Android 17: Google parental controls for safer kids use

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Google’s Android 17 enhances parental controls with Family Link and safety features for Father’s Day 2026.

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• Enhanced Family Link

Android 17 strengthens Family Link to centralise parental controls, including app approvals, location alerts, and school schedules.

• Screen time management

Parents can set daily screen time limits, downtime schedules, and block or limit specific apps to promote healthy device habits.

• YouTube safety controls

Parents can customise content settings for older children, set time limits on Shorts, and enable reminders like ‘Take a Break’ or ‘Bedtime’.

• Digital payments oversight

Google Pay’s Pocket Money feature lets parents grant supervised digital payment access to children while retaining approval control.

• AI-powered safety tools

Circle to Search and Gemini AI help verify content authenticity, while SafeSearch filters explicit results for minors on Google Search.

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Android 17 brings new Parental Control features.

Parents can customise what their teenagers can watch on YouTube.

Time management on YouTube app.

Pocket money via Google Pay.

Gen AI photo verification on Gemini app.

Published 20 June 2026, 16:12 IST