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Apple’s guide, published September 22, 2026, describes parental controls for iOS 27 and iPadOS 27. Your menu names may differ if family devices use older software.
Try this: Check the software version on the parent and child devices, then use the matching Screen Time instructions.
Open the iPhone & iPad guideThe new toolkit brings together seven setup guides, a printable first-phone agreement, conversation starters, and help desks for all 50 states.
Try this: Choose your apps and state. Save those choices on your device if you want them here next time.
Build your family toolkitOpen one app together and review who can message your child. Ask whether any contact has become uncomfortable. This is a routine check, not a claim that the app changed this month.
Choose an appBookmark this page, save it in your toolkit, or add the RSS feed to a feed reader. The feed updates when a new edition is published.
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