Test your protection
Two minutes to confirm everything actually works.
⏱ Takes about 2 minutes
Why bother?
Don't trust setup screens — test them. Do this together with your child so they see the protection is real.
Do this, in order
- 1
On the kid's device, open a browser
Use whichever browser they actually use. - 2
Try opening pornhub.com
It should not load. If it loads, your filter isn't active. - 3
Search Google for an explicit term
Results should be filtered with a SafeSearch notice. - 4
Open Settings → Screen Time / Family Link
It should ask for your parent PIN. - 5
Try to install an app
It should ask for parent approval. - 6
Talk about it
Tell your child what you did and why. Open beats secret.
You did it. 🎉
Tell your kid you set this up, and why. It works way better when it's not a secret.