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Parental controls arrive on all Android devices

Parental controls arrive on all Android devices

All Android devices now have a direct path to Google Family Link.

Android logo on a smartphone.

With summer screen time in full swing, Google has announced Android parental controls are now available on all Android devices.

These on-device settings first launched on the Pixel in late 2025. Now any Android device updated with Android 17 will have them too.

The controls allow parents to set screen time limits on the device — plus a downtime schedule that locks a device at night, and filters for Google Play downloads.

Parents can also block specific apps or limit time spent on them. Changes can only be made via a PIN.

SEE ALSO: How to get your kid off screens for the summer

Android parental controls also help connect caregivers to Google Family Link, a tool for managing a child's Google account and related screen time activity.

Along with the parental controls update, Google announced increased support for its digital well-being fund in order to "introduce new interventions focused on best practices for healthy technology interactions and supports that combat social isolation."