In Episode 15 of our podcast, Jen discussed using some home automation to enact parental controls to stop kids from activities until homework was done A couple of limitations to that are kids being able to bypass the smart plug and that the device wasn’t mobile (battery-operated).
Well, following in the footsteps of the parental controls in Playstation 4 and Xbox One gaming systems, Apple is introducing new Parental Controls in the latest flavor of their mobile operating system.
With these new controls, parents will be able to do things like:
- Lock kids out of their device during certain times
- Set time limits for any app
- Get a breakdown of how a device is being utilized
- Block certain content
- Turn off in-app purchases
- Turn off location services
Check out this Lifehacker article for more details.