Producer: Priyanka Das Editor: Manuj Yadav
Google has rolled out school time on Fitbit Ace LTE smartwatches for parents who are willing to set the right balance for the time spent on technology by their kids.
As per Google’s latest blog post, the teen supervision features will arrive on Android phones and other devices in the form a new update later in the summer.
The upcoming parental control features are designed specifically to empower parents to use the school time feature who do not want their children distracted at school but still want to be able to get in touch in case of emergency.
Google’s forthcoming update enables parents to link their child’s personal device to a dedicated home screen with limited functionality during school hours to gain teens’ activity on YouTube.
Parents can also schedule and select apps their children could use during school time in the parental controls app. This feature also gives parents the chance to allow calls or texts from specific contacts.
The company also mentioned that it has also introduced new safeguards that would limit the recommendations of videos with content that could be problematic, especially for teens, if viewed in repetition.
Google also stated that they will bring the ‘School time feature’ to more devices, including select Android phones, tablets, and Samsung Galaxy Watches, over the next year.