At the WWDC 26 keynote, Apple unveiled a suite of child safety features aimed at empowering parents to create safer digital experiences for their children. The new features, which include a Child Account configuration, allow parents to control what children can see, who they can talk to, and provide broader guidance for their digital content consumption.
The Child Account configuration is required for children up to age 13 and is also available as an option for children up to age 18. Once set up, parents can unlock selected content and apps at any time, including which apps children can download from the App Store and which websites they can access on Safari.
Apple has also introduced a new Ask to Browse feature, which requires kids to ask permission to access a new website in Safari. Additionally, parents can approve or deny permission to children over who they can communicate with via Apple's apps, including Messages, FaceTime, and Phone.
The company has also extended its communication safety features, which already blur nudity when detected in Messages and FaceTime calls, to block gore or violent content when detected in shared images or videos.
Daily Child Allowance recommendations for different app categories will also be available to parents, covering apps across categories, including Entertainment, Games, and Social Media.
