How To

Enable Parental Controls

on Android

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 Table of Contents
Introduction (p.3)
Why are parental controls
important?
3. Settings Restrictions on
App Purchases (p.21)
Restrict certain purchases in
the Google Play Store as
well as purchases in-app.
1. Setting Up a Restricted 2. Setting Maturity Level
Profile (p.4) Controls on Content (p.13)
A universal limitation on Filter and restrict mature
how your child may access level content by type
the device. (games, apps, TV, movies,
music, and books).
4. Setting Restrictions on Kidguard (p.30)
App Purchases Outside the What is Kidguard? And
Google Play Store (p.25) more resources.
Protect your child from
third-party Android apps
all over the net.
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As much as our devices stimulate and educate our kids...

...there are many things these devices can access which at

best may be too much information and at worst, a danger to
children and our security as well. Googles Android OS is one
of the most ubiquitous operating systems in the digital world.
You would be well-advised to know how this works at least
enough to know how to set parental controls on your device
for limiting your kids access to the vast information highway
that is the net. Lucky for you, this guide will show you exactly
how.

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 Setting Up a
1 Restricted Profile
A universal limitation on how your child may access the device.

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Setting Up a Restricted Profile

1. Drag down the top of

the screen and locate the
Settings icon. If it doesnt
show up here, open your
apps list and locate it
there. (The icon looks like
a gear or cog. )

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Setting Up a Restricted Profile

2. Once Settings is
opened, scroll down,
locate, and open Users.

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Setting Up a Restricted Profile

3. In Users, select
+ Add User.

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Setting Up a Restricted Profile

4. Select OK.

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Setting Up a Restricted Profile

4. Select SET UP NOW.

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Setting Up a Restricted Profile

5. Select Continue.

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Setting Up a Restricted Profile

6. You can set up your

childs email account
here by selecting
Personal, or you can
skip this step and set it
up later by selecting
Not Now.

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Setting Up a Restricted Profile

7. You will be asked to

set up an Android
account. Select Skip so
that all apps and content
are downloaded and
monitored through your
account only.

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 Setting Maturity Level
2 Controls on Content
Filtering the content that shows up in the Google Play Store.

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Setting Maturity Level
Controls on Content

1. Locate then open the

Play Store. (The icon will
be a colorful triangle. )

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Setting Maturity Level
Controls on Content

2. Select the stack of 3

horizontal lines in the
top left corner.
If you havent signed in
to your (or your childs)
Google account yet, do
so now.

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Setting Maturity Level
Controls on Content

3. Scroll down the menu

and select Settings.

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Setting Maturity Level
Controls on Content

4. Scroll down and

select Parental Controls.

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Setting Maturity Level
Controls on Content

5. Set up a PIN. You will

be asked to enter it
twice.

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Setting Maturity Level
Controls on Content

6. Once the PIN is set

up, you will be able to
set restrictions on
content by category.

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 Setting Maturity Level
Controls on Content

7. Select a category and

then set the level of
restriction for it.* Be
sure to click SAVE at the
bottom of every
category screen.

*For Apps & Games, the PEGI # refers to the age of your child.
So PEGI 7 is the 3-7 years, PEGI 12 is 7-12 years, and so on.
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 Setting Restrictions
3 on App Purchases
Applying restrictions on purchases: in the Google Play Store and in-app.

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 Setting Restrictions
on App Purchases

1. Go back to Settings in
the Play Store.*

*Instructions for locating the Play Store and its Settings can be
found starting on p.14.
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Setting Restrictions
on App Purchases

2. Scroll down and

select Require
authentication for
purchases.

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Setting Restrictions
on App Purchases

3. You can select when

you want to set this
restriction. Select For
all purchases through
Google Play on this
device.

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 Setting Restrictions
on App Purchases Outside
4 the Google Play Store
Applying restrictions on third partyapps available for download on the net.

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Setting Restrictions
on App Purchases Outside the
Google Play Store
1. Drag down the top of
the screen and locate
the Settings icon. If it
doesnt show up, open
your apps list and locate
it there. (The icon looks
like a gear or cog. )

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Setting Restrictions
on App Purchases Outside the
Google Play Store
2. Under the Personal
section, locate and
select Security &
fingerprint.

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Setting Restrictions
on App Purchases Outside the
Google Play Store
3. Check to make sure
that the Unknown
Sources switch is turned
off, and if its on, turn it
off. This prevents third
party app downloads
from the net.

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Setting Restrictions
on App Purchases Outside the
Google Play Store
4. If you choose to turn
Unknown Sources on,
you will receive this
warning message.

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4 What is KidGuard?
The easiest and most efficient way of keeping your child safe.

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