Questions tagged [google-family-link]
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Is there a notification that shows how much time is left before Google Family Link will block the app?
Seems like I remember Family Link would warn before blocking at end of time limit.
Now it blocks the app without prior warning or notification, which is distressing and often initiates an emotional ...
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Trouble resetting phone and removing Family Link
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Resetting an Android phone can be very tricky when Family Link is active, as I discovered when attempting to perform a factory data reset on my son's phone. Despite uninstalling the ...
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Unlock Samsung pattern lock using Family Link
How do I unlock my son's Samsung Galaxy S20 pattern lock using Family Link?
I tried the hard reset option but couldn't get to factory reset. The phone keeps throwing the message to unlock the pattern. ...
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How can I unlock my child's phone using Family Link?
My daughter has a Samsung S21 and I set family link for it. Is there any way to unlock the screen PIN of the phone using family link without resetting the whole phone?
Thanks.
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How to change a child’s Wi-Fi network remotely?
Our Wi-Fi hasn’t worked right since a day or two after the Xfinity guy left, it connects “strong” but has no internet. We have been searching for my kid’s emergency phone for quite some time, and ...
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Forgot lock screen PIN on child phone with Family Link, can't figure out how to get into it or reset PIN
My child forgot her lock screen PIN and I use Family Link, but I can't figure out how to get into it or reset the PIN through the app.
What are my options?
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Family payment method for Google Family Link
I'm trying to set up in-app purchases for my child's Android game. We use Google Family Link. Google Play mandates setting up a family purchase method for our family group before allowing the first ...
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How can com.google.android.documentsui be missing in Android 13?
I cannot run my favourite MP3 player on my Redmi 11S and Android 13, because the com.google.android.documentsui is missing.
How it is possible? App author claims that is an essential system component ...
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Family link setup prevents making phone calls and using Messages app
I got phones for my kids, and I set them up with family link. Because I'd previously had a similar setup and they would continually factory reset the phone to get rid of the family link supervision, I ...
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How can I block a game on my child's phone during the night?
My son is playing chess on the Chess.com app on his Android phone. I do not have issues with the total time he is using the app, but rather the time of day (e.g. just before school or late in the ...
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Google Family Link - new Apps are set to always allowed
If my Child installs a new App from Google PlayStore, the newly installed app is automatically set to Always allowed.
Is there a way to set new installed apps to Blocked or set to none of the options?
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Viewing your child's phone remotely, to supervise at will
I would like to know what the best app would be to supervise what a child is doing on a phone remotely (for instance, from another room, or from another viewing angle).
I am aware of TeamViewer, which,...
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How to access Google Family Link from within child device?
I want to install an application directly from .apk file on my child's phone. This operation is blocked due to the fact that the device is controlled by a parent.
On my child's phone I have an ...
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Error disabling Parental Control on my child's Samsung Galaxy S10
I can't disable Parental control or add my own account on my son's Samsung Galaxy S10. The only option available since my son is only 9 is to remove or delete the account.
As per updated Google Play ...
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How to reset a parent-managed kid's phone?
My daughter has changed her lock screen password. Didn't write it down. And had forgotten it. And so her phone is locked.
What I observe is:
After restart, she's been asked a code. I can't find ...