Parental guide to Google Play

Explore the topics below to learn about features for parents in Google Play.

Find content for children

On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Play Store .
Tap Games or Apps.
- At the top, tap Children.
  - All apps in this section are teacher-approved. Learn more about the Expert approved badge.
For movies and TV, tap Family.
For books, tap Children’s books.

Learn more about finding family-friendly content.

Learn about Google Play features and controls

Find family-friendly content

On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Play Store .
Tap Games or Apps.
- At the top, tap Children.
  - All apps in this section are teacher-approved. Learn more about the Expert approved badge.
For movies and TV, tap Family.
For books, tap Children's books.

Learn more about finding family-friendly content.

Supervise your child’s account

You can use parental controls to:

Automatically lock your child's screen for bedtime.
Block apps that you don't want your child to use.
Set screen limits.
Approve purchases of new apps or in-app purchases made through Google Play's billing system.

Important: Purchase approval settings only apply to purchases made through Google Play's billing system.

Get Family Link

Download Family Link.
Add supervision to your child's Google Account or create a Google Account for your child.
Select your settings.

Learn more about creating or managing a Google Account for your child.

Ads in Children's apps

Ads are expected to be consistent with the maturity rating of the app or game. Ad serving can change over time so you should check what types of ads are being shown from time to time.

If you see ads that aren't appropriate for the age group that the app was designed for, report the ad to Google.

Use content restrictions to restrict mature content

If you share your Android phone or tablet with others, including children, you can turn on content restrictions to block downloads or purchases of content based on the content maturity level. You can choose different content restrictions settings for each type of content and for each device. Purchase approval settings only apply to purchases made through Google Play’s billing system.

Learn more about setting up content restrictions on Google Play.

Prevent accidental purchases with password protection

To help prevent accidental or unwanted purchases on your device, authentication is required before any purchase is made from any app available in the Children's section, even if you don't usually require one. Purchase approval settings only apply to purchases made through Google Play's billing system.

Learn more about passwords and authentication.

Use Google Play Family Library

You can share purchased apps, games, movies, TV shows and books from Google Play with up to five other family members once you set up Google Play Family Library.

Learn more about Family Library.