Google Messages is working on parental controls that would allow parents to stop their child from sending a message without approval.

Fortunately, parental control apps and services can limit screen time and phone usage while filtering the websites your child can access when surfing the web.

Google’s parental control app for Android and iOS is a freebie, but don’t expect too much here.

For parents who want to keep their kids safe on the internet, we found the best parental control apps and software programs available.

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It's vital to protect your children from inappropriate content online. To ensure their safety, here are five of the best parental control apps for Android.

First spotted by renowned Google app decoder AssembleDebug, the latest Google Messages beta 20240416_00_RC01 includes flags that enable parental controls for conversations (via PiunikaWeb).