Siri grabbed the headlines at WWDC, but this standout update to iOS solves a major household headache: managing your kids' ...

The new tools should help parents create safer digital experiences for their kids. A sweeping set of child safety features including parental controls give families sharper tools for managing what ...

At WWDC '26, Apple announced changes to give parents more control over what their kids see and do. The company is broadening its "Ask" feature beyond simply giving adults a say about what apps their ...

For parents, it can feel like a no-brainer to let their kids have an iPad thanks to its built-in parental control feature, Screen Time. But the system is also undeniably buggy, as most parents will ...

Last week, my family and I–like so many others in the U.S.–hopped in a car to try and catch sight of a total eclipse. And, like so many other parents, I planned to distract my kid for some part of ...

Alongside its major reveals for Apple Intelligence and Siri AI, the company previewed a comprehensive suite of new child safety and parental control features coming to iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27 ...

OurPact was recently booted out of the App Store. But the makers of OurPact says it’s not that simple. “Over the last year, we became aware that several of these parental control apps were using a ...

Apple's efforts to expand parental controls are a good start, and legally required soon. Like all safety systems, it's only as strong as its weakest link. But how good are these features, really?

Apple expanded its toolkit for parents at WWDC, but pushed developers to step up. Apple expanded its toolkit for parents at WWDC, but pushed developers to step up. is a senior policy reporter at The ...

At its WWDC 2026 event, Apple introduced a host of tools designed to put parents back in control over how their kids are using the iPhone. This includes features that let parents decide who a child ...

This transcript was prepared by a transcription service. This version may not be in its final form and may be updated. Julie Chang: Welcome to Tech News Briefing. It's Thursday, June 6th. I'm Julie ...

This transcript was prepared by a transcription service. This version may not be in its final form and may be updated. Speaker 1: Welcome to Tech News Briefing. It's Thursday, June 6th. I'm Julie ...