You can control some of the features your child can use and content they can access on most Assistant-enabled Android mobile devices with parental controls. If you have more than one child, you can set up different parental controls for each child. Learn more about how to manage or temporarily turn off Google Assistant.
Important: This feature is only available in some countries and languages.
With parental controls, you can:
- Set up media controls for music or videos
- Block news or podcasts
- Schedule downtime
- Manage use of other Assistant features
- Add your child to Assistant-enabled devices
Devices with Google Assistant:
- Most phones and tablets
- Most smart speakers
- Smart Displays
- Smart Clocks
To set up parental controls, your child must have:
- A child's Google Account. Learn how to create an account for your child.
- Voice Match set up on the devices that you want to set parental controls on. With Voice Match set up for each child, Google Assistant can recognize each child by their voice. If Voice Match isn’t set up, you can set it up when you set up parental controls.
Tip: You can also set up Face Match on a Nest Hub Max for your child so Google Assistant can recognize their face.
Set up parental controls
In Family Link
- On most Assistant-enabled Android mobile devices, open the Family Link app
.
- Select your child.
- Tap Controls
Content restrictions
- Follow the on-screen instructions.
In the Google Home app
- On most Assistant-enabled Android mobile devices, open the Google Home app
.
- Tap Settings
Google Assistant
- Follow the on-screen instructions.
With Google Assistant
- On most Assistant-enabled Android mobile devices, say “Open Assistant settings.”
- Tap See all Assistant Settings
- Follow the on-screen instructions.
Edit parental control settings
Important: To make sure Google Assistant can recognize your child and apply parental control settings, you must add your child’s Google account to devices your child uses.
- On most Assistant-enabled Android mobile devices, open the Family Link app
- Select your child.
- Tap Controls
- To edit their parental control settings, follow the on-screen instructions.
- On most Assistant-enabled Android mobile devices, open the Google Home app
- Tap Settings
- To edit their parental control settings, follow the on-screen instructions.
- On most Assistant-enabled Android mobile devices, say “Open Assistant settings.”
- Tap See all Assistant Settings
- To edit their parental control settings, follow the on-screen instructions.
Turn off parental control settings
- On most Assistant-enabled Android mobile devices, open the Family Link app
- Select your child.
- Tap Controls
- At the top right, tap More
Tip: To turn off filters for individual services or delete a Downtime schedule, click the service after Step 3. Then tap More 
How parental controls work
Important: Your child might be able to play videos and other content you’ve restricted through:
- News.
- Podcasts.
- A phone or tablet cast to an Assistant-enabled device.
You can block or allow content or features with Google Assistant parental controls. These parental controls apply to most Assistant-enabled devices set up with your child’s voice. You can set parental controls for these services:
- Music filters
- Video filters
- News
- Podcasts
- Calling
- Answers to questions
For some music, video, and podcast services, you can filter explicit content reported by third-parties. While these filters can help you manage your child’s access to mature content, they might not filter content that you might consider inappropriate.
Tip: If you created a Google Account for your child without a Gmail address and password on a new Pixel Tablet, you can't set up parental controls for:
- Music filters
- Video filters
- Calling
- Play any music: Assistant will play any available music for your child, without filters. Your child can play the same songs that anyone in your home can play.
- Play some music: Assistant will play non-explicit music for your child, from the services you choose. The listed services in this option can provide content filtering.
- If you want to allow music from YouTube, which could include some content that’s unsuitable for kids, you can choose which YouTube experience you want for your child. Next to “YouTube,” tap Content settings.
- Don’t play music: Devices don’t play any music for your child.
Important: If you choose to block videos for your child but allow music from YouTube Music, music videos might still play on Assistant-enabled devices and TVs.
- Play any videos: Assistant will play any available videos for your child, without filters. Your child can play the same videos that anyone in your home can play.
- Play some videos: Assistant will play videos for your child from the services you choose and based on the filters you set for those services.
- If you want to allow videos from YouTube, which could include some explicit content, you can choose which YouTube experience you want for your child. Next to “YouTube,” tap Content settings.
- Don’t play videos: Devices don’t play any videos for your child.
Important: Your child might still be able to play news in other media services you allow. Some news might have mature content. You can manage your child’s news sources in their Google Assistant settings.
- News is allowed: Assistant will play news when your child asks for it.
- News is off-limits: Devices won’t play news when your child asks for it.
Important: Your child might still be able to play podcasts in other media services you allow. Some podcasts might have mature content. You can manage your child’s podcast services in their Google Assistant settings.
- Play any podcasts: Assistant will play any available podcasts for your child, without filters. Your child can play the same podcasts that anyone in your home can play.
- Play non-explicit podcasts: Assistant will play non-explicit podcasts for your child.
- Don’t play podcasts: Devices won’t play any podcasts for your child.
- Can only answer calls: Your child can only answer phone and video calls on devices.
- Can make or answer calls: Your child can make and answer supported calls, like phone and video calls, on devices.
Important: This setting doesn't affect how SafeSearch works, which is turned on by default.
- Family-Friendly answers only: You can restrict Google Assistant responses to:
- Basic requests like weather and math
- Family-friendly answers like kids’ dictionary definitions.
- Answers all answers: If you allow answers with no family-friendly filters, Google Assistant may respond with available answers, including ones that aren't designed for kids.