Apple is redesigning Screen Time and overhauling child controls

Recommended time allowances for apps and ‘Ask to Browse’ are coming to Apple’s devices.

iOS 27's Screen Time update looks impressive — but it didn't wow me like Android 17's Pause Point

Apple announced some important new screen time features at WWDC 2026, but I'm more excited by Google's approach to the same ...
MacStories

Apple Improves Screen Time for Parents, but There’s Room to Grow

One of Apple's tentpole features at WWDC was a ground-up makeover to Screen Time that's designed to give parents more ...
The Tech Edvocate

Apple is rolling out new child safety features giving parents more control over apps, websites, screen time, and sensitive content

Changer for Parental Control and Child Safety Apple has recently unveiled a suite of child safety features that significantly enhance parental control over devices. In a time when digital interactions ...

If you want to cut your screen time, just get a brick

After years of struggling to curb my screen time, apparently all I needed was a $59 hunk of plastic.
ZDNet

As a parent, I'm beyond excited about iOS 27's child safety features - how they're better now

Apple announced iOS 27 at WWDC 2026 on June 8. Some of the biggest updates include new parental control features for child safety. The operating system upgrade is an iterative update with most of its ...
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Apple Previews New Child Safety Features for Families

Apple previewed a new set of child safety tools aimed at giving parents more control over what children can see, who they can ...