Apple’s child safety features have received a significant expansion across iPhone, iPad, and Mac, with the company releasing a new video detailing the tools available in iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27. The measures are designed to give parents greater control over the apps, games, and websites their children can access.
The video walks parents through the setup process, beginning with the creation of a Child Account. From there, parents can select different safeguard options tailored to their child’s age, adjusting each feature as required.
Ask to Browse and expanded controls
The headline addition is a feature called Ask to Browse, which lets parents approve or deny access to specific websites in Safari. It sits alongside the existing Ask to Buy option, which requires parental approval for downloads and app purchases. Together, the two tools give parents oversight of the content their children encounter, spanning apps, games, and web pages.
Parents can also approve or deny new contacts through an expanded Communication Safety feature. New Time Allowances and Schedules tools complete the package, and each of these controls can be tuned according to a child’s age. The features are active on devices running iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27.
Wider moves to limit access for younger users
The update arrives as governments continue efforts to reduce the amount of time children and teenagers spend on social media. In Texas, users must be 18 to create an App Store account, a requirement now in effect. In the United Kingdom, Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced plans to block access to social media for all users under 16, describing the goal as setting a new standard for future generations.
Apple’s new safeguards can be enabled and adjusted directly within device settings, with the age-based configuration allowing parents to change permissions as their children grow. The tools are available now on iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27.
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