Aside from all the WWDC25 news that previews all the upcoming OS updates, Apple also enhanced the overall experience in terms of parents’ ability to safeguard their children in the digital world.
First, they are making setting up Child Accounts (CA) faster and easier in iOS, iPadOS, and macOS with one, applying child-appropriate settings on initiation rather than completion; two, allowing parents to change the age of CA; three, if an age of 16 is set, an auto prompt of joining a Family group will be displayed during setup, and once it is done, it carries the full Child Account status and has the default settings up and running.
Next, parents can choose to share the age data of CA for apps that request it without actually revealing birthdate and sensitive data, and there are 3 options of “Always Share”, “Share Per App Request”, and “Never Share” (default setting). CA cannot change this unless explicitly allowed by a parent account.
Additionally, any “standard account” that is aged 16-17 will also enable age-appropriate protections by default that include web content filters and communication safety barriers, and it also applies to age ratings on the App Store through the expanded lists of 13+, 16+, and 18+.
There are also other little QoL updates that make everything more holistic:
- Communication Limits – CA must request parents to approve before contacting someone new
- App Store – New indicators that show if apps have built-in parental controls or age-assurance tools, as well as user-generated content, messaging, or ads
- Ask to Buy – New “One Time Exception” that allows content limit access that is usually out of the range of CA’s profile setting; Revoke access anytime via Screen Time
- FaceTime – New detection of potential nudity
- Photos – Blur nudity in Shared Albums
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