Voice assistants, such as Siri and Alexa, are helpful software features found on all kinds of devices. Google Assistant is available on many devices, such as Android and iOS devices, Chromebooks, andthe best smart speakers, such as Google Home smart displays. Both adults and children enjoy using Google Assistant, but children can sometimes get into trouble or access things they aren’t supposed to. To keep your children safe, parental controls can protect and limit your child’s activity. This guide discusses the available Google Assistant parental controls and how to enable and use them.
How to access Google Assistant parental controls
There are a few ways to access and set up Google Assistant parental controls. However, you’ll need your child’s account with Google and Voice Match enabled on the devices you want to activate parental controls to use any of these methods. Voice Match ties your child’s voice to their Google account so that the Assistant can give them personalized results and determine the right settings.
Set parental controls using Family Link App
Use the Google Home App to set up parental controls
Use Google Assistant to set up parental controls
How to edit parental control settings
If you want to modify your parental control settings, you’ll need to use your Family Link account.
Google Assistant parental controls and their settings
There are several parental control options for your Google Assistant smart home devices ranging from which platforms your child can access (for example, YouTube Kids, Amazon Music, and YouTube Music) to the content they can listen to (like podcasts and news). There are some things to keep in mind about parental controls:
Here are all the available options:
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Protect your kids from inappropriate content
Give your child a positive Google Assistant experience
Voice assistants are commonplace in today’s technology, and making sure they’re set up correctly to give your child the experience you’d like for them is important. Google has a robust set of features, so you may fine-tune your child’s Google Assistant experience. Now that you’ve set up these controls for Google Assistant, set upparental controls on your child’s Chromebook.
