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# How to set up Google Family Link on Android: screen time, apps and Play Store filters
- URL: https://devicedaddy.mymagic.page/android-family-link/
- Published: 2026-11-09T16:21:27.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-09T16:21:27.000Z
- Description: Supervise an Android phone with Family Link in about 25 minutes: screen limits, app blocks and Google Play filters.
- Author: Philip Nixon
- Tags: Guides, Android, #Import 2026-11-09 16:04

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**Verified:** Last checked on **5 October 2026** against Google For Families Help. Covers Android child devices (6.0+) managed from a parent's Android, iPhone/iPad (iOS 16+) or Chromebook. Family Link does not supervise iPhones as child devices. Checked against Google's written instructions, not a device.

**⏱ Time:** 20–30 minutes | **🔧 Difficulty:** Medium

## What you'll need

- Your Google Account (18+)
- Your child's Google Account (create one in Family Link if under 13)
- Family Link app on your phone
- Your child's Android (6.0+) or Chromebook

## Step-by-step

1. **Install Family Link** on your phone and sign in.
2. **Create or supervise their account.** Under-13s: create the account in Family Link. Teens: add supervision from the child's *Settings → Google → Parental controls* (or Digital Wellbeing & parental controls).  
\[Screenshot: Family Link create/supervise options\]
3. **Set screen time.** *Screen time → Time limits*: daily limit, weekly schedule and bedtime. Remember limits are per device.
4. **Block apps and filter Play Store.** Block apps you don't want, then set Google Play maturity filters and purchase approvals.  
\[Screenshot: Google Play filters\]
5. **Optional:** turn on location, Chrome filters, and choose YouTube Kids or a supervised YouTube setting.
6. **Test it.** Lock their device from your app, try a blocked app, and request a Play Store install.

## ⚠️ Watch out

- Family Link can't supervise an iPhone as the child's device.
- Purchase approvals only cover Google Play billing, not every in-app payment system.
- Extra Google Accounts on the same phone can weaken supervision.
- Google Workspace for Education accounts can't be managed with Family Link.
- If you're worried about contact from someone, report to [CEOP](https://www.ceop.police.uk/?ref=devicedaddy.mymagic.page) if needed.

## Related guides

- iPhone & iPad Screen Time \[link to add\]
- YouTube supervised accounts \[link to add\]
- Roblox parental controls \[link to add\]
- WhatsApp privacy settings \[link to add\]

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**Spotted a change?** Family Link updates often. If a menu looks different, [tell us](#) the Android and app version, and we'll re-check.

Sources (checked 5 Oct 2026): [Get started with Family Link](https://support.google.com/families/answer/7101025?ref=devicedaddy.mymagic.page) · [Manage screen time](https://support.google.com/families/answer/7103340?ref=devicedaddy.mymagic.page) · [Supervise an existing account](https://support.google.com/families/answer/9055704?ref=devicedaddy.mymagic.page)