Apple’s new child safety features now available

Apple’s new suite of tools that help parents create safer digital experiences for their kids is now available across iPhone, iPad, Mac, and more. Apple’s new child safety features now available. QUICK READ September 14, 2026 Apple’s new child safety features now available Apple’s new tools help parents create safer digital experiences for their kids, including the ability to set Time Allowances across categories like Entertainment, Games, and Social Media, and easily adjust app and web access with a redesigned Screen Time.

Apple’s new suite of powerful, intuitive, and easy-to-use tools helps parents create safer digital experiences for their kids and is now available with the latest software updates to iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27. These updates give parents more flexibility to manage the content their children see, who they can communicate with, and when they have access to apps. These new features, previewed in June, build on Apple’s already industry-leading parental controls, and include: A simpler setup experience with a recommended set of essential apps for new child accounts.

Ask to Browse, which allows parents to require approval before their kids access a new website in Safari. Expanded Communication Safety protections that now block gore and violent content, in addition to nudity, in shared images and videos, including in live FaceTime calls. Time Allowances, which give parents expert-informed, age-tailored guidance, as a helpful starting point, for managing time spent in app categories like Social Media, Entertainment, and Games.

A redesigned Screen Time that gives parents an at-a-glance view of usage and one-tap controls to adjust access in the moment.