(Amazon and Android versions came later.) Critics have taken the social network to task for trying to lure kids under 13 to the app before the youngsters get to join a Facebook rival such as Snapchat. Such parent controls live within a parent’s main Facebook app for now, though, only one parent has access to such controls inside Facebook.įacebook has been under fire since launching Messenger Kids for iOS in December. Others let mom or dad add or remove the contacts that their kids can communicate with inside the app, delete the child's account, or create a new account. Sleep mode is the latest Messenger Kids parental control. The child will get a warning 10 minutes before sleep mode goes into effect so he or she can wind down any ongoing conversations. And if your kid tries to open the app in while it’s in sleep mode, he or she will see a message telling them to come back later. Critics of Facebook who want its controversial Messenger Kids app to go away entirely are unlikely to be satisfied. But Facebook is adding a parental control “sleep mode” feature, which lets the adults set designated daily “off times” when Messenger Kids will go to sleep.ĭuring those times, your child cannot send or receive messages in the app, engage in video calls, play with the camera, or receive notifications.
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