![]() ![]() So, you can follow the instructions here to restrict the ability to download apps by rating. I’m not sure what prompted this change, and haven’t read anything about it online. **An app update on changed the rating from 12+ to 18+. The YouTube app is rated 12+ 17+ in the app store. ![]() Restrict downloading apps rated 17+ in the app store (used to be 12+) This is the recommended method for younger kids.įor those kids who use their own Apple ID or otherwise have the ability to download apps, you can use Restriction settings to prevent the download of YouTube app. You’ll need you to enter the password so you have more control over which apps get added to the device. If your child’s device is set up with your Apple ID, then of course you have more control over which apps are downloaded. Step Two: Prevent your child from downloading the YouTube app This will prevent your child from being able to install another browser without your permission. Maybe that’s fine with you, but for older children/tweens, it might defeat the purpose of using the device in the first place! But if you want to go this route, simply follow the instructions above for blocking Safari, making sure to also restrict installing and deleting apps. This means your child will not be able to access the web. The third option is to block Safari along with all other web browsers. Restrict Safari completely, giving your child absolutely no web access. This is a good option for devices running iOS6, or if you are looking for the additional parental control features of these browsers. Set Safari to the Off position.Here, Safari is restricted along with the installing/deleting apps and making in-app purchases. Be sure to use a 4-digit passcode that you will remember and your kids will not guess.Ĥ. If not, choose Enable Restrictions and enter a passcode. If you have already set up restrictions, you’ll be prompted for the passcode. (these screenshots are from an iPhone but it should look about the same).ģ. From the child’s iPod or iPad, go to Settings > General > Restrictions. First, install a kid-safe browser – research the ones I review here to find one that will allow you to block YouTube but allow other sites you approve.Ģ. If not, many will allow you to add it to a list of sites to block.ġ. Some of the kid-safe browsers will automatically block YouTube. Restrict Safari completely and install a web-safe browserĪnother option is to use a kid-safe browser, and then block Safari completely. For example, here is the result when clicking a YouTube video link from the Twitter app: With this restriction in place, your child or teen would not be able to view any YouTube videos shared within these apps. Other apps, from Facebook to Kik, allow for the sharing and displaying of YouTube videos directly within the app. The added benefit of this method, is that YouTube will now be blocked within other apps. When adding a website you want to block, try different URL’s (web addresses) if you can’t get it to work using “Note the “m” instead of “I usually add both as shown here: Make sure to add the YouTube web address to the list of “Never allow”. Instructions for that are located here, scroll down to the heading “ Block adult web content in iOS7 on iPods, iPads and iPhones.” The simplest solution is to limit adult content within the Safari browser. Set web content filtering in Restriction settings Restrict Safari completely, giving your child absolutely no web access.Restrict Safari completely, but install a web-safe browser, allowing your child web access but not YouTube.(This is for devices running iOS7 or above) Set web content filtering in Restriction settings to block YouTube in the Safari browser.You may need to try out each one to find out which works best for you. There are a few ways to restrict the YouTube website. If you don’t want your child accessing YouTube, then you must restrict both of these options. YouTube app – Google’s own YouTube app, which must be downloaded from the app store.YouTube website – mobile website in the Safari browser or another web browser.There are (at least) two ways to access YouTube on an iPod touch, iPad or iPhone: In devices that run iOS 6 or higher (which is most of them these days), it is a bit more complicated. In a way that was bad for parents, because in the previous version it was easy enough to block YouTube using Restriction settings. The app icon looked like an old-style TV – remember that? Then Apple dropped their native YouTube app in 2012 with the introduction of iOS 6. There used to be a YouTube app on every Apple device. ![]()
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