How to Setup Parental Controls on YouTube on Browser, iPhone and Android

• 1. How to Enable YouTube Restricted Mode in Your Web Browser
• 2. How to Put YouTube Parental Controls on iPhone
• 3. How to Set up YouTube Parental Controls on Android Phone

1. How to Enable YouTube Restricted Mode in Your Web Browser

Turning on Safety mode or restricted mode in YouTube on your computer web browser will help you filter videos that may be inappropriate and offensive for children. You can easily enable safety mode or restricted mode on computer by following few steps:

Enable Youtube Safety Mode on Computer:

1. Log in to YouTube and open the home screen.
2. Click on your Profile icon in the top right corner.
3. Select Restricted Mode at the bottom of the menu.



4. Toggle Restricted Mode to the On by clicking the slider to the right of the line that reads ACTIVATE RESTRICTED MODE.



5. Click Lock Restricted Mode on this browser to prevent your child from turning safety mode off.

2. How to Put YouTube Parental Controls on iPhone

You can also set YouTube parental controls in the YouTube app on your iPhone.

Put YouTube Parental Controls on iPhone:

1. Open the YouTube app in iOS.
2. Tap on your account icon in the upper right corner.
3. From the menu that appear, select Settings.



4. Tap Restricted Mode Filtering. Use the slide next to Restricted Mode to turn on the feature.



5. Tap the X at the top of the screen to close the screen and confirm the setting change.

3. How to Set up YouTube Parental Controls on Android Phone

Most Android smartphones and tablets usually come with the YouTube app pre-installed on them. You can put parental controls on YouTube on Android devices from the YouTube mobile app using the below steps.

Put YouTube parental controls on Android Phone:

1. Sign in to the account and tap the menu on the top right.



2. Select Setting > General and turn the Restricted Mode on.

The steps discussed here are an easy first step to setting up parental controls on YouTube so you can feel more comfortable letting your children watch YouTube.

PanSpy - Best Parental Control and Monitoring Application

Do you wanna monitor the activities of your kids on their smartphone? Then try PanSpy. It is a professional parental control and monitor application that allows parents to track all activities of their kids on their smartphone, including text messages, calls, current GPS location, SnapChat, WhatsApp and many more. If your kids use a browser instead of YouTube app to watch YouTube videos, then it is also possible to track their YouTube activity with PanSpy. Plus, it is fully compatible with Android and iOS devices, and works in stealth mode. It comes with lots of other monitoring features as below:

1. Easy to track real-time location: PanSpy's location tracking feature is really useful if you want to know someone's exact location. With PanSpy, you can track the location history of the target phone and find out their real-time location. You can even set Geofences.
2. View call logs easily: With PanSpy, you can monitor incoming, outgoing, missed or rejected phone calls including contact names, phone numbers, call duration, timestamps, chronology.
3. Monitor Web browsing history: PanSpy also allows users to access target device's browsing history including link of browsing website, the correct records of browsing date and time.
4. Check instant messaging chats and other social apps: This tool makes spying on messages instantly easier. What's more, you can view chats conversation from WhatsApp, Skype, KIK, Wechat, and other IM chats.
5. Remote Control: You are able to block apps as well as schedule restrictions on device usage time.