Google Family Link

Google Family Link is a parental-control application for Android devices. It is intended for parents and families who want to manage how children use connected devices and online services. The app provides tools for setting digital boundaries while helping parents review device use, privacy settings, and location information.

Parents can see how their child is spending time on the device and set daily screen-time limits. They can also create school-time and downtime schedules to organize when the device is available. Family Link supports app management through individual app limits, unlimited time for selected educational or regularly used apps, and app blocking. It can manage controls for Google services such as Chrome, Play, YouTube, and Search, including site restrictions and approval requirements for new apps.

The application includes controls for app and website permissions, as well as access to the child’s account and data settings. Parents can help change or reset a child’s password, edit personal information, or delete the account when necessary. Family Link can show children’s locations on one map when they are carrying their devices. It can also provide alerts for arrivals and departures, ring a device, and display its remaining battery life.

In the MirrorNest catalog, Google Family Link is listed for Android in the System Tools category. Its license is identified as a demo trial, which describes the licensing information supplied with the catalog entry. MirrorNest links directly to the official release instead of hosting a mirrored copy, so the catalog acts as a route to the original distribution.

Free to use — a paid version with additional features is also available.