By Tom Kerkourpublié

The surveillance and limitation features of the screen time are present on almost all of the devices.But how to use it?

Monitoring what a teenager does on her phone is not an impossible mission.In recent years, smartphone manufacturers have systematically provided parental control services with their devices.Here is a user guide for these tools:

Configure on iOS (iPhone)

Apple's iOS operating system present on iPhones gives several means of control to parents.The functionality called "screen time" allows various restrictions: time control spent on the phone, selection of authorized applications, people to contact ...

Configure on Android (Samsung, Oppo, Huawei, Google ...)

Mobiles operating thanks to the Android operating system are also equipped with a parental control system.To activate it, you must first go to the Google Play Store, Settings tab.The blockage here concerns accessible content: games, series, films.

To go further, Google has also made a Google Link application available to its application shop and in the App Store.It must be installed on the device of the child and the parent to allow real -time follow -up.

Other applications to download

Other services are available for download from application stores.They complement the features already present in the mobiles.

The use of parental control tools could be simplified in the near future.A bill carried out by deputy LREM Bruno Studer asks the designers of smartphones and computers to be able to use parental control easily from the first launch of a device.