Apple is redesigning Screen Time and overhauling child controls
Recommended time allowances for apps and ‘Ask to browse’ are coming to Apples devices.
by Jess Weatherbed
Jun 8, 2026, 5:55 PM UTC
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Jess Weatherbed is a news writer focused on creative industries, computing, and internet culture. Jess started her career at TechRadar, covering news and hardware reviews.
At WWDC 2026, Apple announced an overhaul to its Screen Time parental control tool that aims to improve its safeguarding features to protect children who use iPhone, iPad and Mac devices. Some of the new features coming with Apple’s iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27 updates include giving parents and guardians more control over who their kids can talk to in Messages, and what content or apps they can access, and recommended time allowances in Screen Time.
The guidelines that Apple is following for these features are based on recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics, with Apple...
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