Being a parent of your child, you must take care of what your child watches and goes through on his iPod. In order to take care and restrain content for your child, here are some steps that you should go through.
Set Content & Privacy Restrictions
- You have to go to Settings of the iPod and tap Screen Time.
- Now tap on continue, then you have to choose “This is My [Device]” or “This is My Child’s [Device].”
- Here is another trick. If you’re the parent or guardian of the device and want to prevent another family member from changing the settings, you can tap Use Screen Time Passcode to create a passcode and then re-enter the passcode to confirm.
- After you confirm your passcode you’ll be asked to enter your Apple ID and password in iOS 13.4 and later.
- You can use this to reset your Screen Time passcode if you ever forget it.
- If you’re trying to set up Screen Time on your child’s device, you have to follow these steps until you get to the Parent Passcode and enter a passcode. Re-enter the passcode to confirm.
- In iOS 13.4 and later, after you confirm your passcode you’ll be asked to enter your Apple ID and password. You can use this to reset your Screen Time passcode if you forget it.
- Then tap on content & privacy restrictions. Enter your passcode, if asked then turn on Content & Privacy.
You have to make sure that you choose a passcode that is different from the passcode you used to unlock your device.
If you want to change or turn off the passcode on your child’s device, tap on Settings > Screen Time > [your child’s name]. Then tap Change Screen Time Passcode or Turn Off Screen Time Passcode, and use Face ID, Touch ID, or your device passcode to authenticate.
Prevent iTunes & App Store purchases
Preventing your child from being able to install or delete apps, make in-app purchases is very important. you have to make sure to not let the child use the device untimely or without any guidance.
To prevent iTunes & App Store purchases or downloads follow these steps:
- You have to go to Settings and tap on Screen Time.
- Now tap on Content & Privacy Restrictions. Enter your passcode, if asked.
- Then Tap on iTunes & App Store Purchases.
- Choose a setting and set it to Don’t Allow.
You can also change your password settings for additional purchases from the iTunes & App Store or Bookstore. Follow steps 1-3, then choose Always Require or Don’t Require.
Allow built-in apps and features
Restricting the use of built-in apps or features is very easy on an iPod. Turning off the app or feature won’t delete it, it’s just temporarily hidden from your Home screen. For example, after turning off Mail, the Mail app won’t appear on your Home Screen until you turn it back on.
To change your Allowed Apps:
- You have to Go to Settings then Screen Time.
- Now Tap on Content & Privacy Restrictions.
- Enter your Screen Time passcode.
- Tap on Allowed Apps.
- From here you can select the apps that you want to allow
If you are finding it hard to do it on your on, you may take it to any phone repair shop to get it done.
Prevent explicit content and content ratings
Preventing explicit is considered really important. As it affects the child’s young and innocent mind.
To restrict explicit content and content ratings:
- You have to go to Settings and then tap Screen Time.
- Now Tap Content & Privacy Restrictions and then tap Content Restrictions.
- You can choose the settings you want for each feature or setting under Allowed Store Content.
Here are the types of content that you can restrict so that your child can’t see them.
- Music, Podcasts & News: Prevent the playback of music, music videos, podcasts, and news that contain explicit content.
- Music Profiles & Posts: You can prevent sharing what you’re listening to with friends and seeing what they’re listening to
- Movies: Movies with specific ratings can be prevented.
- TV shows: Prevent TV shows with specific ratings
- Books: Prevent content with specific ratings
- Apps: Prevent apps with specific ratings
Preventing web content
iOS automatically filters the website content to limit access to adult content in Safari and apps on your device. Specific websites can be added to an approved or blocked list, or you can limit access to only approved websites.
For doing this, follow these steps:
- Go to Settings then to Screen Time.
- Now tap on Content & Privacy Restrictions and then enter your Screen Time passcode.
- Now tap on content restrictions, then tap Web Content.
- Here you can choose unrestricted Access, and also Limit Adult Websites, or Allowed Websites Only.
Restrict Game Center
Children love to play games. In order to restrict Game Center features:
- You can go to Settings and tap Screen Time.
- Then Tap Content & Privacy Restrictions, here you can tap Content Restrictions.
- Now scroll down to Game Center, then choose your settings.
The Game Center Features that can be restricted are:
- Multiplayer Games
- Adding Friends
- Screen Recording
Explained above are all the methods that can make your child iPod touch-safe and let you have a look at what your child does.
