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If you let your kids use your Mac for fun or school, you might want to keep them safe from inappropriate content on the internet and limit how long they can use certain apps. So, you can Turn Off Parental Controls on the smartphone and PC to limit how much your kids can use it.
The built-in parental controls on the iPhone are a great way for parents to keep their kids safe, but as your kids get older, you may want to change the settings to give them more freedom. Here’s how to turn off Parental Controls on an iPhone, whether you want to change them or turn them off completely.
But there may come a time when you think your child is old enough to start browsing freely. The good news is that you can turn off these parental controls on your Android device whenever you want to. It also helps protect your privacy if you share your Mac with other people. Let’s find out more about how Mac’s parental controls work.
How to Turn Off Parental Controls On mac
- Click the Apple symbol in the top left corner of your Mac’s screen and select System Preferences….
- Click Users & Groups.
- Click the lock in the lower left corner of the window.
- Type in your admin password if prompted.
- Click Unlock.
- Select an account in the column on the left.
- Click the box next to Enable parental controls to uncheck it.
- Click the lock in the lower left corner of the window to secure your changes and finish.
Turn Off Parental Controls On Android
- Disable Parental Settings in Google Play Store. Android devices have separate parental controls for the Google Play Store and for the rest of the device. Use the following steps to disable parental controls for the Google Play Store.
- Open the Google Play Store app.
- Tap your profile image in the upper-right corner.
- Tap Settings.
- Tap Family.
- Tap Parental Controls.
- Tap a category (i.g. “Apps & Games,” “Movies,” TV,” “Books.”)
- Enter your PIN.
- Tap Allow All and tap Save.
- Tap the toggle switch at the top to disable all parental controls.
On iPhone and iPad
- Turn off Content & Privacy Restrictions with the passcode. On iPhone and iPad, the parental controls can be found under the Screen Time settings in the Settings menu. Use the following steps to disable Parental Controls.
- Open the Settings menu.
- Tap Screen Time and enter the Screen Time passcode if asked.
- Tap App Limits and tap an app that has a limit placed on it.
- Tap Delete limit followed by Delete.
- Tap the back arrow in the upper-right corner.
- Tap Content & Privacy Restrictions.
- Tap Allowed Apps and tap the toggle switch next to any apps you want to allow.
- Tap Content Restrictions.
- Select a media format (i.g. Music, Movies, Books, Podcast) at the top and set it to Explicit or Allow all Movies.
- Tap Web content and tap Unrestricted Access.
- Tap a function below “Game Center” and tap Allow.
On Windows
- Turn off content filters online with a Family Organizer account. Windows computers no longer have parental filters on the computer. These days, you need to turn off content filters for children’s accounts online
- Go to https://account.microsoft.com/family/ in a web browser.
- Log in using a Family Organizer account.
- Click More options below a child’s name.
- Click Content Filters.
- Remove a child’s account from the family group. Another way to remove any content filters placed on a child’s Microsoft account is to remove a child’s account from the family group.
- Create a new local account. If you don’t want to make changes to any of the user accounts in the family group or remove them from the family group, you can create a new local user which is not associated with a Microsoft account.
- Reset the Administrator password using a password recovery program. If you don’t have a password reset disk for the Administrator account, you can reset the password using a password reset program.
FAQs
Go to Settings > Accounts > Family & other users. Click on the Manage family settings online or remove an account option. Select the child account for which you want to turn off parental control and make the necessary changes. *Do note this can only be done by an adult account in Microsoft family.
Parental controls on an Android phone or tablet limit what sort of apps and movies a user can download, and require parents to approve any in-app purchases. If you use the Google Family Link app to set parental controls, you can’t turn off parental controls until the child is 13 years old.