Google Assistant gains new parental controls, kid-friendly answers and voices
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- 02 Nov 2022
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Following the recent introduction of parent-controlled watchlists on Google TV and the revamp of its parental control app Family Link, Google today announced it’s also now bringing parental controls to its Google Assistant platform. The new features will roll out over the next several weeks to Google Home, as well as the Family Link and Google Assistant apps on iOS and Android, and will allow parents to limit or even entirely disable certain Assistant functionality, configure kid-friendly settings, adjust downtime, and more.
In addition, the settings will allow parents to configure default services, restrict kids from making calls, and limit what sort of answers they can get from the Assistant. The update will also introduce new kid-friendly features and new voices.
With the new Assistant features, parents will be able to select which music and video providers the child has access to, including YouTube Kids, YouTube, and YouTube Music. This limits them from being able to explore content from other services.
With the parental controls, parents and guardians can specify what features their child can access through Assistant — like whether they can make phone calls on smart speakers, whether they can use Google Actions, what kind of answers they receive (basic or all, the latter which could contain mature content), whether they can play music or videos, whether videos are filtered, and more. Parents can also choose to shut off access to news and podcasts on their child’s devices if they prefer. Read More...
