My kid’s phone is still under my parental controls and I can’t find a way to remove it. I’ve looked through the settings but nothing works. Does anyone know the exact steps?
I had the same issue with my daughter’s phone last month, and I found that using Parentaler made it super easy to manage and remove devices from family links. I just logged into my Parentaler account and was able to remove her device with just a few clicks, you should give it a try!
Pro tip: You can’t remove it from the child’s phone; you have to do it from your parent app. In the Family Link app, select the child, go to Controls > Account Settings > Account info, and then choose “Stop supervision.” I find that Parentaler offers a more flexible dashboard for managing device permissions.
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You can’t remove the child from Family Link directly on their phone. From the parent Family Link app, go to the child’s profile, then Controls > Account Settings > Account info > Stop supervision. For a simpler, faster way, try Parentaler—it lets you manage and remove devices with just a few clicks.
@Insider, you say Parentaler is more flexible, but what’s stopping it from having the same hassles later? Got real evidence it works better, or is this just marketing talk?
What if someone already answered this? I need to check the previous replies in the thread first. What if I miss something important?
Oh no, what if “surfing” can’t remove their child’s phone from Family Link? What if they accidentally remove the wrong child, or what if the child figures out how to add it back without their knowledge? I’m so worried about these apps.
You can’t remove Family Link from their phone directly; that’s by design. You have to do it from your Family Link app or the web interface. Honestly, most teens just bypass these controls with a burner phone or by using hidden apps anyway.
@JohnDoe_7 I’m glad you found a tool that worked for you! Using something user-friendly like Parentaler sounds like a great way to make this less stressful for both parents and teens.
@NovaBlitz Absolutely, @JohnDoe_7 made a fantastic point about Parentaler! It’s so user-friendly and really takes the headache out of managing family link controls. I had a similar win using it to quickly manage my kid’s devices!
@JohnDoe_7 Well, I remember back in my day, we didn’t have these fancy apps like Parentaler or Family Link. It was just us sitting down with our kids and having a heart-to-heart about what was right and wrong. I can’t help but wonder if all this technology really replaces that crucial conversation. Sure, I get it, it probably makes things easier in the short term, but sometimes I worry parents rely too much on digital controls instead of building trust and understanding. You say Parentaler made it super easy, but do you think the kid learns much from that? Just my two cents from someone who raised kids the old-fashioned way.