What is Google Family Link app? and how to use as content control

Do you know what it is Google Family Link? Today, most children have a mobile from a very young age. And it is normal for parents to worry about the type of content they can access with an Internet-connected device in their hands. Fortunately, there are some applications that can help us a little more.

And one of them is Google Family Link, the app of Google parental controls. This Android app It will help us keep under control what our children can access when they have the mobile in their hands and we are not in front of it. We will also see at the end of the article, how to remove family link, once you no longer want to use it.

What is Google Family Link app? and how to use as content control

Parental control setting options

Thanks to Google Family link, you can block apps you don't want your child to download from the Google Play Store. Therefore, if there is any tool that you do not consider suitable for the little ones, you will be able to prevent your children from accessing it. In addition, if what worries you is that your children spend the whole day hooked to the mobile, Google Family Link also has an option that limits the connection time, which will also send you reports on the total time that your children spend connected to network.

Another function that you can find in this app is to set a time to sleep, after which it will no longer be possible for the child to connect to the network. You will be able to automagically block the mobile, at certain times so that the boy or girl goes to sleep or starts studying.

Limitations on the use of mobile phones by children

The idea of ​​the Google Family Link app is to help us control what our children do online, but obviously some direct control on our part will still be necessary. To begin with, it is important that we bear in mind that we can only use this app if our children have a Android mobile. If your child's smartphone uses another mobile operating system, you won't be able to use it.

Also keep in mind that this application allows you to control the downloads of new apps, but not those of updates. Therefore, it is necessary to take into account the changes that may appear in new versions of the applications that the children already had installed. And in the event that we see something that does not convince us, we will have to delete said app manually.

Another point that must be taken into account is that the time dedicated to applications of music or instant messaging may not appear in usage reports.

Download Google Family Link Android

Google Family Link, like most Google applications, is completely free and compatible with practically any Android mobile on the market. If you want me to help you control your children's use of the Internet, you can download it at:

If you have tried the Google Family Link app and want to share your opinion with us, we invite you to do so in the comments section at the bottom of the page.

How to disable Google Family Link? uninstall from mobile phone or tablet

Google Family Link is linked to your child's Gmail account. But to deactivate Family Link, the app on your mobile device, you'll also need to delete your Gmail/Google account from your phone or tablet.

Here's what Google has to say about the Family Link app:

[Your child] will lose access to data and services. You are about to delete [Your child's email address] and her data. [Your child] could also lose access to services where this account is used, including non-Google services.

Having known this, let's see how to disable Family Link and uninstall from a mobile phone or tablet.

On the child's device

1. Open the Family Link app and tap on the menu bars, then select Remove account.
2. On the next screen, select Delete account, again.
3. Choose your Gmail account as the person to remove Family Link from the child's device.
4. To authorize the removal of the application, you will need to enter the password of your Gmail account.
5. You will see a message telling you that the account has been deleted.

On the device of the parent or adult in charge

1. Open the Google Family Link app on the parent's device. Click on the child for whom you want to delete the application.
2. Click on the 3 dots in the upper right corner and then click on the Account Information button.
3. Scroll down to the bottom of the child's account page and click Delete account.
4. We read the information about the account data that will be deleted.
5. We scroll down to the bottom of that page. Click on the 3 check boxes and then on Delete account.

On the child's mobile device

Now you can deactivate, delete and remove the Google Family Link application from the mobile device of the children you require. Just like you would any other app.