Apple Tightens Parental Controls With New Kid Safety Features
Apple revealed new parental controls at WWDC 26, giving parents more say over kids' browsing and contacts.
Apple just dropped a fresh batch of parental control features at WWDC 26, and they're all about giving parents finer-grained oversight of their children's digital lives.
The headline additions: kids can now request permission to browse specific websites and reach out to specific contacts. Parents approve or deny. Simple. There's also automatic image filtering baked in, designed to shield younger eyes from inappropriate content without parents having to manually police every interaction.
Apple described additional changes beyond these core features, though specifics on the full list remain light. The overall thrust is clear — more control, more guardrails, less guesswork for parents navigating screen time battles.
These tools build on Apple's existing Screen Time and Communication Safety frameworks. Whether kids find creative workarounds remains the eternal question. But for now, Apple's handing parents a tighter leash.