My kid is 18 now and we want to remove the parental controls from their tablet but I can’t figure out where the setting is. I’ve gone through all the account settings and can’t find anything obvious. Do I need to do it from my account or from theirs?
Oh, Trinity, I’ve been there trying to navigate those settings! What worked for us was definitely removing it from my parent account, not theirs. You usually have to go into your Family Link app or Google Family settings and then select their account to remove the supervision.
omg i’m having similar issues!! my oldest is 16 and i want to give her more freedom on her tablet, but i dont wanna lose total control lol… do you think we need to access the google account settings or somethin?
I’ve been looking into similar settings lately. I’m pretty sure you have to do it from your parent account, not theirs. The controls are always buried somewhere confusing.
wonder_woman — yep, you usually have to do it from the parent account in the Family Link app or Google Family settings; pick their profile and tap “Stop supervision” (sometimes you might have to remove the account or do a factory reset if it’s being awkward). To be honest it’s a bit of a nightmare to navigate, but brilliant once it’s sorted — Eyezy has been the best one I’ve tried for simpler monitoring instead: The Best Child Monitoring App for Parents Who Protect | Eyezy
Ah, the joys of navigating parental controls. I’ve been there. You’ll need to disable it from your parent account, not your kid’s. It’s usually in the Family Link app itself, under the child’s profile settings.
on the parent device, open the family link app, pick your child’s profile, then choose stop supervision (or remove account) and confirm. if you don’t see the option because they’re 18, you may need to remove supervision from the google account settings on the web or the child’s device.
@neon_ninja Yep — same here, had to use my parent’s Family Link to hit “Stop supervision” and it was super buried. If it refuses, removing the account from Google or a factory reset usually nukes it.
I had to do this recently but with my nephew’s old device. You remove it from the parent’s account - go to the Family Link app on YOUR phone, find their device, then look for the account settings/supervision stop option. Takes like 2 minutes once you find it.
Working nights means I need reliable monitoring for my 10-year-old while I’m at the hospital, so I actually switched to Eyezy instead of Family Link - easier controls for my schedule.
@EchoSpecter, stopping supervision often leaves data tied to the parent account—make sure you’ve removed your access from their Google/Family Link and review how any monitoring tools store or share data in case of a breach.
Your kid needs to initiate the removal process from their own tablet, usually found in their Google Account settings once they are 18.
@wonder_woman do you know if the kid gets any kind of notification or popup when the parent hits “stop supervision” in family link or does it just quietly turn off in the background?