Tuesday, January 4, 2011

How To Setup Parental Controls on iPhone & iPod Touch

When we register a new account for iPhone, iPad, iPhod, it required to key in the credit card number for install apps for device. It's possible mistaken to purchase the apps and games that cost you bloody. It's better we do the parental controls on device to avoid it.


Simple Steps for the iChallenged Parent

TIME magazine refers to the iPhone as "increasingly the source of forbidden fruit", referring to ubiquitous Internet access on the device. Today, "iPhone porn" is among the top iPhone related searches on Google.

Apple released enhanced parental control features for the iPhone in the OS 3.0 version in response to these concerns. This Knol provides updated steps and screenshots for the new version.


Here is a step-by-step guide to setup parental control restrictions on the iPhone or iPod Touch with OS 3.x. This is a follow-up Knol to the hugely popular How To Setup Parental Controls on iPhone & iPod Touch (OS 2.2.1 edition) by the same author. If you are an iPad user, follow the newer knol on How To Setup Parental Controls on iPad (OS 3.2 Edition). An updated version of this Knol for iOS4 is available now at How To Setup Parental Controls on iPhone & iPod Touch (iOS 4 Edition).
Though this page is long, the steps are generally intuitive and easy to follow. If you prefer video, catch thevideo tutorial on YouTube instead.

General Parental Control Restrictions Setup

  • From the home screen, select Settings > General.
Select Settings > General
  • Select Restrictions
Select General > Restrictions
  • Enter a 4-digit passcode. Make sure you remember this passcode, in case you need to change these settings later on.
Enter restrictions passcode
  • You will see the restrictions screen. Set Safari, YouTube, and Installing Apps to OFF on this screen.
Restrictions screen
  • Scroll down the screen to the Allowed Content area.
Allowed Content Restrictions
  • Set In-App Purchases to OFF.
Turn In-App Purchases to OFF
  • Select Music & Podcasts. Set Explicit to OFF.
Block explicit content
  • Select Movies. Select the rating you would like to allow.
Select G rated movies
  • Select TV Shows. Select the rating you would like to allow.
Select TV ratings
  • Select Apps. Select age-based filtering for apps you would like to allow.
Select App Ratings
  • Select Ratings For to change your location if necessary.
Ratings for location
  • Hit the Home button to return the home screen.

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