The application Family Link, developed by Google, allows parents to manage their children's smartphone use, create a healthier relationship with technology, and even turn them off at a distance.
Launched in 2017 in the United States, the application allows parents to "create basic digital rules"Such as timers and application busses, and even know where the child is (as long as he / she is with the smartphone).
The app was initially launched for children under 13 years old, but can also be used with teens, with the difference that they are free to turn off supervision if they want, but it leaves parents informed about the decision.
How Family Link works is simple
Parents who are more concerned with children's digital activity can iOS ou Android the application for parents and then synchronize this with the account that uses the device used by the children.
Family Link also provides features such as access to activity reports that show time spent on applications, managing applications where the person in charge receives approval requests for the user to download from the Play Store, recommendations, and the ability to install applications directly into the user device.
The launch of this application and these new control tools have been one of the solutions presented by IT companies to the dangers to which young people are exposed online and to the “addiction” of smartphones.
