Modern day parents know how much their little bundle of joy loves playing with your smartphone – exploring and learning. Goggle Play Store contains tons of app designed to boost your child’s intelligence while allowing them to have some fun. But have you ever realized maybe your child could be buying apps or making in-app purchases without your consent? Kids are smarter than you think, in fact they could be smarter than you when it comes to technology. Here in this article we are going learn how we can childproof Google Play Store and prevent yourself form going bankrupt.
How to Childproof or Restrict Kids to Download Apps From Google Play Store
Step 1: Find and open the Google Play Store app from your app drawer.
Step 2: Once you are on the main screen, tap on the 3 horizontal bars on the upper left corner. You can also slide the left side of the screen.
Step 3: Tap on Settings.
Step 4: Tap on Require authentication for purchase and select either Every 30 minutes or For all purchase through Google Play on this device.
Step 5: You’ll be asked to enter your Google account’s password. Enter it.
Step 6: Tap on OK and you are good to go.
Now you’ll be asked for you Google account’s password every time you try to make a purchase using that device.
Is there an app that will NOT allow my kid to download ANYTHING. I am not talking purchases in app or otherwise, I am talking anything. He will download free games till dooms day.
This does nothing to restrict kids downloads…only for kids purchases. How do restrict ALL downloads. They can still download free apps and already owned apps. Already owned includes all the apps I have on my device, and all the u wanted apps my kid downloaded to his last device. Thus is what I want to know. I just tried it and it did not ask me for a password, and I have it set to always require a password. Also, the ago restriction stuff doesn’t do it for me either. Any ideas….
Yes, there is two things you can do:
1. Go in to the Application Manager under the Settings wheel for your phone/tablet and Disable Google Play until you want to use it yourself and then you can re-enable it.
2. Better option: download an “app lock” app that allows control or locking of certain apps on your device and allows access only by a pin you set up, then you can lock down Google Play, and other apps you may not want your little one to open. I have researched one since I have the same problem as you. Read the reviews first many look pretty dicey. There are many options available.
This does nothing to restrict kids downloads…only for kids purchases. How do restrict ALL downloads. They can still download free apps and already owned apps. Already owned includes all the apps I have on my device, and all the u wanted apps my kid downloaded to his last device. Thus is what I want to know. I just tried it and it did not ask me for a password, and I have it set to always require a password. Also, the ago restriction stuff doesn’t do it for me either. Any ideas….