Do you see specific applications installed on your child’s phone that they’re not supposed to have access to? Do you want to learn how to remove certain applications from their device? If you answered yes to these questions, then you’re in the right place.
This guide will explore various methods for removing applications from a child’s phone and establishing parental controls to prevent them from installing unwanted ones. We will cover how to delete applications from an Android phone and an iPhone.
How to Delete Apps on iPhone
To remove apps from a child’s iPhone, there are a variety of methods. One basic way is to manually access the device in order to remove individual or multiple applications. Other methods involve employing parental controls or restrictions.
How to Delete an App With Physical Access to an iPhone
Should you be able to receive your child’s phone through a casual conversation with them, this proves to be the simplest way to skim through their iPhone and eliminate apps you don’t want them to have. Once you come across an app you want to delete, take the subsequent actions:
- Tap the icon of the app and hold it till it wiggles, presenting the Quick Action Menu. Once this menu pops up, you’ll see two options: Edit Home Screen and Delete App. Simply click on Delete App.
- On the other hand, if you tap Edit Home Screen, all the logos of the apps will start wiggling, and you’ll see a “-” icon on the corners of all the apps. This way, you can select multiple apps and delete them one by one.
- Once you tap the “-” icon, you’ll get an alert reminding you that deleting an app will also get rid of all the data associated with the app.
- Once you tap Delete, the app will vanish along with all of its data. All the data will be deleted unless there’s a backup of it on the cloud.
Using Restrictions to Delete Apps
Occasionally, guardians would rather impose restrictions on the application’s utilization on the iPhone versus erasing it. This is where the claim to restraint materializes. More so, these claims might keep you from being able to wipe out some applications off your adolescent’s iPhone. See below how to modify them.
- Tap Settings, and then click on Screen Time.
- Tap Turn on Screen Time.
- Tap Continue
- Tap This is my iPhone or My Child’s iPhone
- Tap Content and Privacy Restrictions and turn it on, and then click on iTunes & App Store Purchases.
- Tap Deleting Apps and then click on Allow.
How to Set Parental Controls on iPhone
Would you like to learn how to enable parental controls on the iPhone. Parental controls can serve as an effective means of preventing your child from installing new apps. Here’s how you can turn them on –
- Open Settings
- Tap General
- Click on Restrictions
- If you’ve not enabled Restrictions yet, click on it and set a passcode. Ensure that it’s one that you can easily remember, but don’t share it with your child. On the other hand, if you’ve enabled Restrictions earlier, simply enter the passcode.
- Scroll down to the options Installing Apps and Deleting Apps and toggle them off.
By following these straightforward measures, you can ensure that your child will be unable to install applications without your consent. You can also use iPhone parental control apps to monitor your child’s activities.
How to Delete Apps From Your Child’s Android Phone
Arranging parental controls on your child’s Android phone requires the use of Google’s Family Link service.
Family Link enables you to obstruct your child’s access to specific apps on their device, to avert them from using them. Here’s how you can go about it –
- Open the Family Link app on your child’s device
- Select your child
- Once you see the App Activity card, click on More.
- Select the app that you want to block on the device
- Turn the Allow App option off.
By following these straightforward instructions, you can effectively restrict access to any application that you do not want your child to be using on their mobile device.
How to Set Parental Controls on you Child’s Android Phone
After you have blocked unnecessary or mature applications on your child’s Android device, you can then establish parental controls. This can be done if your child uses an Android device with his personal Google account connected. For you to be able to set up these vintage controls, a password is essential in your reach. Once you have it at hand, you can follow the steps below to establish parental controls on your device.
- Open the Family Link app.
- Choose your child
- Click on Manage Settings and then on Google Play.
- Click on the type of content you want to filter on their Android device.
- Lastly, choose how to control or filter access.
By following these straightforward procedures, you will be able to monitor your child’s app usage and content consumption on their device. This can be achieved without having to remove apps from your child’s iPhone or Android phone.
Aside from limiting apps, there are alternative methods available to observe your child’s activities. For example, you can supervise their private browsing history.
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