{
  "id": 10756168,
  "title": "Apple Shares New Guide for Using iOS 27 Parental Controls",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/apple-shares-new-guide-for-using-ios-27-parental-controls",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-29T18:28:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MacRumors",
    "slug": "macrumors",
    "url": "https://www.macrumors.com/2026/09/29/apple-ios-27-parental-control-guide/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Apple has released a comprehensive guide to assist parents in utilizing the child safety tools available in iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS Golden Gate. The guide, titled \"Building Healthy Digital Habits: A Guide for Families,\" was crafted in collaboration with the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). It outlines a six-step approach, focusing on balancing screen time with essential activities like sleep, exercise, schoolwork, and social interactions. The guide offers advice on engaging children in discussions about screen time limits and utilizing various parental control features.\n\nTo begin, the guide recommends initiating a conversation about screen time, suggesting ways for parents to involve their children in establishing expectations, making them feel part of the plan. Parents can create a Child Account, which provides age-appropriate safeguards and provides parents with access to parental controls for managing their child's device usage. Safety settings for websites and apps, such as Ask to Buy and Ask to Browse, allow families to review new applications and websites together.\n\nThe guide also emphasizes the importance of scheduling device use. Parents can set Time Allowances and use Schedules to balance online time with sleep, schoolwork, physical activity, and family time. In terms of communication, parents can decide who their child can communicate with, and Communication Safety is enabled by default for all users under 18, providing an additional layer of protection against sensitive content.\n\nThe guide incorporates the AAP's recommendations on screen time tailored to different age groups, from infants to teenagers, along with strategies to foster healthy screen time habits in children. Apple has enhanced parental control options and revamped the Screen Time feature in iOS 27. Parents can now specify which apps children can access, monitor website usage, keep track of approved contacts, and establish different screen time schedules based on the time of day. However, it's important to note that using the new version of Screen Time necessitates all devices within a Family Sharing group to be updated to iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS 27, watchOS 27, and visionOS 27.\n\nAs Apple faces regulatory scrutiny over child safety in countries including the UK, U.S., and Australia, this guide serves as a valuable resource for parents navigating the complex landscape of digital safety for their children.",
  "summary": "Apple today shared a guide meant to help parents use the child safety tools in iOS 27 , iPadOS 27 , and macOS Golden Gate . Apple says \" Building Healthy Digital Habits: A Guide for Families \" was developed in partnership with the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). The six-step guide covers balancing screen time with sleep, exercise, schoolwork, and time with friends and family. It has advice…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}