New Apple safety features allow parents to filter apps and web access for kids

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Apple announced a major upgrade to its ecosystem’s content filtering to offer parents granular control over exactly what their children can see and download. These new content parameters are part of a broader background preview of Apple’s upcoming child safety suite.  

Launching this fall, the update allows parents to establish a highly customized digital environment right from the start. Rather than giving children open access to a device, parents can choose to restrict them to a small selection of essential apps, a curated starter set, or manually approved applications, with the ability to expand access as the child matures.

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Apple makes dedicated child accounts the cornerstone of new safety features

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Setting up a dedicated child account is now the single most important action parents can take to protect their kids online, according to a new suite of features previewed by Apple. The tech giant revealed that its upcoming fall software updates will place child accounts at the center of its ecosystem, using them to automatically trigger built-in, age-appropriate safeguards across entire devices.

The accounts are required for children under 13 and remain available for teenagers up to 18, acting as the foundation for a customized digital experience. This renewed focus on the child account comes as part of a broader background preview of Apple’s next-generation parental controls.

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