Apple's New Child Safety Features Include Letting Kids Ask to View New Sites

Although certain child restrictions aren't new at Apple, the company is expanding its parental controls and working with the American Academy of Pediatrics to learn more about digital guidelines for children, the company announced at WWDC 2026.

Sumbul Desai, Apple's vice president of health, said during the company's WWDC keynote presentation that the guide for parents will help "them establish those healthy digital habits using our child safety features." The company is working with researchers to "understand the impact of technology on children's well-being, and are committed to advancing the science in this area."

Here are the child safety protection advancements and new features announced at the event.

Child accounts

Child account parental control features are expanding to block adult websites, only allow access to "age-appropriate media," and allow a slew of parental controls. If your child has an iPhone or iPad currently that isn't on a...

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