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How to use your iPhone - Tips - Parental Controls (Restrictions)

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By Aaron Drake
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iPhone Parental Controls (Restrictions)
iPhone Parental Controls (Restrictions)

This tip will work for the iPod Touch as well as the iPhone. As parents we sometimes want to be able to block certain things from our kids. On the iPhone and iPod touch you can block access to certain things. The apps that you can block are Explicit tagged songs on the iPod part of the phone, Safari, YouTube, the iTunes store, the App Store, and the Camera.

Difficulty: Easy
Instructions

Things You'll Need:

  1. Step 1
    iPhone Parental Controls (Restrictions)
    iPhone Parental Controls (Restrictions)

    First lets go to settings

  2. Step 2
    iPhone Parental Controls (Restrictions)
    iPhone Parental Controls (Restrictions)

    Next go to General

  3. Step 3
    iPhone Parental Controls (Restrictions)
    iPhone Parental Controls (Restrictions)

    Scroll down to Restrictions

  4. Step 4
    iPhone Parental Controls (Restrictions)
    iPhone Parental Controls (Restrictions)

    Turn on Enable Restrictions

  5. Step 5
    iPhone Parental Controls (Restrictions)
    iPhone Parental Controls (Restrictions)

    You will need to set a passcode so they can not just be turned off

  6. Step 6
    iPhone Parental Controls (Restrictions)
    iPhone Parental Controls (Restrictions)

    Turn on the restrictions you want to have on.

  7. Step 7
    iPhone Parental Controls (Restrictions)
    iPhone Parental Controls (Restrictions)

    To turn them off you will need to reenter the passcode

Tips & Warnings
  • Don't forget your passcode!

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on 7/7/2009 Very helpful article. Restrictions only allows you to disable Internet/Safari completely. Fine grained Internet parental control can be enabled using third-party apps from the App Store. Check out these links
http://knol.google.com/k/suren-ramasubbu/how-to-setup-parental-controls-on/2hrtmvjs09ng1/3#
http://www.mobicip.com

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