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monitoring child's phone

Is there a way to closely monitor child's phone activity, including texts, emails, social media, internet searches.

iPhone 12, iOS 16

Posted on Feb 2, 2023 12:50 PM

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Posted on Feb 2, 2023 12:59 PM

Screen Time will let you monitor your child’s activity including amount of time spent on device (with a pretty good level of detail on where and how the time was spent), set limits, block explicit content, and more. You do need to set up Family Sharing if you haven’t already: Set up Family Sharing - Apple Support

And you should create an Apple ID account specifically for them as described here: Create an Apple ID for your child - Apple Support

Hope this is helpful!

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Feb 2, 2023 12:59 PM in response to wykofft

Screen Time will let you monitor your child’s activity including amount of time spent on device (with a pretty good level of detail on where and how the time was spent), set limits, block explicit content, and more. You do need to set up Family Sharing if you haven’t already: Set up Family Sharing - Apple Support

And you should create an Apple ID account specifically for them as described here: Create an Apple ID for your child - Apple Support

Hope this is helpful!

monitoring child's phone

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