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Help! I need to set some restrictions for my 14 year old son on his YouTube access. He has an iPhone 4S. Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Darci
iPhone 4S
The only thing you can do it disable it completely under Settings > General > Restrictions.
The only thing you can do it disable it completely under Settings > General > Restrictions.
Thanks for answering although I was hoping with filters, Apple could allow some restrictions. Any suggestions on how to figure out the password on the restrictions if we have forgotten it? Thanks! Darci
A free child safe browser called McGruff SafeGuard provides a Safe YouTube mode, where each individual video is checked. You disable or remove the YouTube app, and only access YouTube via the safe browser. McGruff SafeGuard is in the App Store, or visit gomcgruff.com/browser
If you are looking for a new take on Internet Parental Controls that addresses how much time your kids can spend on-line on any device, check out this new HIPOM (https://www.myHIPOM.com) offering.
They have a very interesting free service that lets parents see all of the internet-enabled devices in your house and turn them on or off like a light switch - all from a simple web page. No software to download or configure and it works for any internet-enabled device. I’ve been using it for a couple of weeks now and it really works. I use it to kick my daughter off Facebook after 8:30pm every night with a push of a button!
Rumor has it they are going into "beta test" with a 'Web Safeguards' feature as well that will allow parents to block content while the kids are online. It’s a nice one-two punch for internet parental controls – an internet timer control deciding when they can go on-line and a web filtering control deciding what they can see while on line.
FWIW
Are there any parental controls or restrictions I can set for YouTube on the iPhone?
