Rehan Shahid 
Jan 22, 2026
Snap on Thursday launched new parental controls that allows parents and guardians to use Snapchat's 'Family Centre' tool to see how much time their teen is spending on the platform, along with additional details about the new friends they add.
The company, in a blog post, said that Snap is looking to appease regulators and parents over concerns about safety and screen time. Parents can now see the average amount of time their teen spent on Snapchat each day over the previous week.
They can see how this time breaks down across different parts of the app, including chatting, snapping, creating with the camera, using Snap Map, or watching content on Spotlight and Stories.
“These trust signals make it easier for parents to understand new connections and have greater confidence that their teen is chatting with someone they know in real life.
“If a parent or guardian sees a new friend they aren’t familiar with, they have the information they need to start a productive conversation,” Snap wrote in a blog post.
'Family Centre' already allows parents to view a full list of their teen’s friends on Snapchat, they can now see how their teen likely knows a new user that they’ve added as a friend.
