Apple adds more child protection features to iPhone

Accordingly, Apple has just introduced a series of new tools to help parents set up accounts for children more easily, while enhancing controls to ensure safety when children use devices.

These features not only help parents quickly set up their children's accounts, but also provide simpler ways to share information about their children's ages.

Apple is also adding new ways for parents to monitor and manage the type of content their kids can access on their devices.

These updates come amid growing concerns about the risk of children being exposed to inappropriate content or being negatively affected when using smart devices.

The ease with which children can access unregulated content is becoming a serious problem, forcing tech companies like Apple to come up with solutions to increase protection for young users.

In its announcement, Apple stressed that the new tools were developed with an awareness of an “increasingly complex digital world” in which risks to families are constantly changing.

These risks include the rise of age-inappropriate content and children spending too much time on social media and other platforms.

One of the most notable features in this update is the new account setup tool, which makes it quicker and easier for parents to create accounts for their kids.

Apple says this will help kids start using devices safely from the start, while also giving parents more control over their children's online experience.

Apple is also improving additional protections for these accounts. Adult users can now more easily sign up or adjust their child's age.

The tech giant also announced it would update its age rating system, add more information to product pages, and make its App Store safer for kids.

In announcing the new features, Apple asserted that it remains committed to its core values ​​of protecting privacy while ensuring user safety. However, the balance between these two goals has been controversial for Apple in the past.

Specifically, in 2021, Apple announced an automated system capable of scanning users' photos to detect content related to child sexual abuse.

The company claims the system is designed to protect privacy, so not even Apple can directly view users' photos.

However, immediately after its announcement, this feature has faced strong criticism from security experts and privacy activists, concerned that it could be abused, leading to risks for users.

Under public pressure, Apple initially announced it would suspend the rollout, but later officially abandoned the plan.