Sometimes too many restrictions can hinder your relationship with your child, and that’s why you should know the right time to get rid of all those parental control app settings that you’ve preset on your child’s device. Even if you decide not to remove those restrictions, almost every platform/ device offering parental controls is limited to users under 18. So, if your child is becoming an adult soon, here’s everything you need to know to remove those digital barriers.

How to remove parental controls on Android

Android has its own set of rules for parental controls that you can access through its settings and Google’s very own Family Link App. And, although you can set various restrictions through it, you can even tweak it or completely remove it when you feel the time is right. If you have set restrictions on Google Play Store, In-built Settings, and on various platforms through Family Link, follow these steps to turn them off.

Disabling parental controls through family link

Follow these steps to turn off Family Link’s restrictions on your child’s Android device.

1. On your Family Link app, open your desired child’s profile and tap Content Restrictions.

2. Next, from the list of apps, select anything that you wish to change. In this case, we will remove all the parental control features of Google Play. For this, open Google Play and tap Apps & games.

3. Here, either tap Rated for 18+ or Allow all. Remember, this will let your kid access any apps and games on their Google Play application.

4. Similarly, go to Purchase and Download Approval under Content Restrictions on your Family  Link app and set the approval restriction to Never.

5. If you’ve set any restrictions on your kid’s YouTube account, select the app from the list of options to remove it.

6. Once you’re in, tap on Edit under Content Settings.

7. Here, change the settings to Most of YouTube to get rid of all the restrictions and give your child complete access to the platform.

8. Just like this, you can disable any and all sorts of restrictions from your child’s account through Family Link.

9. Not just this, but when your child turns 13 and older, you can simply navigate to their profile on Family Link and Tap Stop Supervision to remove them from Family Link.

10. Tap on the second confirmation message by ticking on the box and selecting Stop Supervision again. And that’s it. You’ve successfully removed your child from Family Link.

Removing restrictions on Google Play store

If you want to manually remove parental controls from your child’s Google Play app, follow these steps:

1. Open Google Play Store on your child’s Android device and navigate to profile settings.

2. Now, select Family and open Parental Controls.

3. Here, simply turn off the toggle for parental controls to complete the process.

4. If you want to reset Google Play’s restrictions and bring it back to it’s default settings, you can do so by navigating to your child’s Phone Settings.

5. Once in, select Apps and open Google Play Store.

6. Now, simply tap on Clear data to refresh the app and remove any manual settings.