Tech Desk 
Aug 22, 2025
In an effort to give parents better tools to control how their kids use their phones, Google has added a new Parental Controls hub to the Android 16 beta.
According to a recent Google Blog post, this new feature offers a more thorough approach to parental control by combining two different systems.
The hub's first component is Android's new on-device controls, which let parents set a PIN and control their child's phone use in a number of ways, such as content filters, scheduled downtime, app restrictions, and daily screen time limits.
This feature is an easy solution for parents who need to enforce basic rules as it can be controlled directly from the child's phone.
Apart from the on-device controls, the Parental Controls hub introduces Family Link, a more sophisticated toolkit that allows parents to connect their Google accounts to their children's accounts.
Google has claimed that the purpose of the new Parental Controls hub is to give parents greater freedom and authority over how their children use mobile devices.
Moreover, for parents who need to keep an eye on and manage several devices, Family Link is a powerful tool because it offers a more extensive feature set that can be controlled remotely, even though it requires more setup.
