Children decide when to update their Google Account
When a child turns 13 (or the applicable age in their country), they get an email to inform them that they're now eligible to update their account. The parent who supervises the account also gets an email.
Tip: For children turning 16+, they can also choose to take full responsibility and stop supervision for their account when they update their account.
Children decide when to stop supervision
Children over 13 (or the applicable age in your country), who had supervision added to their account or updated their account, can choose to stop supervision.
When a child decides to take full responsibility for their account and stop supervision:
Parent supervision features are turned off, like:
Setting up downtime
Allowing or blocking apps
Location Sharing will be off, and children can decide if they want to turn it on again.
Children won't be able to use YouTube Kids with their Google Account anymore. Videos and channels that were previously blocked might be available to watch in the app.
Children will be given the option to turn on personalized ads.
Google will not personalize ads to children until they reach the applicable age of consent in their country.
Purchase & download approvals: If the child was required to get their parent's approval for all Google Play content, they'll only need approval for paid content. If they weren't required to get their parent's approval to make purchases, nothing will change.
Parental controls: The child's Google Account parental controls won't apply after they manage their account. They can set up parental controls again on each supervised device they're using.
When children whose accounts are managed with Family Link
Family Link
Google Family Link is a parental controls app that helps you keep your family safer online. We know that every family's relationship with technology is unique, so we've designed tools like Family Link that give you the flexibility to choose the right balance for your family and help them create healthy digital habits.
turn 13 (or the applicable age in their country), they can decide to: Keep parental supervision
parental supervision
Parental supervision (also adult supervision) is a parenting technique that involves looking after, or monitoring a child's activities. Young children are generally incapable of looking after themselves, and incompetent in making informed decisions for their own well-being.
https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Parental_supervision
On the day they turn 13, children can choose whether they want to manage their own Google Account or continue to have their parent manage it for them. As a parent, you can also choose to remove supervision at any time when the child is over the age of 13.
If your child over 13 (or the applicable age in your country) wants a Google Account, they can create their own account. Then, you can add supervision to your child's account. You can upgrade your child's Google Account to include a Gmail address and password so they can access more features.
Parents can also add Family Link from Android settings if the teenager is not already supervised by Family Link. Parents can also create a Google Account for a child under 13 (or the applicable age in your country). Once complete, children can sign in to their device with their new account.
When children whose accounts are managed with Family Link turn 13 (or the applicable age in their country), they can decide to: Keep parental supervision for children over 13 (or the applicable age in their country)Manage their own Google Account.
Google Family Link only works with Google accounts for children under 13 created via the Family Link app. Once a child turns 13, they can continue to use Family Link if they choose to do so.
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How to turn off parental controls on an Android device using the Google Family Link app. If you use Google Family Link to monitor and limit your child's online activity, you can turn those controls off as well. That is, as long as your child is 13 or older.
Whilst we currently don't ask for a credit card during sign up, verifying your age through a small credit card transaction is one way to confirm that you meet our age requirements in case your account was disabled after you have entered a birthday indicating you are not old enough to have a Google Account.
For all countries not listed below, 13 is the minimum age to manage your own Google Account. Note: These requirements may not be applicable to Google Workspace, including accounts in Google Workspace for Education domains.
You can create a Google Account for your child under the age of 13 (or the applicable age in your country) and manage it using Family Link. With Google Accounts, children get access to Google products like Search, Chrome and Gmail, and you can set up basic digital ground rules to supervise them.
If you choose not to set up supervision or verify you're old enough to manage your account within 14 days, your account will be disabled and your account information will be deleted after 30 days.
If you choose not to set up supervision or verify you're old enough to manage your account within 14 days, your account will be disabled and your account information will be deleted after 30 days.
Once your child reaches the age of 13 (or equivalent minimum age depending on jurisdiction), they will be permitted to maintain their account without participating in Family Sharing.
Across Google services, if we learn that you may not be old enough to have a Google Account, you'll have 14 days to update your account to meet age requirements or your account will be disabled.
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