.
If your family group has a family payment method, you’ll be removed from the family group if you stop supervision without your parent’s permission.
On your Android device- Open Settings app.
- Tap Digital Wellbeing & parental controls.
- At the top left, tap More
Stop supervision.
- Follow the on-screen instructions.
Stop supervision.- Go to families.google.com/supervision.
- At the bottom of the page, tap Stop supervision.
- Follow the instructions to stop supervision.
- Sign in with your Google Account email address and password.
- When prompted to get your parent, tap Learn more
- To confirm that you understand the consequences of stopping supervision, tap the box.
- Tap Stop supervision.
With your parent’s help
When parents stop supervision from Family Link on their device, your device won’t lock and you'll remain a member of your family group with access to the family payment method, if applicable.
To stop supervision, your parent can:
- Open the Family Link
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- Select the child who will no longer be supervised.
- Tap Controls
- Tap Stop supervision.
- To confirm you understand what happens when you stop supervision, follow the on-screen instructions.
- Tap Stop supervision.
- Follow the on-screen instructions.
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